The Graduate1967
As Mrs. Robinson
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Anne Bancroft
Born
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.
Filmography (78)
Antz1998
As Queen (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Elephant Man1980
As Mrs Kendal
TMDb 8.1 / 10
G.I. Jane1997
As Senator Lillian DeHaven
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Great Expectations1998
As Ms. Dinsmoor
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Dracula: Dead and Loving It1995
As Madame Ouspenskaya
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Malice1993
As Mrs. Kennsinger
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Heartbreakers2001
As Gloria Vogal
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Point of No Return1993
As Amanda
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Silent Movie1976
As Anne Bancroft
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Love Potion No. 91992
As Madame Ruth
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Celebrity Naked Ambition2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Honeymoon in Vegas1992
As Bea Singer
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mr. Jones1993
As Dr. Catherine Holland
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Sunchaser1996
As Dr. Renata Baumbauer
TMDb 6.3 / 10
'night, Mother1986
As Thelma Cates
TMDb 7.4 / 10
How to Make an American Quilt1995
As Glady Joe Cleary
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone2003
As Contessa
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Keeping the Faith2000
As Ruth Schram
TMDb 6.1 / 10
84 Charing Cross Road1987
As Helene Hanff
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Miracle Worker1962
As Annie Sullivan
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Agnes of God1985
As Mother Miriam Ruth
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Turning Point1977
As Emma
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Home for the Holidays1995
As Adele Larson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Last Frontier1955
As Corinna Marston
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Hindenburg1975
As Ursula
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s2009
As Self (archive)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue1975
As Edna Edison
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Critical Care1997
As Nun
TMDb 6.3 / 10
To Be or Not to Be1983
As Anna Bronski
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mrs. Cage
Mrs. Cage1992
As Mrs. Cage
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Nightfall1956
As Marie Gardner
TMDb 6.9 / 10
7 Women1965
As Dr. D.R. Cartwright
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Demetrius and the Gladiators1954
As Paula
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lipstick1976
As Carla Bondi
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Pumpkin Eater1964
As Jo Armitage
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Young Winston1972
As Lady Jennie Churchill
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Don't Bother to Knock1952
As Lyn Lesley
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Raid1954
As Katy Bishop
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Slender Thread1965
As Inga Dyson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Gorilla at Large1954
As Laverne Miller
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Muppets Go Hollywood1979
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Torch Song Trilogy1988
As Ma Beckoff
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Treasure of the Golden Condor1953
As Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Girl in Black Stockings1957
As Beth Dixon
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Garbo Talks1984
As Estelle Rolfe
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Delgo2008
As Sedessa (voice)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Up at the Villa2000
As Princess San Ferdinando
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Restless Breed1957
As Angelita
TMDb 5.5 / 10
An Audience with Mel Brooks1984
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994
As Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Haven2001
As Mama Gruber
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Naked Street1955
As Rosalie Regalzyk
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Deep in My Heart1999
As Gerry Cummins
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Man Who Had Influence1950
As Maria Cassini
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Kid from Left Field1953
As Marian Foley
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Broadway Bound1992
As Kate Jerome
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Fatso1980
As Antoinette
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool1989
As Meredith Perlestein
TMDb 5.1 / 10
A Life in the Balance1955
As María Ibinia
TMDb 6.4 / 10
New York Confidential1955
As Kathy Lupo
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013
As Self
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Walk the Proud Land1956
As Tianay
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Homecoming1996
As Abigail Tillerman
TMDb 7.1 / 10
So Soon to Die1957
As Isobel Waring
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels1996
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Mother1994
As Mrs. Fanning
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer2017
As Herself
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Invitation to a Gunfighter1957
As Julie Bickford
Tonight We Sing1953
As Emma Hurok
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man1970
As Various
In Search of Peace2001
As Golda Meir (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mickey's 501978
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Mark Twain's America in 3D1998
As Narrator
TMDb 10.0 / 10
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate1984
As Jo Armitage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny1982
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb