This page will contain additional articles about Anne Bancroft, as they become available.Anne BancroftSee: Ann Bancroft for the American explorer. Anne Bancroft (born September 17, 1931) is an American actress. Born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in The Bronx, New York, her film debut was in Don't Bother to Knock in 1952, and was a contract player in the early days of her career just as the studio contract system was ending. In 1958 she appeared opposite Henry Fonda in the Broadway production of Two for the Seesaw, for which she won a Tony Award, and another in the following year for The Miracle Worker. She took the latter role back to Hollywood, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962. Other major roles were in Jesus of Nazareth (movie), The Pumpkin Eater, 7 Women, and The Graduate, which may be her signature role as Mrs. Robinson opposite Dustin Hoffman. In 1964 Bancroft married Mel Brooks, whom she had met on a talk show. She acted opposite Brooks in his 1983 remake of To Be or Not to Be. Academy Awards and Nominations
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Bancroft has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6368 Hollywood Blvd. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. She acted opposite Brooks in his 1983 remake of To Be or Not to Be. Shirley Booth died after a brief illness at age ninety-four at her home in North Chatham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. In 1964 Bancroft married Mel Brooks, whom she had met on a talk show. Her last Broadway appearance was in a revival of Hay Fever (1970). Robinson opposite Dustin Hoffman.. She also did voice work for animated features. Other major roles were in Jesus of Nazareth (movie), The Pumpkin Eater, 7 Women, and The Graduate, which may be her signature role as Mrs. Booth was a distinguished and versatile performer, equally at home acting in theatre, radio, and on the big and small screen. She had a long and prestigious list of stage credits and made numerous appearances in TV movies and programs. She took the latter role back to Hollywood, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962. For this role, she won two Emmys, in 1962 and 1963, and new stardom with a younger audience. In 1958 she appeared opposite Henry Fonda in the Broadway production of Two for the Seesaw, for which she won a Tony Award, and another in the following year for The Miracle Worker. In 1961, she began starring in the long-running TV sitcom Hazel, based on a popular comic strip about a sassy, wisecracking and domineering, yet lovable housemaid, Hazel Burke. Born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in The Bronx, New York, her film debut was in Don't Bother to Knock in 1952, and was a contract player in the early days of her career just as the studio contract system was ending. Leslie (1954), playing Dolly Gallagher Levi in the romance/comedy The Matchmaker (1958), which is the movie version of the non-musical play that Hello, Dolly! was later based on, and playing Alma Duval in the drama Hot Spell (1958). Anne Bancroft (born September 17, 1931) is an American actress. Vivien Leslie in the romance/drama About Mrs. See: Ann Bancroft for the American explorer.. Booth made only four more movies, as herself in the all-star novelty Main Street to Broadway (1953), playing Mrs. 1963 - Won - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Miracle Worker. On Broadway, she scored personal successes in the musical My Beautiful Sea (1954) and the comedy The Desk Set (1955). 1965 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Pumpkin Eater. She spent the next few years commuting between New York and Southern California. 1968 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Graduate. She also received her third Tony, which was her second in the Best Actress in a Play category, for her performance in The Time of the Cuckoo. 1978 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Turning Point. In 1953, she received the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Lola Delaney in the successful movie, Come Back, Little Sheba. 1986 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Agnes of God. Booth then returned to New York and played Leona Samish in Time of the Cuckoo (1952) on Broadway. It was her first movie. She then went to Hollywood and recreated her stage role in the motion picture version of Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) with Burt Lancaster playing Doc. Her enormous success in Come Back, Little Sheba was immediately followed by A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1951), in which Booth played the feisty but loveable Aunt Cissy. Her leading man, Sidney Blackmer, received the Tony for Best Actor in a Play for his performance of Doc. Her second Tony was for Best Actress in a Play, which she received for her widely acclaimed performance of the tortured wife, Lola, in the poignant drama Come Back, Little Sheba (1950). Her first Tony, for Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic), was awarded for her performance as Grace Woods in Goodbye, My Fancy (1948). Booth had two husbands, actor Ed Gardner (married 1929-divorced 1942) and William Baker (married 1943-his death 1951). She also starred on the popular radio series Duffy's Tavern, portraying the light-hearted Miss Duffy on CBS Radio from 1941 to 1942 and on NBC-Blue Radio from 1942 to 1943, and won an audience of fans over the airwaves. She acted with Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story (1939) and with Ralph Bellamy in Tomorrow the World (1943). During the 1930s and 1940s, she achieved popularity in dramas, comedies and musicals. She debuted on Broadway in the play Hell's Bells opposite Humphrey Bogart on January 26, 1925. Booth began her career on the stage as a teenager acting in stock company productions. Her younger sister was Jean Valentine Ford. She was born Thelma Marjorie Ford in New York City, the daughter of Albert James Ford and Virginia Wright. Shirley Booth (August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an acclaimed American actress. |