Filmography
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Known For
The Graduate Mrs. Robinson (1967) -
The Miracle Worker Annie Sullivan (1962) -
The Turning Point Emma Jacklin (1977) -
Known For
Great Expectations Ms. Dinsmoor (1998) -
Actress
Delgo Sedessa (2008) -
Curb Your Enthusiasm Anne Bancroft (2004) -
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Contessa (2003) -
Heartbreakers Gloria Vogal / Barbara (2001) -
Haven Mama Gruber (2001) -
Keeping the Faith Ruth Schram (2000) -
Up at the Villa Princess San Ferdinando (2000) -
Deep in My Heart Gerry Cummins (1999) -
Antz Queen (1998) -
Great Expectations Ms. Dinsmoor (1998)
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![Critical Care]( "Critical Care")
Critical Care Nun (1997) -
![G.I. Jane]( "G.I. Jane")
G.I. Jane Lillian DeHaven (1997) -
![The Sunchaser]( "The Sunchaser")
The Sunchaser Dr. Renata Baumbauer (1996) -
![Homecoming]( "Homecoming")
Homecoming Abigail Tillerman (1996) -
![Dracula: Dead and Loving It]( "Dracula: Dead and Loving It")
Dracula: Dead and Loving It Gypsy Woman (1995) -
![Home for the Holidays]( "Home for the Holidays")
Home for the Holidays Adele Larson (1995) -
![How to Make an American Quilt]( "How to Make an American Quilt")
How to Make an American Quilt Glady Joe (1995) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons Dr. Zweig (1994) -
![Performance]( "Performance")
Performance Mrs. Fanning (1994) -
![Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All]( "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All")
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) (1994) -
![Mr. Jones]( "Mr. Jones")
Mr. Jones Dr. Catherine Holland (1993) -
![Malice]( "Malice")
Malice Ms. Kennsinger (1993) -
![Point of No Return]( "Point of No Return")
Point of No Return Amanda (1993) -
![Love Potion No. 9]( "Love Potion No. 9")
Love Potion No. 9 Madame Ruth (1992) -
![Honeymoon in Vegas]( "Honeymoon in Vegas")
Honeymoon in Vegas Bea Singer (1992) -
![American Playhouse]( "American Playhouse")
American Playhouse Mrs. Cage (1992) -
![Broadway Bound]( "Broadway Bound")
Broadway Bound Kate Jerome (1992) -
![Freddie and Max]( "Freddie and Max")
Freddie and Max Max Chandler (1990) -
![Bert Rigby, You're a Fool]( "Bert Rigby, You're a Fool")
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Meredith Perlestein (1989) -
![Torch Song Trilogy]( "Torch Song Trilogy")
Torch Song Trilogy Ma Beckoff (1988) -
![84 Charing Cross Road]( "84 Charing Cross Road")
84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff (1987) -
!['night, Mother]( "'night, Mother")
'night, Mother Thelma Cates (1986) -
![Agnes of God]( "Agnes of God")
Agnes of God Mother Miriam Ruth (1985) -
![Garbo Talks]( "Garbo Talks")
Garbo Talks Estelle Rolfe (1984) -
![To Be or Not to Be]( "To Be or Not to Be")
To Be or Not to Be Anna Bronski (1983) -
![Marco Polo]( "Marco Polo")
Marco Polo Marco's Mother (1982) -
![The Elephant Man]( "The Elephant Man")
The Elephant Man Mrs. Kendal (1980) -
![Shogun]( "Shogun")
Shogun Narrator (1980) -
![Fatso]( "Fatso")
Fatso Antoinette (1980) -
![The Turning Point]( "The Turning Point")
The Turning Point Emma Jacklin (1977) -
![Jesus of Nazareth]( "Jesus of Nazareth")
Jesus of Nazareth Mary Magdalene (1977) -
![Silent Movie]( "Silent Movie")
Silent Movie Anne Bancroft (1976) -
![Lipstick]( "Lipstick")
Lipstick Carla Bondi (1976) -
![The Hindenburg]( "The Hindenburg")
The Hindenburg Countess Ursula von Reugen (1975) -
![The Prisoner of Second Avenue]( "The Prisoner of Second Avenue")
The Prisoner of Second Avenue Edna Edison (1975) -
![Young Winston]( "Young Winston")
Young Winston Lady Randolph Churchill (1972) -
![The Graduate]( "The Graduate")
The Graduate Mrs. Robinson (1967) -
![ABC Stage 67]( "ABC Stage 67")
ABC Stage 67 Virginia (1967) -
![7 Women]( "7 Women")
7 Women Dr. D.R. Cartwright (1966) -
![The Slender Thread]( "The Slender Thread")
The Slender Thread Inga Dyson (1965) -
![Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]( "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre")
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Faye Benet Garret (1964) -
