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Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005)
was an American actress, born Anna Maria Louisa
Italiano in The Bronx, New York.

Bancroft attended the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts, the Actors Studio, and the American Film
Institute's Directing Workshop for Women at
UCLA.

After appearing in a number of live television
dramas under the name "Anne Marno", she was told
to change her surname for her film debut in Don't
Bother to Knock in 1952. She was a contract player
in the early days of her career just as the studio
contract system was ending.

From July 1, 1953, to February 13, 1957, she was
married to Martin May, but the marriage produced
no children.

In 1958 she appeared opposite Henry Fonda in the
Broadway production of Two for the Seesaw, for
which she won a Tony Award, and another in 1960
for The Miracle Worker. She took the latter role
back to Hollywood, and won the Academy Award for
Best Actress in 1962. Bancroft was one of a very
few to win an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award.

Other major roles were in The Pumpkin Eater, 7
Women, and The Graduate, which may be her
signature role as "Mrs. Robinson" opposite
Dustin Hoffman. She sometimes said that her role
in The Graduate overshadowed all of her other
work.

In 1961 Bancroft met Mel Brooks in a rehearsal for
the Perry Como variety show. Brooks bribed a
studio employee to find out where she was having
dinner so he could meet her again. They married on
August 5, 1964 in New York City Hall and were
together until her death. They had one son,
Maximillian, in 1972. They were seen twice on the
screen together: once dancing a tango in Brooks's
1976 Silent Movie, and again in Brooks's 1983
remake of To Be or Not to Be. Also, Brooks
produced the 1980 film The Elephant Man, in which
Bancroft acted. It is reported she was the one who
encouraged Brooks to turn The Producers into a
Broadway musical.

In 1980, she made her debut as a screenwriter and
director in Fatso, in which she starred along with
Dom DeLuise.

Bancroft died on June 6, 2005 of uterine cancer
aged 73 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

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Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6,
2005) was an United States|American actress, born
Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in Bronx|The Bronx, New
York.

Bancroft attended the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts, the Actors Studio, and the American Film
Institute|American Film Institute's Directing
Workshop for Women at UCLA.

After appearing in a number of live television
dramas under the name "Anne Marno", she was told
to change her surname for her film debut in Don't
Bother to Knock in 1952, and she chose the surname
"Bancroft" because she felt it was "elegant". She
was a contract player in the early days of her
career just as the studio contract system was
ending. She left Hollywood and returned to New
York due to the quality of roles she was being
offered. It was a wise move.

From July 1, 1953, to February 13, 1957, she was
married to Martin May, but the marriage produced
no children.

In 1958 she appeared opposite Henry Fonda in the
Broadway theatre|Broadway production of Two for
the Seesaw, for which she won a Tony Award, and
another in 1960 for The Miracle Worker. She took
the latter role back to Hollywood, and won the
Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962. Bancroft
was one of a very few to win an Oscar, Emmy and
Tony award.

Other major roles were in The Pumpkin Eater, 7
Women, and The Graduate, which may be her
signature role as "Mrs. Robinson" opposite Dustin
Hoffman. She sometimes said that her role in The
Graduate overshadowed all of her other work.

In 1961 Bancroft met Mel Brooks in a rehearsal for
the Perry Como variety show. Brooks bribed a
studio employee to find out where she was having
dinner so he could meet her again. They married on
August 5, 1964 in New York City Hall and were
together until her death. They had one son, Max
Brooks|Maximillian, in 1972. They were seen twice
on the screen together: once dancing a tango in
Brooks's 1976 Silent Movie, and again in Brooks's
1983 remake of To Be or Not to Be (film)|To Be or
Not to Be. Also, Brooks produced the 1980 film The
Elephant Man, in which Bancroft acted. It is
reported she was the one who encouraged Brooks to
turn The Producers into a Broadway musical.

In 1980, she made her debut as a screenwriter and
director in Fatso (film)| Fatso, in which she
starred along with Dom DeLuise.

