Anne Bancroft

  • Name: Anne Bancroft
  • Date of Birth: September 17, 1931
  • Place of Birth: Bronx, New York, USA
Mini-bio: Anna Maria Louisa Italiano was born Sept. 17, 1931, in the Bronx to Italian immigrant parents. Her father, Michael, was a patternmaker, and her mother, Mildred was a telephone operator. By the t...( read more)ime Anne was 2 years old she was learning to sing and dance. At seventeen years of age, she began her acting studies at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A graduate of the Academy in Manhattan, she was signed on by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1952. The studio gave her a choice of names; she picked Bancroft "because it sounded dignified." Her nickname? Annie. From July 1st 1953 - February 1957, she was married to Martin May, a building contractor. Their marriage ended in divorce. On December 21st, 1959 Anne appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. In 1964, Anne Bancroft married award-winning comedian/filmmaker/musician The Producers creator, Mel Brooks -- born Melvin Kaminsky. They met on the set of a TV talk show. Mel later paid a woman who worked on the show to tell him which restaurant Anne was going to eat at that night so he could "accidentally" bump into her again and strike up a conversation. In 1972, Bancroft had a son, Maximilian Brooks.

In her other early films she co-starred with Cornel Wilde, Susan Hayward and Victor Mature. In 1980 Bancroft made her debut as a director/screenwriter in 'Fatso', with comic Dom DeLuise. The 1984 remake of the 1942 comedy classic To Be Or Not To Be was one of a number of collaborations with her husband. In a 1992 interview with The Times' Bernard Weinraub she admitted to taking parts "even if they are one page," because "there are very few good scripts, even for Julia Roberts." In 1999, Bancroft received a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her role in the TV-movie 'Deep in My Heart.' In 1999, she also became the fifteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. An Oscar: Best Actress, 'The Miracle Worker' (1962), Tonys: Best Supporting Actress-Play, 'Two for the Seesaw' (1958) Best Actress-Play, 'The Miracle Worker' (1960), and an Emmy: Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, 'Deep in My Heart' (1999).
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Replace this image with an actor photoAnne Bancroft mini-bio: Anna Maria Louisa Italiano was born Sept. 17, 1931, in the Bronx to Italian immigrant parents. Her father, Michael, was a patternmaker, and her mother, Mildred was a telephone operator. By the time Anne was 2 years old she was learning to sing and dance. At seventeen years of age, she began her acting studies at New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A graduate of the Academy in Manhattan, she was signed on by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1952. The studio gave her a choice of names; she picked Bancroft "because it sounded dignified." Her nickname? Annie. From July 1st 1953 - February 1957, she was married to Martin May, a building contractor. Their marriage ended in divorce. On December 21st, 1959 Anne appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. In 1964, Anne Bancroft married award-winning comedian/filmmaker/musician The Producers creator, Mel Brooks -- born Melvin Kaminsky. They met on the set of a TV talk show. Mel later paid a woman who worked on the show to tell him which restaurant Anne was going to eat at that night so he could "accidentally" bump into her again and strike up a conversation. In 1972, Bancroft had a son, Maximilian Brooks.

In her other early films she co-starred with Cornel Wilde, Susan Hayward and Victor Mature. In 1980 Bancroft made her debut as a director/screenwriter in 'Fatso', with comic Dom DeLuise. The 1984 remake of the 1942 comedy classic To Be Or Not To Be was one of a number of collaborations with her husband. In a 1992 interview with The Times' Bernard Weinraub she admitted to taking parts "even if they are one page," because "there are very few good scripts, even for Julia Roberts." In 1999, Bancroft received a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her role in the TV-movie 'Deep in My Heart.' In 1999, she also became the fifteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. An Oscar: Best Actress, 'The Miracle Worker' (1962), Tonys: Best Supporting Actress-Play, 'Two for the Seesaw' (1958) Best Actress-Play, 'The Miracle Worker' (1960), and an Emmy: Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, 'Deep in My Heart' (1999).

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  • exnavykds
    exnavykds
    She was one of those rare women that started out beautiful and just kept getting more attractive with age. THE MIRACLE WORKER, THE GRADUATE, AGNES OF GOD, 'NIGHT MOTHER... she was one of the great ones. We miss you Anne!
    posted 466 days ago
  • wasawato
    wasawato
    I cried when i know she's dead.. I watched her from only one movie but over and over again.. "The Graduate" i don't know why. i love her so much!! i'd love to find another movies she's in!!

    Salute!! Mrs.Robinson
    posted 603 days ago
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