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Anne Bancroft

1931 - 2005

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne Bancroft is the 327th most popular actor (up from 388th in 2019), the 710th most popular biography from United States (down from 698th in 2019) and the 174th most popular American Actor.

Anne Bancroft is most famous for her roles in The Graduate, The Miracle Worker, and Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate.

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Among actors, Anne Bancroft ranks 327 out of 13,578. Before her are Julie Harris, Robert Downey Sr., Leonard Nimoy, Ralph Fiennes, Angela Lansbury, and Bryan Cranston. After her are Malcolm McDowell, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, William Holden, Tony Lip, Martin Landau, and James Caan.

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Among people born in 1931, Anne Bancroft ranks 35. Before her are Burton Richter, Annie Girardot, Johannes Rau, Alice Munro, Leonard Nimoy, and D. B. Cooper. After her are Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, João Gilberto, Rupert Murdoch, James Cronin, and David Lee. Among people deceased in 2005, Anne Bancroft ranks 22. Before her are Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Omar Sívori, Zhao Ziyang, Saul Bellow, Sister Lúcia, and Kenzō Tange. After her are Jack Kilby, Joseph Rotblat, Ernst Mayr, Zdzisław Beksiński, Ezer Weizman, and Aslan Maskhadov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anne Bancroft ranks 710 out of 20,380. Before her are Jody Williams (1950), Alice Cooper (1948), D. B. Cooper (1931), Ronald Evans (1933), Bryan Cranston (1956), and Chester W. Nimitz (1885). After her are Douglas Osheroff (1945), George Smoot (1945), Donald Davidson (1917), Tom Clancy (1947), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), and Val Logsdon Fitch (1923).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Anne Bancroft ranks 174. Before her are Montgomery Clift (1920), James Coburn (1928), Julie Harris (1925), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Leonard Nimoy (1931), and Bryan Cranston (1956). After her are Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), William Holden (1918), Tony Lip (1930), Martin Landau (1928), James Caan (1940), and Reese Witherspoon (1976).

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