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Anne Bancroft

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Anne Bancroft: Biography

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Birth Name: Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/17/1931, Virgo
Date of Death: 06/06/2005
Profession: Actor

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Anne Bancroft Fast Facts:

At the age of 9, she wrote "I want to be an actress" on her backyard fence.
Launched her career playing small roles on TV, under the name Anne Marno.
Won a Tony and an Oscar for playing Helen Keller's teacher, Annie Sullivan, in the play and the movie of The Miracle Worker.
Wrote, directed and costarred in 1980's Fatso starring Dom DeLuise.

Anne Bancroft Relationships:
Joanne Italiano - Sister
Martin A. May - Ex-husband
Maximilian Michael Brooks - Son
Mel Brooks - Husband
Michael Italiano - Father
Mildred DiNapoli Italiano - Mother
Phyllis Italiano - Sister
Anne Bancroft Awards:
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1970 Emmy: Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Winner
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1965 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1978 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1960 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Winner
1978 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
1964 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1967 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1977 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1985 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1958 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
1968 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1964 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Winner
1968 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
1987 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1972 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
1975 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
1978 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
College:
Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY