Anne Bancroft

Studio publicity photograph, {{c.|1952}} 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 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

Associated with the method acting technique, having studied under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Bancroft made her film debut in the noir thriller ''Don't Bother to Knock'' in 1952, and appeared in 14 other films over the following five years. In 1958, she made her Broadway debut with the play ''Two for the Seesaw'', winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. The next year she portrayed Anne Sullivan in the original Broadway production of ''The Miracle Worker'', winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. After her continued success on stage, Bancroft's film career was revived when she was cast in the acclaimed film adaptation of ''The Miracle Worker'' (1962) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her film career progressed with Oscar nominated performances in ''The Pumpkin Eater'' (1964), ''The Graduate'' (1967), ''The Turning Point'' (1977), and ''Agnes of God'' (1985).

Bancroft continued to act in the later half of her life, with prominent roles including Mary Magdalene in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), ''The Elephant Man'' (1980), ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1983), ''Garbo Talks'' (1984), ''84 Charing Cross Road'' (1987), ''Torch Song Trilogy'' (1988), ''Home for the Holidays'' (1995), ''G.I. Jane'' (1997), ''Great Expectations'' (1998), and ''Up at the Villa'' (2000). She received multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including for the television films ''Broadway Bound'' (1992), ''Deep in My Heart'' (1999), for which she won, and ''The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (2003). She died in 2005, at the age of 73, as a result of uterine cancer. She was married to director, actor, and writer Mel Brooks, with whom she had a son, author Max Brooks. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Origins of the sacred : The spiritual journey in western tradition
    by Bancroft, Anne 1931-2005
    Published 1987
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    Zen : ĺexpérience directe de la réalité
    by Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005
    Published 1979
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    Mystiker : Wegweiser für die Zukunft
    by Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005
    Published 1992
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    Zen
    by BANCROFT, Anne
    Published 1994
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    Biblioteca de Pastoral Madrid (Other Sources: Universidad Loyola - Universidad Loyola Granada)
    Book
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    Zen
    Published 1988
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    Book
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    Soy o no soy : to be or not to be
    Published 2003
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    El milagro de Anna Sullivan
    Published 2000
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    El graduado : the graduate = il laureato = a primera noite
    Published 2001
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    El hombre elefante : The elephant man = O homem elefante
    Published 2001
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    El milagro de Anna Sullivan
    Published 2004
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    Grandes esperanzas : Great expectations
    Published 2003
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    El Graduado
    Published 2001
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    El graduado = The graduate
    Published 2006
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    Hindenburg
    Published 2007
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    Jesús de Nazaret
    Published 2002
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