Anne Bancroft Overview:

Legendary actress, Anne Bancroft, was born Anna Maria Louise Italiano on Sep 17, 1931 in The Bronx, NY. Bancroft died at the age of 73 on Jun 6, 2005 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, NY.

MINI BIO:

Black-haired, dark-eyed American actress, adept at portraying great depths of passion, hatred, or tragedy. Also had a goofy sense of comedy which was only exploited in later years. Acting until 1952 as Anne Marno, she made her Hollywood breakthrough via stage success after years in co-features. Won an Oscar for The Miracle Worker and a British Oscar for The Pumpkin Eater. Married to director/comedian Mel Brooks. Additional Academy Award nominations for The Pumpkin Eater, The Graduate, and The Turning Point.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Anne Bancroft was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (as Annie Sullivan) in 1962.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1962Best ActressThe Miracle Worker (1962)Annie SullivanWon
1964Best ActressThe Pumpkin Eater (1964)Jo ArmitageNominated
1967Best ActressThe Graduate (1967)Mrs. RobinsonNominated
1977Best ActressThe Turning PointEmma JacklinNominated
1985Best ActressAgnes of God (1985)Sister Miriam RuthNominated
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.

BlogHub Articles:

Summer Under the Stars 2024: Day Fourteen –

By shadowsandsatin on Aug 13, 2024 From Shadows and Satin

Day 14 of Summer Under the Stars features one of Hollywood’s greatest: the totally awesome ! Born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano, Bancroft wasn?t just an outstanding actress ? with a total of five Oscar nominations to her credit, and one win ? but she was a director, as well. Some of ... Read full article


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The Slender Thread feels a bit reminiscent of one of those self-contained film noir from a previous decade like 14 Hours or Dial 1119. It’s not a very ambitious scale, still, within its confines, it’s a rather enjoyable film. But, of course, the main attractions are Sidney Poitier and An... Read full article


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On Blu-ray: Jack Lemmon and in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

By KC on Aug 6, 2019 From Classic Movies

Jack Lemmon and are well matched as a married couple navigating chaotic city life in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Neil Simon’s adaptation of his own stage play. They both play from the soul, with a lack of artifice that enables them to express the complications of human ... Read full article


Mel Brooks and : Exclusive Guest Post by Author Douglass K. Daniel

By Guest Post on Sep 27, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

?Mel and Anne, Hollywood?s best matched opposites… Was one of entertainment?s oddest couples ? the dramatic actress and the wacky comic genius Mel Brooks ? all that much a mismatch? That?s a question I pondered at times when I explored her career for my new biography Anne Bancrof... Read full article


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Anne Bancroft Quotes:

James Keller: Finding out if she's ticklish? She is. What is it, a game?
Annie Sullivan: An alphabet.
James Keller: Alphabet?
Annie Sullivan: [finger-spelling to Helen] For the deaf.
Annie Sullivan: [after Helen finger-spells back to her] Oh, how bright she is!
James Keller: You think she knows what she's doing? She's a monkey. She imitates everything.
Annie Sullivan: Yes, she's a bright little monkey, all right!
James Keller: She wants her doll back.
Annie Sullivan: After she spells it.
James Keller: Spells? She doesn't know the thing has a name, even.
Annie Sullivan: Of course not. Who expects her to now? I just want her fingers to learn the letters.
James Keller: She doesn't seem to like that alphabet very much, Miss Sullivan. Did you invent it yourself?
Annie Sullivan: Spanish monks under a vow of silence, which I wish you'd take!


Annie Sullivan: Disinter... disinterested... disinterested... where's discipline? What a dictionary this is. You have to know how something is spelt before you can look it up to see how it's spelt. Discipline... Huh. "Diskipline."


Lyn Lesley: I'm not angry; I'm just furious.


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Wisely turned down the chance to play Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981). The role went to Faye Dunaway, who received a worst actress Razzie Award for her performance; Dunaway credits that film for ruining her career.

April 2005: First grandchild, Henry Michael Brooks, born.

She received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in television. You can find the star at 6368 Hollywood Bld.

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