Anne Baxter
Acting
Born 1923-05-07
Died 1985-12-12
Michigan City, Indiana, USA
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Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress best known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the mid‑20th century. Born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and began acting on Broadway at the age of 13, earning strong reviews that helped launch her career. She moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s and signed a long‑term contract with 20th Century Fox, going on to appear in notable films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor’s Edge (1946), and The Ten Commandments (1956). For her supporting role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor’s Edge, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe, and she later earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress as Eve Harrington in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic All About Eve (1950). Throughout her career she worked with major directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, and Cecil B. DeMille, while also appearing regularly on stage and in television productions, including series such as East of Eden and Hotel. Anne Baxter died on December 12, 1985, in New York City at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy as a gifted dramatic actress with a strong presence in both classic cinema and television.
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Acting
54 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Columbo
The Love Boat
The Mike Douglas Show
Ironside
Golden Globe Awards
Batman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Dr. Kildare
Hotel
My Three Sons
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Big Valley
The F.B.I.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Run for Your Life
The Oscars
The Name of the Game
Playhouse 90
The Ten Commandments
Checkmate
Banacek
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Riverboat
All About Eve
I Confess
East of Eden
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
The Razor's Edge
Yellow Sky
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Blue Gardenia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Three Violent People
Cimarron
General Electric Theater
O. Henry's Full House
Swamp Water
Five Graves to Cairo
The North Star
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Fools' Parade
Night of 100 Stars II
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
Walk on the Wild Side
Crash Dive
The Family Jewels
One Desire
Homecoming
Bedevilled
Stranger on the Run
Angel on My Shoulder
The Spoilers
Little Mo
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