Anne Bancroft

Acting

Born: 1931-09-17

Died: 2005-06-06

From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

アン・バンクロフトAnna Maria Louisa Italiano

Biography

Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of only 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa (or Luisa) Italiano on September 17, 1931, in the Bronx, New York City, the middle of three daughters of Mildred (née Di Napoli), a telephone operator, and Michael G. Italiano, a dress pattern maker. Both of her parents' surnames were toponymic. Her parents were Italian immigrants from Southern Italy. In an interview, she stated that her family was originally from Muro Lucano, in the province of Potenza. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bancroft was raised in Little Italy, in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, attended P.S. 12, later moving to 1580 Zerega Ave. Bancroft's Broadway debut in the two-character drama Two for the Seesaw (1958), brought her wide recognition for the depth of her talent and garnered her a Tony Award for best supporting actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Bancroft continued to have a successful career in film and television. She starred in a number of other films, including The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), and Agnes of God (1985), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 31 nominated

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

2004

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

2004

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

2003

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

2001

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Haven

2001

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Deep in My Heart

1999

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Deep in My Heart

1999

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Homecoming

1997

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

How to Make an American Quilt

1996

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

American Playhouse

1992

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Broadway Bound

1992

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

1990

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

84 Charing Cross Road

1988

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

84 Charing Cross Road

1988

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

'night, Mother

1986

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Agnes of God

1986

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Agnes of God

1985

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Garbo Talks

1984

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

To Be or Not to Be

1983

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Turning Point

1979

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

The Turning Point

1978

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1978

🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Actress

The Turning Point

1977

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

The Turning Point

1977

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

1976

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Young Winston

1973

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

The Graduate

1969

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

The Graduate

1968

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

The Graduate

1967

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

The Graduate

1967

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

The Pumpkin Eater

1965

🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

The Pumpkin Eater

1964

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actress

The Miracle Worker

1963

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

The Miracle Worker

1963

🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Actress

The Miracle Worker

1962

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

The Miracle Worker

1962

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

1960

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1960

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play

1958

🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1958

Anne Bancroft

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 31 nominated

Acting94 titles

Mark Twain's America in 3D

Tonight We Sing

Mickey's 50

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

The Elephant Man

The Man Who Had Influence

Celebrity Naked Ambition

The Simpsons

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Miracle Worker

The Kid from Left Field

Jesus of Nazareth

The Graduate

'night, Mother

Torch Song Trilogy

84 Charing Cross Road

The Slender Thread

Homecoming

An Audience with Mel Brooks

In Search of Peace

So Soon to Die

The Oscars

What's My Line?

Nightfall

Deep in My Heart

Haven

ABC Stage 67

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

To Be or Not to Be

The Pumpkin Eater

Marco Polo

Don't Bother to Knock

Great Expectations

The Turning Point

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

G.I. Jane

Silent Movie

Demetrius and the Gladiators

The Raid

Broadway Bound

How to Make an American Quilt

7 Women

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

A Life in the Balance

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

Malice

Agnes of God

Critical Care

The Sunchaser

The Hindenburg

Garbo Talks

Treasure of the Golden Condor

Performance

Point of No Return

The Last Frontier

Antz

Love Potion No. 9

Home for the Holidays

Young Winston

The Naked Street

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Heartbreakers

Keeping the Faith

The Girl in Black Stockings

Walk the Proud Land

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Great Performances

New York Confidential

Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer

Fatso

Mr. Jones

Honeymoon in Vegas