![The Pumpkin Eater]( "The Pumpkin Eater")
The Pumpkin Eater Jo Armitage (1964) -
![The Miracle Worker]( "The Miracle Worker")
The Miracle Worker Annie Sullivan (1962) -
![The Frank Sinatra Show]( "The Frank Sinatra Show")
The Frank Sinatra Show Carol Welles (1958) -
![Zane Grey Theatre]( "Zane Grey Theatre")
Zane Grey Theatre Isabelle Rutledge (1957) -
![The Alcoa Hour]( "The Alcoa Hour")
The Alcoa Hour Giselle (1956-1957) -
![The Restless Breed]( "The Restless Breed")
The Restless Breed Angelita (1957) -
![The Girl in Black Stockings]( "The Girl in Black Stockings")
The Girl in Black Stockings Beth Dixon (1957) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! Elena Vallejo (1956-1957) -
![Lux Video Theatre]( "Lux Video Theatre")
Lux Video Theatre Cathy (1950-1957) -
![Playhouse 90]( "Playhouse 90")
Playhouse 90 Julie Bickford (1957) -
![Nightfall]( "Nightfall")
Nightfall Marie Gardner (1956) -
![Walk the Proud Land]( "Walk the Proud Land")
Walk the Proud Land Tianay (1956) -
![The Last Frontier]( "The Last Frontier")
The Last Frontier Corinna Marston (1955) -
![The Naked Street]( "The Naked Street")
The Naked Street Rosalie Regalzyk (1955) -
![A Life in the Balance]( "A Life in the Balance")
A Life in the Balance María Ibinia (1955) -
![New York Confidential]( "New York Confidential")
New York Confidential Katherine (Kathy) Lupo (1955) -
![Your Favorite Story]( "Your Favorite Story")
Your Favorite Story (1954) -
![The Raid]( "The Raid")
The Raid Katy Bishop (1954) -
![Demetrius and the Gladiators]( "Demetrius and the Gladiators")
Demetrius and the Gladiators Paula (1954) -
![Gorilla at Large]( "Gorilla at Large")
Gorilla at Large Laverne Miller (1954) -
![Kraft Theatre]( "Kraft Theatre")
Kraft Theatre (1953) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus Paco's Sister (segment "The Capital of the World" 2) (1953) -
![The Kid from Left Field]( "The Kid from Left Field")
The Kid from Left Field Marian Foley (1953) -
![Treasure of the Golden Condor]( "Treasure of the Golden Condor")
Treasure of the Golden Condor Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo (1953) -
![Tonight We Sing]( "Tonight We Sing")
Tonight We Sing Emma Hurok (1953) -
![Don't Bother to Knock]( "Don't Bother to Knock")
Don't Bother to Knock Lyn Lesley (1952) -
![Lights Out]( "Lights Out")
Lights Out Helen Drome (1951) -
![The Web]( "The Web")
The Web (1951) -
![Armstrong Circle Theatre]( "Armstrong Circle Theatre")
Armstrong Circle Theatre Female Star (1951) -
![Danger]( "Danger")
Danger Gangster's Moll (1951) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense (1951) -
![The Goldbergs]( "The Goldbergs")
The Goldbergs Joyce (1951) -
![The Adventures of Ellery Queen]( "The Adventures of Ellery Queen")
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![Studio One]( "Studio One")
Studio One Lisa Berzins (1950-1951) -
Actress
![The Ford Theatre Hour]( "The Ford Theatre Hour")
The Ford Theatre Hour (1951) -
Soundtrack
![Curb Your Enthusiasm]( "Curb Your Enthusiasm")
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004) -
![Freddie and Max]( "Freddie and Max")
Freddie and Max (1990) -
![An Audience with Mel Brooks]( "An Audience with Mel Brooks")
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1983) -
![To Be or Not to Be]( "To Be or Not to Be")
To Be or Not to Be (1983) -
![Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall]( "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall")
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![The Miracle Worker]( "The Miracle Worker")
The Miracle Worker (1962) -
Soundtrack
![Don't Bother to Knock]( "Don't Bother to Knock")
Don't Bother to Knock (1952) -
Director
![Fatso]( "Fatso")
Fatso (1980) -
DirectorThe August (1976)
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Writer
![Fatso]( "Fatso")
Fatso (1980) -
WriterThe August (1976)
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Archive footage
![Movie Night Extravaganza]( "Movie Night Extravaganza")
Movie Night Extravaganza (2022) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2008-2021) -
![Hollywood Insider]( "Hollywood Insider")
Hollywood Insider (2021) -
