Anne Bancroft
Biography
Anne Bancroft was an American actress, born in the Bronx, who trained in method acting under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio and whose screen debut came in Don't Bother to Knock (1952). She won a Tony for her Broadway debut in Two for the Seesaw, then another for playing Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker, a role she repeated in the 1962 film, which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. More Oscar nominations followed for The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Graduate (1967), The Turning Point (1977) and Agnes of God (1985). She wrote, directed and starred in Fatso (1980), and later appeared in The Elephant Man (1980), To Be or Not to Be (1983), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), Torch Song Trilogy (1988), G.I. Jane (1997), Great Expectations (1998) and Heartbreakers (2001), and lent her voice to Antz (1998). She died in 2005.
73years old at death
- Born The Bronx
- Died New York City
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Anna Maria Louise Italiano
Movie Career
- Films
- 46
- Career span
- 56 years1952 to 2008
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A role that slipped away
Bancroft was a front-runner for Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment (1983), but she turned it down so she could act alongside Brooks in the 1983 remake of To Be or Not to Be.
Behind the camera
Bancroft made her screenwriting and directing debut with Fatso in 1980, a film in which she also starred opposite Dom DeLuise.
About the name
Bancroft chose the surname Bancroft at Darryl Zanuck's insistence because it sounded less foreign than her birth name, Anne Marno.
Anne Bancroft movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sidney Lumet directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Sidney Lumet
Also two films together24 more actors
- Bill PullmanMalice (1993) and Mr. Jones (1993)
- Colm FeoreHaven (2001) and Critical Care (1997)
- Carrie FisherHeartbreakers (2001) and Garbo Talks (1984)
- Gwyneth PaltrowGreat Expectations (1998) and Malice (1993)
- Frank BakerThe Graduate (1967) and The Naked Street (1955)
- James FlavinThe Restless Breed (1957) and The Naked Street (1955)
- George C. ScottMalice (1993) and The Hindenburg (1975)
- Mike Mazurki7 Women (1965) and New York Confidential (1955)
- Woody Strode7 Women (1965) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
- Robert CostanzoHoneymoon in Vegas (1992) and Fatso (1980)
- Jennifer Love HewittDelgo (2008) and Heartbreakers (2001)
- Mel BrooksDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- Peter GravesThe Naked Street (1955) and The Raid (1954)
- John CapodicePoint of No Return (1993) and Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
- Victor MatureThe Last Frontier (1955) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
- Harvey FiersteinTorch Song Trilogy (1988) and Garbo Talks (1984)
- Steven HillGarbo Talks (1984) and The Slender Thread (1965)
- Charles EvansNew York Confidential (1955) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
- Elizabeth WilsonThe Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) and The Graduate (1967)
- Amy YasbeckDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and Home for the Holidays (1995)
- Rudy De LucaDracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) and Fatso (1980)
- Michael LombardGarbo Talks (1984) and Fatso (1980)
- Inga SwensonLipstick (1976) and The Miracle Worker (1962)
- Estelle ReinerTo Be or Not to Be (1983) and Fatso (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Anne Bancroft's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$777 million
25 of the 46 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 46 films: 25 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.
- 25Worldwide figure
- 8US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 12Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 75% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$172M22.1% of the total
- 2$105M13.5% of the total
- 3$60M7.7% of the total
- 4$58M7.4% of the total
- 5$55M7.1% of the total
- 6$48M6.2% of the total
- 7$46M6.0% of the total
- 8$41M5.3% of the total
$191 millionfrom the other 17 films with a worldwide figure, 25% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1958 to 1999, eight of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1963 | Best Actress | The Miracle Worker | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1967 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Graduate | Won |
| 1964 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Pumpkin Eater | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 1988 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | 84 Charing Cross Road | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1999 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Deep in My Heart | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 1964 | Best Actress | The Pumpkin Eater | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1960 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| 1958 | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1977 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress | The Turning Point | Won |
| 1962 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress | The Miracle Worker | Won |
| 1960 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 1958 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
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