Anne Baxter Biography

Fast Facts

• Maternal granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright (narrated the 1983 documentary Portrait of an Artist: The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright)
• Began studying with noted drama teacher Maria Ouspenskaya at age 11; made Broadway debut two years later
• Breakout film role was in Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
• Met first husband John Hodiak while both were filming the 1944 drama Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
• Was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for All About Eve, as was Eve costar Bette Davis; both lost to Judy Holliday (for Born Yesterday)
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• DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1986), uttered the camp-classic line: "Oh Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool
• " Returned to Broadway in 1971 in Applause, the musical adaptation of All About Eve, as Margo Channing, Bette Davis' role in the movie
• Notable TV roles include Robert Young's love interest in the 1969-70 season of Marcus Welby, M
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• ; and the proprietor in Aaron Spelling's Hotel (1983-88) (replacing Davis, who appeared in the pilot)