Anna Maria Louisa Italiano was born in the Bronx, New York. Her parents were Italian immigrants.
We know her as Anne Bancroft, the great movie actress. She had major roles in "The Pumpkin Eater" (1964), "The Slender Thread" (1965), "Young Winston" (1972), "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" (1975), "The Elephant Man" (1980), "To Be or Not to Be" (1983), "84 Charing Cross Road" (1987). Her most famous role as "Mrs. Robinson" in "The Graduate" (1967). It’s hard to pick a favorite but she was fantastic as Lady Churchill in “Young Winston”.
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