![CBS News Sunday Morning]( "CBS News Sunday Morning")
CBS News Sunday Morning (2019-2021) -
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![1968: The Year That Changed America]( "1968: The Year That Changed America")
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![Hollywood, No Sex Please!]( "Hollywood, No Sex Please!")
Hollywood, No Sex Please! (2018) -
![Imagine]( "Imagine")
Imagine (2018) -
![Becoming Mike Nichols]( "Becoming Mike Nichols")
Becoming Mike Nichols (2016) -
![Focus: Anne Bancroft]( "Focus: Anne Bancroft")
Focus: Anne Bancroft (2015) -
![Wogan: The Best Of]( "Wogan: The Best Of")
Wogan: The Best Of (2015) -
![And the Oscar Goes to...]( "And the Oscar Goes to...")
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2013) -
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![Legends]( "Legends")
Legends (2008) -
![20 to 1]( "20 to 1")
20 to 1 (2007) -
Memoirs of a Cigarette (2007)
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![This Is Tom Jones]( "This Is Tom Jones")
This Is Tom Jones (2007) -
![The 78th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 78th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Rumor Has It...]( "Rumor Has It...")
Rumor Has It... (2005) -
![The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![Broadway: The American Musical]( "Broadway: The American Musical")
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![Sex at 24 Frames Per Second]( "Sex at 24 Frames Per Second")
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) -
![Celebrity Naked Ambition]( "Celebrity Naked Ambition")
Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) -
![The 75th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 75th Annual Academy Awards")
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![Hollywood Couples]( "Hollywood Couples")
Hollywood Couples (2000) -
![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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![The 52nd Annual Tony Awards]( "The 52nd Annual Tony Awards")
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998) -
The 50th Annual Tony Awards (1996)
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![Oscar's Greatest Moments]( "Oscar's Greatest Moments")
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) -
![De película]( "De película")
De película (1986) -
![James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate]( "James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate")
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![TV's Funniest Game Show Moments]( "TV's Funniest Game Show Moments")
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![Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter]( "Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter")
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![Clapper Board]( "Clapper Board")
Clapper Board (1976) -
Archive footage
![America at the Movies]( "America at the Movies")
America at the Movies (1976) -
The Theater of Tomorrow (1963)
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EditorThe August (1976)
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Additional Crew
![The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg]( "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg")
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
In 1963 she won her Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" against Geraldine Page. In 1986 it was Page who won the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" beating out Bancroft, who was nominated for her performance in Agnes of God (1985).
Quotes
[about her first husband] That marriage lasted three years, but to tell you the truth, I knew at the end of three days. It was all wrong and it took me those three years to gather up the courage and stop trying and say no.
Trademark
In most of her films, she habitually removes an earring before answering a telephone
Nickname
Obi-Wan
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Anna Maria Louise Italiano
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 73)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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