Anne Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano on Sept. 17, 1931, in the Bronx, N.Y. After beginning her acting career as a contract player in Hollywood, Bancroft returned to New York and found success onstage, most notably for her Tony-winning role as Annie Sullivan in the 1959 production of "The Miracle Worker."After many supporting film roles in the 1950s, the versatile actress reprised her role as Sullivan in director Arthur Penn's 1962 movie version, this time winning an Oscar. Bancroft's second signature role -- as the frustrated Mrs. Robinson opposite Dustin Hoffman in 1967's The Graduate -- brought her another Oscar nod.
Other notable films include The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Turning Point (1977), Agnes of God (1985) and voice work as the queen in the 1998 animated film Antz. Bancroft was wed to actor-director-producer Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death on June 6, 2005.
AddThe GraduateDustin Hoffman (in his first major film role) turns in a landmark performance as a naïve college graduate who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor (Anne Bancroft) but ends up falling in love with her beautiful, young daughter (Katharine Ross). Mike Nichols won a Best Director Oscar for this... Read More
Add84 Charing Cross RoadWhen feisty New York City writer Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) mails a note to a small London bookshop asking for some rare English classics, reserved bookseller Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins) answers her request, beginning a touching and humorous correspondence. Across two continents and over the... Read More
AddHomecomingWhen their mentally ill mother (Anna Louise Richardson) abandons them, a band of forlorn children (Kimberlee Peterson, Trever O'Brien, Hanna R. Hall and William Greenblatt) seek out their long-lost grandmother Abigail (Academy Award winner Anne Bancroft), a relative they've never even met. But... Read More
AddThe Miracle WorkerA bout with scarlet fever has rendered Helen Keller (Patty Duke) blind, deaf and mute. When her parents can no longer cope with the feral girl's tantrums, they call in novice but innovative teacher Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft). Though Helen perceives sign language as a finger game, Annie's... Read More
AddDon't Bother to KnockA real acting tour de force for Marilyn Monroe (just starting out as an actress) as a disturbed babysitter who must take care of a young child in a hotel room for one evening. Marilyn proved with this movie -- and a clutch of others, most notably Bus Stop -- that she was more than just a pretty face... Read More
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