Anne Bancroft (September 17 1931 – June 6 2005) was an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Tony-, and Emmy-winning American method actress.
Anna Maria Italiano was born 1931 in the Bronx, New York. She made her cinema debut in 1952 in Don't Bother to Knock (1952). In the fifties she made a lot of movies as a supporting actress until she became a star with Miracle Worker, The (1962), directed by Arthur Penn, for which she won an Academy Award. The sixties in general were her best years: Pumpkin Eater, The (1964) directed by Jack Clayton (I), 7 Women (1966) directed by John Ford (I) and Graduate, The (1967) directed by Mike Nichols (I). In 1964 she married Mel Brooks (I). After the sixties she reduced her appearances in movies but still had some important roles like, for example, Garbo Talks (1984) directed by Sidney Lumet. She also began to make some TV films.