Bancroft died on June 6, 2005 of uterine cancer
aged 73 at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount
Sinai Hospital in New York City, which surprised
many people who had not even known that the very
private actress was ill. Her husband held a
memorial service for her some weeks later and
advised the guests, including former co-star Patty
Duke, who came all the way from her home in Idaho,
which she rarely leaves, that if anyone felt like
grieving, to "keep it to yourself". Ironically,
Bancroft was survived by two sisters (one older
and one younger), AND by her own (obviously very
old) mother.

==Awards and other nominations==
*1986 - Oscar - Nominated - Academy Award for Best
Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role - Agnes of
God
*1978 - Oscar - Nominated - Academy Award for Best
Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role - The
Turning Point
*1968 - Oscar - Nominated - Academy Award for Best
Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role - The
Graduate
*1965 - Oscar - Nominated - Academy Award for Best
Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role - The
Pumpkin Eater
*1963 - Oscar - Won - Academy Award for Best
Actress|Best Actress in a Leading Role - The
Miracle Worker

*1960 - Tony - Won - The Miracle Worker
*1958 - Tony - Won - Two for the Seesaw

*1970 - Emmy - Won - Annie, the Women in the Life
of a Man (Outstanding Variety or Musical Program)
*1999 - Emmy - Won - Deep in My Heart (Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie)

*1989 - Razzie - Nominated - Bert Rigby, You're A
Fool (Worst Supporting Actress)

*She won 2 Golden Globes.

*She has received six Emmy nominations since 1992.


*She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at
6368 Hollywood Boulevard.

==Filmography==
*Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
*Tonight We Sing (1953)
*Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)
*The Kid from Left Field (1953)
*Gorilla at Large (1954)
*Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
*The Raid (movie) (1954)
*New York Confidential (1955)
*The Naked Street (1955)
*The Last Frontier (1955)
*Walk the Proud Land (1956)
*Nightfall (1957)
*The Restless Breed (1957)
*The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
*The Miracle Worker (1962)
*The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
*The Slender Thread (1965)
*7 Women (1966)
*The Graduate (1967)
*Young Winston (1972)
*Blazing Saddles (1974) (Cameo)
*The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
*The Hindenburg (1975)
*Lipstick (1976)
*Silent Movie (1976) (Cameo)
*The Turning Point (1977)
*Fatso (1980) (also director and writer)
*The Elephant Man (1980)
*To Be or Not to Be (1983)
*Garbo Talks (1984)
*Agnes of God (1985)
*Night, Mother (1986)
*84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
*Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
*Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)
*Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
*Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
*Point of No Return (1993)
*Malice (1993)
*Mr. Jones (1993)
*How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
*Home for the Holidays (1995)
*Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) (Cameo)
*The Sunchaser (1996)
*G.I. Jane (1997)
*Critical Care (1997)
*Great Expectations (1998)
*Mark Twain's America in 3D (1998) (documentary)
(narrator)
*Antz (1998) (voice)
*Keeping the Faith (2000)
*Up at the Villa (2000)
*Heartbreakers (2001)
*In Search of Peace (2001) (documentary)
(narrator)
*Delgo (movie)|Delgo (2005) (voice) (currently in
post-production)

==TV work==
*I'm Getting Married (1967)
*Jesus of Nazareth (movie)|Jesus of Nazareth
(1977) (miniseries)
*Marco Polo (1982) (miniseries)
*Freddie and Max (1990) (canceled after 2 months)
*Broadway Bound (1992)
*Mrs. Cage (1992)
*Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
*The Mother (1994)
*Homecoming (1996)
*Deep in My Heart (1999)
*Haven (2001)
*The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)

==Stage appearances==
*Two for the Seesaw (1958)
*The Miracle Worker (1959)
*Mother Courage and Her Children (1963)
*The Devils (1965)
*The Little Foxes (1967)
*A Cry of Players (1968)
*Golda (1977)
*Duet for One (1981)
*Occupant (2002)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000843|name=Anne Bancroft
*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/407
1734.stm BBC obituary
*http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/banc
roftbrooks.htm Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks
Marriage Profile