Anne Bancroft

Acting

Born 1931-09-17 Died 2005-06-06 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 102 credits Academy Awards 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Golden Globe Awards 2 BAFTA Awards 1 Tony Awards 2 National Board of Review Award for Best Actress 2 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 4 nominated

1986 Best Actress Nominated Agnes of God
1978 Best Actress Nominated The Turning Point
1968 Best Actress Nominated The Graduate
1965 Best Actress Nominated The Pumpkin Eater
1963 Best Actress Won The Miracle Worker

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won · 5 nominated

2003 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
2001 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
1999 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Won Deep in My Heart
1994 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1992 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated American Playhouse
1992 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated Broadway Bound

Golden Globe Awards 2 won · 6 nominated

1986 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated 'night, Mother
1985 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated Agnes of God
1984 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated Garbo Talks
1983 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated To Be or Not to Be
1977 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated The Turning Point
1967 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Won The Graduate
1964 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Won The Pumpkin Eater
1962 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated The Miracle Worker

BAFTA Awards 1 won · 4 nominated

1988 Best Actress in a Leading Role Won 84 Charing Cross Road
1979 Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated The Turning Point
1976 Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1973 Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated Young Winston
1969 Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated The Graduate

Screen Actors Guild Awards 3 nominated

2004 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Nominated The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1997 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Nominated Homecoming
1996 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated How to Make an American Quilt

Tony Awards 2 won · 1 nominated

1978 Best Actress in a Play Nominated
1960 Best Actress in a Play Won
1958 Best Featured Actress in a Play Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Actress 2 won

1977 Best Actress Won The Turning Point
1962 Best Actress Won The Miracle Worker

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 1 nominated

2004 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 1 nominated

1990 Worst Supporting Actress Nominated Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1 won

1964 Best Actress Won The Pumpkin Eater

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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. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.