Anne Baxter
Biography
Anne Baxter was an American actress who worked in Hollywood films, on Broadway and in television, and she began with stage experience and studies under Maria Ouspenskaya before making her screen debut in 20 Mule Team (1940). She signed with 20th Century Fox and was loaned to RKO for The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), then played the leading lady in Five Graves to Cairo (1943). Her role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge (1946) brought her the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress, and she took the title part in All About Eve (1950), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She worked with Alfred Hitchcock on I Confess (1953), Fritz Lang on The Blue Gardenia (1953) and Cecil B. DeMille on The Ten Commandments (1956). Later credits included Cimarron (1960) and Fools' Parade (1971), along with 1960s television and a 1970s return to Broadway in Applause. She died in 1985.
62years old at death
- Born Michigan City
- Died New York City
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 31 years1940 to 1971
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Big break
At 16, Baxter tried out for Mrs. DeWinter in Rebecca. Alfred Hitchcock, the director, thought she was too young, but the screen test led to offers from MGM and 20th Century Fox.
Getting ready for a role
Baxter said she based her Eve Harrington in All About Eve on an understudy she had during her Broadway debut in Seen but Not Heard, at age 13, who had threatened to "finish her off."
Early training
While she was working during this period, Baxter studied acting under Maria Ouspenskaya, an actress who also taught. Ouspenskaya served as her teacher as Baxter developed her craft.
Big break
DeMille asked Baxter to come to his Paramount office, where she said she would need an Egyptian false nose. He pounded the table and told her that her Irish nose would stay in the picture, and she walked out with the part.
Anne Baxter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Henry Koster directed two of these films. Seven 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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Henry KosterDirector, 2 films, 1948 to 1963
All films by Henry Koster
Also three films together1 more actor
- Norman LeavittThe Family Jewels (1965), The Luck of the Irish (1948) and Yellow Sky (1948)
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 Baxter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$145 million
5 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 18 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 18Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$123M84.4% of the total
- 2$11M7.6% of the total
- 3$8.4M5.8% of the total
- 4$2.0M1.4% of the total
- 5$1.2M0.8% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1946 to 1960, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1947 | Best Supporting Actress | The Razor's Edge | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1946 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | The Razor's Edge | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1960 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
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