Anne Bancroft was a versatile American actress who made her mark on both stage and screen. Born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in the Bronx, New York in 1931, she grew up in a working-class family and began acting in school plays at an early age. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where she honed her craft and adopted the stage name Anne Bancroft.
Bancroft made her Broadway debut in 1951 in the play "Two for the Seesaw," for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She went on to star in several other Broadway productions, ... read more
