Anne Bancroft

Anna Maria Louise Italiano
1931 - 2005
American born Bronx, New York

Nickname Annie . Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) . Anna Maria Italiano was born 1931 in the Bronx, New York. She made her cinema debut in 1952 in Don't Bother to Knock (1952). In the fifties she made a lot of movies as a supporting actress until she became a star with The Miracle Worker (1962), directed by Arthur Penn, for which she won an Academy Award. The sixties in general were her best years: The Pumpkin Eater (1964) directed by Jack Clayton, 7 Women (1966) directed by John Ford and The Graduate (1967) directed by Mike Nichols. In 1964 she married Mel Brooks. After the sixties she reduced her appearances in movies but still had some important roles like, for example, Garbo Talks (1984) directed by Sidney Lumet. She also began to make some TV films. Mel Brooks (5 August 1964 - 6 June 2005) (her death) 1 child, Martin May(1 July 1953 - 13 February 1957) (divorced).

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) , Heartbreakers (2001) , Haven (2001) , Up at the Villa (2000) , Keeping the Faith (2000) , Deep in My Heart (1999) , Antz (1998) , Great Expectations (1998) , Critical Care (1997) , G.I. Jane (1997) , The Sunchaser (1996) , Homecoming (1996) , Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) , Home for the Holidays (1995) , How to Make an American Quilt (1995) , "The Simpsons" (1994) , The Mother (1994) , Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) , Mr. Jones (1993) , Malice (1993) , Point of No Return (1993) , Love Potion No. 9 (1992) , Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) , Mrs. Cage (1992) , Broadway Bound (1992) , "Freddie and Max"(1990) , Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989) , Torch Song Trilogy (1988) , 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) , 'Night, Mother (1986) , Agnes of God (1985) , Garbo Talks (1984) , To Be or Not to Be (1983) , "Marco Polo" (1982) , The Elephant Man (1980) , Shogun (1980/I) , Fatso (1980) , The Turning Point (1977) , "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) , Lipstick (1976) , The Hindenburg (1975) , The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) , Blazing Saddles (1974) , Young Winston (1972) , Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (1970), "The Kraft Music Hall"(1969) , She Graduate (1967) , I'm Getting Married (1967) , 7 Women (1966) , The Slender Thread (1965) , Out on the Outskirts of Town (1964) , The Pumpkin Eater (1964) , The Miracle Worker (1962) , A Time to Cry (1958) , Episode in Darkness (1957) , The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) , Hostages to Fortune (1957) , Key Largo (1956) , The Restless Breed (1957), The Mad Bomber (1957) , Fear Is the Hunter (1956) , The Black Angel (1957) , The Corrigan Case (1956) , Hired Wife (1956) , Forever Female (1955) , A Medal for Benny (1954) , Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) , So Soon to Die (1957) , Nightfall (1957) , Walk the Proud Land (1956) , The Last Frontier (1955) , The Naked Street (1955) , A Life in the Balance (1955) , New York Confidential (1955) , The Raid (1954) , Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) , Gorilla at Large (1954) , To Live in Peace (1953) , The Kid from Left Field (1953) , Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953) , Tonight We Sing (1953) , Don't Bother to Knock (1952) ,The Deal (1951) , Murderer's Face (1951) , The Killer Scarf (1951) , The Chinese Mummer Mystery (1951) , Night Break (1951) , The Man Who Had Influence (1950)