Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft (lahir Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; 17 September 1931 – 6 Juni 2005) adalah seorang aktris Amerika. Dihormati karena kecakapan akting dan keserbagunaannya, Bancroft menerima Academy Award, tiga BAFTA Awards, dua Golden Globe Awards, dua Tony Awards, dua Primetime Emmy Awards, dan Cannes Film Festival Award. Dia adalah satu dari hanya 24 pemain yang mencapai Triple Crown of Acting. Bancroft lahir sebagai Anna Maria Louisa (atau Luisa) Italiano pada tanggal 17 September 1931, di Bronx, New York City, anak tengah dari tiga putri Mildred (née Di Napoli), seorang operator telepon, dan Michael G. Italiano, seorang pembuat pola pakaian. Nama keluarga kedua orang tuanya bersifat toponim. Orang tuanya adalah imigran Italia dari Italia Selatan. Dalam sebuah wawancara, ia menyatakan bahwa keluarganya berasal dari Muro Lucano, di provinsi Potenza. Dia dibesarkan dalam iman Katolik Roma. Bancroft dibesarkan di Little Italy, di lingkungan Belmont di Bronx, bersekolah di P.S. 12, kemudian pindah ke 1580 Zerega Ave. Debut Bancroft di Broadway dalam drama dua karakter Two for the Seesaw (1958), memberinya pengakuan luas atas kedalaman bakatnya dan memberinya Tony Award untuk aktris pendukung terbaik. Ia memenangkan Academy Award untuk Aktris Terbaik atas penampilannya sebagai Annie Sullivan dalam The Miracle Worker (1962), dan dinominasikan pada Academy Award untuk Aktris Terbaik atas penampilannya sebagai Ny. Robinson dalam The Graduate (1967). Bancroft terus memiliki karir yang sukses di bidang film dan televisi. Ia membintangi sejumlah film lainnya, termasuk The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), dan Agnes of God (1985), yang mana ia dinominasikan pada Academy Award untuk Aktris Terbaik. Bancroft menikah dengan sutradara Mel Brooks dari tahun 1964 hingga kematiannya pada tahun 2005. Mereka memiliki seorang putra, Max Brooks.

Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award. She is one of only 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa (or Luisa) Italiano on September 17, 1931, in the Bronx, New York City, the middle of three daughters of Mildred (née Di Napoli), a telephone operator, and Michael G. Italiano, a dress pattern maker. Both of her parents' surnames were toponymic. Her parents were Italian immigrants from Southern Italy. In an interview, she stated that her family was originally from Muro Lucano, in the province of Potenza. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bancroft was raised in Little Italy, in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, attended P.S. 12, later moving to 1580 Zerega Ave. Bancroft's Broadway debut in the two-character drama Two for the Seesaw (1958), brought her wide recognition for the depth of her talent and garnered her a Tony Award for best supporting actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Bancroft continued to have a successful career in film and television. She starred in a number of other films, including The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), and Agnes of God (1985), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.