
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. She also had a recurring role on the television series Modern Family. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.

Tonight We Sing

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

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'night, Mother

Torch Song Trilogy

The Kid from Left Field

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The Slender Thread

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What's My Line?

Nightfall

Homecoming

Haven

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Marco Polo

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

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Don't Bother to Knock

The Pumpkin Eater

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愛と喝采の日々

The Raid

An Audience with Mel Brooks

In Search of Peace

G.I.ジェーン

ディミトリアスと闘士

7 Women

Critical Care

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

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The Sunchaser

Broadway Bound

The Hindenburg

Malice

Home for the Holidays

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Love Potion No. 9

Garbo Talks

Treasure of the Golden Condor

ABC Stage 67

Young Winston

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The Muppets Go Hollywood

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The Last Frontier

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Walk the Proud Land

The Naked Street

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The Girl in Black Stockings

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Deep in My Heart

Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer

The Man Who Had Influence

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Performance

New York Confidential

A Life in the Balance

Great Performances

Mr. Jones

Fatso

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Gorilla at Large

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

An Audience with...

Up at the Villa

Lipstick

The Restless Breed

Studio One

Legends

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Suspense

Delgo

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Climax!

The Mother

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

Mickey's 50

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

So Soon to Die

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Mark Twain's America in 3D

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