Anne Bancroft
Appearance
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Born | Anna Maria Louisa Italiano September 17, 1931 |
Died | June 6, 2005 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Mel Brooks |
Children | Max Brooks |
Awards | Academy Award (Best Actress, The Miracle Worker 3 BAFTA Awards Emmy Award 2 Golden Globe Awards 2 Tony Awards |
Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in the Bronx, New York City. She had Italian grandparents and was raised Roman Catholic.
Career
[change | change source]She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1962 movie The Miracle Worker. She also won three BAFTA Awards, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. She is best known for her role as Mrs Robinson in The Graduate.[1]
Relationships
[change | change source]Her first marriage ended in divorce. Her second marriage was to actor-filmmaker Mel Brooks. It lasted from 1964 until her death in Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, from uterine cancer.[1] Their son, writer Max Brooks (born 1972), is her only child.
References
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- American Academy Award winning actors
- Actors from the Bronx
- American movie actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- BAFTA Award winning actors
- Cancer deaths in New York City
- Deaths from uterine cancer
- Emmy Award winning actors
- Golden Globe Award winning actors
- Tony Award winning actors
- 1931 births
- 2005 deaths