2023 . Pardi, Robert "Bancroft, Anne Nominated for an Academy Award four times, she won once, then was a two-time winner of both Tony and Emmy Awards. Through all the years of compromised performances, however, Bancroft rebounded again and again. Since the 1960s, Bancroft has continued to work steadily in film and television, appearing in such films as The Turning Point (1977), for which she received an Academy Award nomination; Agnes of God (1985), which earned her another nomination from the Academy; as well as 84 Charing Cross Road (1986), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Heartbreakers (2001). Genres: Theology/Religion. 17 September 1931 in New York City), award-winning stage, film, and television actress who first came to national prominence during the 1960s with her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), and for her unforgettable performance as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). She signed a contract with Twentieth CenturyFox and began a largely unremarkable career in second-rate films, mostly westerns and crime dramas. Subsequently, Bancroft decided to appear in a new translation of Bertolt Brechts antiwar play Mother Courage and Her Children (1963). Uploaded by Brian Baxter of the Guardian quoted her recollections: "Life was a shambles. https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bancroft-anne, "Bancroft, Anne After graduating from high school, Bancroft enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in Manhattan, where she studied acting from 1948 until 1950. She then appeared in such low-budget movies as The Kid from Left Field (1953), Gorilla at Large (1954), The Raid (1954), New York Confidential (1955), and Walk the Proud Land (1956). September 17, 1931 New York City New York. Jane (1997), Great Expectations (1998), Keeping the Faith (2000), Up at the Villa (2000) and Heartbreakers (2001). Encyclopedia.com. She's portrayed by Bancroft as an intelligent and compassionate woman, who is not above having harmless fun, and she's not the type to put the pressure on him to commit. As futilely grotesque a performance as you will ever see, Bancroft comported herself like a John Waters discovery on Crystal-Meth.