09/17/1931
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA:
Anne Bancroft (nata Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; 17 settembre 1931 – 6 giugno 2005) è stata un'attrice statunitense. Rispettata per la sua abilità recitativa e versatilità, Bancroft ha ricevuto un Academy Award, tre BAFTA Awards, due Golden Globe, due Tony Awards, due Primetime Emmy Awards e un Cannes Film Festival Award. È una dei soli 24 attori ad aver ottenuto la Triple Crown of Acting. Bancroft è nata Anna Maria Louisa (o Luisa) Italiano il 17 settembre 1931, nel Bronx, New York City, la metà di tre figlie di Mildred (nata Di Napoli), un'operatrice telefonica, e Michael G. Italiano, un modellista di abiti. Entrambi i cognomi dei suoi genitori erano toponomastici. I suoi genitori erano immigrati italiani dal Sud Italia. In un'intervista, ha dichiarato che la sua famiglia era originaria di Muro Lucano, in provincia di Potenza. È stata allevata nella fede cattolica romana. Bancroft è cresciuto a Little Italy, nel quartiere di Belmont nel Bronx, ha frequentato P.S. 12, trasferendosi poi al 1580 di Zerega Avenue. Il debutto di Bancroft a Broadway nel dramma a due personaggi Two for the Seesaw (1958), le ha portato un ampio riconoscimento per la profondità del suo talento e le è valso un Tony Award come migliore attrice non protagonista. Ha vinto l'Oscar come migliore attrice per la sua interpretazione di Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), ed è stata nominata per un Oscar come migliore attrice per la sua interpretazione di Mrs. Robinson in Il laureato (1967). Bancroft ha continuato ad avere una carriera di successo nel cinema e in televisione. Ha recitato in una serie di altri film, tra cui The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) e Agnes of God (1985), per il quale è stata nominata all'Oscar come migliore attrice. Ha anche avuto un ruolo ricorrente nella serie televisiva Modern Family. Bancroft è stata sposata con il regista Mel Brooks dal 1964 fino alla sua morte nel 2005. Ebbero un figlio, Max Brooks.
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Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018) as |
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Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013) as Self |
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Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009) as Self (archive) |
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Delgo (2008) as Sedessa (voice) |
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Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) as Contessa |
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In Search of Peace (2001) as Golda Meir (voice) |
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Heartbreakers (2001) as Gloria Vogal |
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Haven (2001) as Mama Gruber |
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Keeping the Faith (2000) as Ruth Schram |
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Up at the Villa (2000) as Princess San Ferdinando |
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Deep in My Heart (1999) as Gerry Cummins |
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Antz (1998) as Queen (voice) |
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Mark Twain's America in 3D (1998) as Narrator |
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Great Expectations (1998) as Ms. Dinsmoor |
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Critical Care (1997) as Nun |
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G.I. Jane (1997) as Senator Lillian DeHaven |
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The Sunchaser (1996) as Dr. Renata Baumbauer |
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996) as Self (archive footage) |
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Homecoming (1996) as Abigail Tillerman |
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) as Madame Ouspenskaya |
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Home for the Holidays (1995) as Adele Larson |
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How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Glady Joe Cleary |
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The Mother (1994) as Mrs. Fanning |
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) as Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) |
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Mr. Jones (1993) as Dr. Catherine Holland |
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Malice (1993) as Mrs. Kennsinger |
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Point of No Return (1993) as Amanda |
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Love Potion No. 9 (1992) as Madame Ruth |
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Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) as Bea Singer |
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Mrs. Cage (1992) as Mrs. Cage |
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Broadway Bound (1992) as Kate Jerome |
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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989) as Meredith Perlestein |
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Torch Song Trilogy (1988) as Ma Beckoff |
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84 Charing Cross Road (1987) as Helene Hanff |
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'night, Mother (1986) as Thelma Cates |
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Agnes of God (1985) as Mother Miriam Ruth |
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Garbo Talks (1984) as Estelle Rolfe |
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An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984) as Self |
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James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984) as Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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To Be or Not to Be (1983) as Anna Bronski |
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Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (1982) as Self |
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The Elephant Man (1980) as Mrs Kendal |
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Fatso (1980) as Antoinette |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) as Self |
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Mickey's 50 (1978) as Self |
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The Turning Point (1977) as Emma |
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Silent Movie (1976) as Self |
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Lipstick (1976) as Carla Bondi |
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The Hindenburg (1975) as Ursula |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) as Edna Edison |
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Young Winston (1972) as Lady Jennie Churchill |
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Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man (1970) as Various |
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The Graduate (1967) as Mrs. Robinson |
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The Slender Thread (1965) as Inga Dyson |
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7 Women (1965) as Dr. D.R. Cartwright |
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The Pumpkin Eater (1964) as Jo Armitage |
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The Miracle Worker (1962) as Annie Sullivan |
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The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) as Beth Dixon |
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The Restless Breed (1957) as Angelita |
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Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) as Julie Bickford |
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So Soon to Die (1957) as Isobel Waring |
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Nightfall (1956) as Marie Gardner |
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Walk the Proud Land (1956) as Tianay |
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The Last Frontier (1955) as Corinna Marston |
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The Naked Street (1955) as Rosalie Regalzyk |
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A Life in the Balance (1955) as María Ibinia |
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New York Confidential (1955) as Kathy Lupo |
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The Raid (1954) as Katy Bishop |
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Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) as Paula |
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Gorilla at Large (1954) as Laverne Miller |
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The Kid from Left Field (1953) as Marian Foley |
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Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953) as Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo |
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Tonight We Sing (1953) as Emma Hurok |
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Don't Bother to Knock (1952) as Lyn Lesley |
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The Man Who Had Influence (1950) as Maria Cassini |
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Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer () as Herself |