What is Anne Bancroft's middle name?
Maria, Louisa
What is Anne Bancroft's full name?
Anna Maria Louisa Italiano
Anne Bancroft nickname(s):
Annie, Anna Maria Louisa Italiano, Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft date of birth:
September 17, 1931
How old was Anne Bancroft when died?
73
Where was Anne Bancroft born?
The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
When did Anne Bancroft die?
June 6, 2005
Where did Anne Bancroft die?
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Why did Anne Bancroft die?
Uterine Cancer
How tall is Anne Bancroft?
5' 8" (173 cm)
Anne Bancroft body shape:
Slim
What color are Anne Bancroft's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Anne Bancroft's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is Anne Bancroft gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Anne Bancroft?
Roman Catholic
What is Anne Bancroft's ethnicity?
White
What is Anne Bancroft nationality?
American
Where did Anne Bancroft go to school?
Christopher Columbus High School, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States (1948)
Where did Anne Bancroft go to university?
American Academy of Dramatic Arts , University Of California At Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
What is Anne Bancroft's occupation?
Actress
Anne Bancroft claim to fame:
Mrs. Robinson In The Graduate (1967).
Anne Bancroft commercials and brand endorsements:
2003: TV commercial for Celebrex.
Anne Bancroft body measurements:
38C-23-35
Who is Anne Bancroft's father?
Michael Italiano (1906-2001)
Who is Anne Bancroft's mother?
Mildred DiNapoli (1908-2010)
Anne Bancroft family:
Max Brooks (son born in 1972)
Short Biography
Anne Bancroft was born on September 17, 1931 in the Bronx, the daughter of Michael Italiano (1905-2001), a dress pattern maker, and Mildred DiNapoli (1908-2010), a telephone operator. She made her cinema debut in Don't Bother to Knock (1952) in 1952 and over the next five years appeared in a lot of undistinguished movies as a supporting actress, such as Gorilla at Large (1954), New York Confidential (1955) and The Girl in Black Stockings (1957). By 1957 she had grown dissatisfied with the roles she was getting, left the film industry and spent the next five years doing plays on Broadway. She returned to the screen in 1962 with her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), for which she won an Oscar. Bancroft went on to give acclaimed performances in The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Slender Thread (1965), Young Winston (1972), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), The Elephant Man (1980), To Be or Not to Be (1983), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) and other movies as lead actress, but her most famous role would be as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Her status as the predatory "older woman" in the film is iconic, although in real life she was just 36 and only six years older than co-star Dustin Hoffman. Bancroft would later express her frustration over the fact that the film overshadowed her other work. Selective for much of her intermittent career, she appeared on the screen more frequently in the '90s, playing a range of characters in such films as Love Potion No. 9 (1992), Point of No Return (1993), Home for the Holidays (1995), G.I. Jane (1997), Great Expectations (1998) and Up at the Villa (2000). She also started to make some TV films, including Deep in My Heart (1999) for which she won an Emmy. Sadly, on June 6, 2005, Bancroft passed away at the age of 73 from uterine cancer. Her death surprised many, as she had not revealed any information of her illness to the public. Among her survivors was her husband of 41 years, Mel Brooks, and her only child, Max Brooks, who was born in 1972. Her final film, the animated feature Delgo (2008), was released posthumously in 2008 and dedicated to her memory.