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Anna Maria Italiano was born on September 17, 1931 in the Bronx, New York. She was the second of three daughters born to Michael Italiano (1906-2001) and Mildred DiNapoli (1908-2010). After changing her name to Anne Bancroft, she made her cinema debut in Don't Bother to Knock. Over the next five years, she appeared in a lot of forgettable movies as a supporting actress... See full bio »

Born:

Anna Maria Louise Italiano
in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 73) in New York City, New York, USA
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Hide HideActress (85 titles)
2008 Delgo
Sedessa (voice)
 
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV series)
Anne Bancroft
– Opening Night (2004) … Anne Bancroft
 
2003 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (TV movie)
Contessa
 
2001 Heartbreakers
Gloria Vogal / Barbara
 
2001 Haven (TV movie)
Mama Gruber
 
2000 Up at the Villa
Princess San Ferdinando
 
2000 Keeping the Faith
Ruth Schram
 
1999 Deep in My Heart (TV movie)
Geraldine 'Gerry' Eileen Cummins
 
1998 Antz
Queen (voice)
 
1998 Great Expectations
Ms. Dinsmoor
 
1997 Critical Care
Nun
 
1997 G.I. Jane
Lillian DeHaven
 
1996 The Sunchaser
Dr. Renata Baumbauer
 
1996 Homecoming (TV movie)
Abigail Tillerman
 
1995 Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Madame Ouspenskaya (Gypsy Woman)
 
1995 Home for the Holidays
Adele Larson
 
1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Glady Joe
 
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)
Dr. Zweig
– Fear of Flying (1994) … Dr. Zweig (voice)
 
1994 Great Performances (TV series)
Mrs. Fanning
– Paddy Chayefsky's 'The Mother' (1994) … Mrs. Fanning
 
1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (TV movie)
Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)
 
1993 Mr. Jones
Dr. Catherine Holland
 
1993 Malice
Mrs. Kennsinger
 
1993 Point of No Return
Amanda
 
1992 Love Potion No. 9
Madame Ruth
 
1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
Bea Singer
 
1992 Mrs. Cage (TV movie)
Lillian Cage
 
1992 Broadway Bound (TV movie)
Kate Jerome
 
1990 Freddie and Max (TV series)
Maxine (Max) Chandler
– Episode #1.6 (1990) … Maxine (Max) Chandler
– Episode #1.5 (1990) … Maxine (Max) Chandler
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Maxine (Max) Chandler
– Episode #1.3 (1990) … Maxine (Max) Chandler
– Episode #1.2 (1990) … Maxine (Max) Chandler
See all 6 episodes »
 
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
Meredith Perlestein
 
1988 Torch Song Trilogy
Ma Beckoff
 
1987 84 Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
 
1986 'night, Mother
Thelma Cates
 
1985 Agnes of God
Mother Miriam Ruth
 
1984 Garbo Talks
Estelle Rolfe
 
1983 To Be or Not to Be
Anna Bronski
 
1982 Marco Polo (TV mini-series)
Marco's Mother
– Episode #1.1 (1982) … Marco's Mother
 
1980 The Elephant Man
Mrs. Kendal
 
1980 Shogun (TV movie)
Narrator of US home video version (voice)
 
1980 Fatso
Antoinette
 
1977 The Turning Point
Emma Jacklin
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Mary Magdalene
– Part 2 (1977) … Mary Magdalene
– Part 1 (1977) … Mary Magdalene
 
1976 Lipstick
Carla Bondi
 
1975 The Hindenburg
The Countess
 
1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Edna Edison
 
1974 Blazing Saddles
Congregation Extra (uncredited)
 
1972 Young Winston
Lady Jennie Churchill
 
1970 Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man (TV movie)
 
1967 The Graduate
Mrs. Robinson
 
1967 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Virginia
– I'm Getting Married (1967) … Virginia
 
1966 7 Women
Dr. D.R. Cartwright
 
1965 The Slender Thread
Inga Dyson
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Faye Benet Garret
– Out on the Outskirts of Town (1964) … Faye Benet Garret
 
1964 The Pumpkin Eater
Jo Armitage
 
1962 The Miracle Worker
Annie Sullivan
 
1958 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Carol Welles
– A Time to Cry (1958) … Carol Welles
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Isabelle Rutledge
– Episode in Darkness (1957) … Isabelle Rutledge
 
1957 The Girl in Black Stockings
Beth Dixon
 
1956-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Alegre / Giselle
– Hostages to Fortune (1957) … Giselle
– Key Largo (1956) … Alegre
 
1957 The Restless Breed
Angelita
 
1956-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Audrey / Elena
– The Mad Bomber (1957) … Elena
– Fear Is the Hunter (1956) … Audrey
 
1950-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Ann Sommers / Cathy / Intermission Guest / …
– The Black Angel (1957) … Cathy
– No One to Cry With (1956) … Intermission Guest
– The Corrigan Case (1956) … Ann Sommers
– Hired Wife (1956) … Kendal Browning
– Forever Female (1955) … Sally
See all 7 episodes »
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Isobel Waring / Julie Bickford
– Invitation to a Gunfighter (1957) … Julie Bickford
– So Soon to Die (1957) … Isobel Waring
 
1957 Nightfall
Marie Gardner
 
1956 Walk the Proud Land
Tianay
 
1955 The Last Frontier
Corinna Marston
 
1955 The Naked Street
Rosalie Regalzyk
 
1955 A Life in the Balance
María Ibinia
 
1955 New York Confidential
Katherine (Kathy) Lupo
 
1954 The Raid
Katy Bishop
 
1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators
Paula
 
1954 Gorilla at Large
Laverne Miller
 
1953 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– To Live in Peace (1953)
 
1953 Omnibus (TV series)
– The Capital of the World (1953)
 
1953 The Kid from Left Field
Marian Foley
 
1953 Treasure of the Golden Condor
Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo
 
1953 Tonight We Sing
Emma Hurok
 
1952 Don't Bother to Knock
Lyn Lesley
 
1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Helen
– The Deal (1951) … Helen (as Anne Marno)
 
1951 The Web (TV series)
– The Customs of the Country (1951) (as Ann Marno)
 
1951 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Anne Marno
– Flame-Out (1951) … Anne Marno
 
1951 Danger (TV series)
– Murderer's Face (1951) (as Anne Marno)
– The Killer Scarf (1951) (as Anne Marno)
 
1951 The Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Chinese Mummer Mystery (1951) (as Anne Marno)
 
1950-1951 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Maria Cassini
– Wintertime (1951) (as Anne Marno)
– The Man Who Had Influence (1950) … Maria Cassini (as Anne Marno)
– Torrents of Spring (1950) (as Anne Marno)
 
1951 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– The Golden Mouth (1951) (as Anna Marno)
 
1951 Suspense (TV series)
– Night Break (1951) (as Anne Marno)
 
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1990 Freddie and Max (TV series)
 
1983 To Be or Not to Be (performer: "Sweet Georgia Brown")
 
1962 The Miracle Worker (performer: "Hush, Little Baby" - uncredited)
 
1962 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode dated 23 May 1962 (1962) (performer: "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" - uncredited, " I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo" - uncredited, "The Hostess with the Mostes' on the Ball" - uncredited)
 
1952 Don't Bother to Knock (performer: "How About You?" - uncredited, "A Rollin' Stone" - uncredited, "Manhattan" - uncredited, "There's a Lull in My Life" - uncredited, "How Blue the Night" - uncredited, "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1998 The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (documentary) (funding generously provided by)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1980 Fatso
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1980 Fatso
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Drácula: Un muerto muy contento y feliz (2011) (in memory of)
 
2009 Evocator (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (50 titles)
2001 Exhale with Candice Bergen (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 November 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 In Search of Peace (documentary)
Golda Meir (voice)
 
2001 The 55th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2000 The Living Edens (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Anamalai: India's Elephant Mountain (2000) … Narrator
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 May 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
2000 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 April 2000 (2000) … Herself - Guest
 
1999 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Living with Cancer: A Message of Hope (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 Mark Twain's America in 3D (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
1998 The Secret World of 'Antz' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 The Annual Museum of Television and Radio Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1997 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1991 La palmera (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 August 1991 (1991) … Herself (uncredited)
 
1980-1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 February 1989 (1989) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 February 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1987 The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1983 An Audience with Mel Brooks (TV special)
Herself
 
1982 Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny (TV movie)
Herself
 
1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1978 Mickey's 50 (documentary)
Herself
 
1978 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Herself
– Mickey's 50 (1978) … Herself
 
1978 Lørdagshjørnet (TV series)
Herself
– Mel Brooks (1978) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
1978 The Stars Salute Israel at 30 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1976 Silent Movie
Herself
 
1975 Urban Living: Funny and Formidable (short)
Herself
 
1974 Annie and the Hoods (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #3.1 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 Arthur Penn, 1922-: Themes and Variants (TV documentary)
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.23 (1969) … Herself
 
1968 The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Previewing Academy's fourth decade (pre-recorded)
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Accepting Best Actress Award for Elizabeth Taylor
 
1967 I'm Getting Married (TV special)
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1965 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Herself - Audience Member
– Episode #2.19 (1965) … Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1962-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 15 November 1964 (1964) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 7 April 1963 (1963) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 1 July 1962 (1962) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1964 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode dated 14 February 1964 (1964) … Herself - Actress
 
1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.35 (1963) … Herself
– Episode #1.33 (1963) … Herself
 
1962 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Anne Bancroft vs. Robert Goulet (1962) … Herself
 
1961-1962 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 May 1962 (1962) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 February 1961 (1961) … Herself
 
1961 The 15th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1959-1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 October 1960 (1960) … Herself
– Episode #3.79 (1960) … Herself
– Episode #2.241 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #2.198 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #2.178 (1959) … Herself
See all 8 episodes »
 
1960 Gala Adlai on Broadway (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #7.35 (1960) … Herself
 
1958 The Arlene Francis Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.110 (1958) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Memoirs of a Cigarette (TV documentary)
Mrs. Robinson
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
2005 Rumor Has It...
Mrs. Robinson (uncredited)
 
2005 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Annie Sullivan
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Emma Jacklin
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 
1984 TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (TV special)
Herself
 
1976 Clapper Board (TV series)
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Annie Sullivan/Mrs. Robinson
 

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Stage: "Duet for One", on Broadway, 12/17/81-1/2/82. See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)
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Personal Quote:

[1962] When I arrived in town, the movie industry was looking for sexpot glamor girls. I didn't qualify. Nor was I ever offered a top-flight movie. But there isn't any bitterness on my part. I wasn't as good an actress then as I am now. See more »

Trivia:

Parents: Michael (1906-2001) and Mildred (1908-2010). See more »

Trademark:

Husky resonant voice See more »

Nickname:

Annie See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo