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Anne Bancroft: Dramatic Arts
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Anne Bancroft movies DVDs filmography available to buy at CDUniverse are listed below. Information on films includes: other actor and actress, star cast and crew information, reviews, director, photo of cover art, product pics and more.
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At Christopher Columbus High School, Bancroft acted in student productions and briefly considered a career as a laboratory assistant. Her mother... championed the young girl's dreams and insisted that she enroll at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Bancroft studied a year there, and began to perform on radio and television, at first as Anne Italiano, and then as Anne Marno. She supplemented her income by working as a salesgirl and as an English teacher to noted Peruvian singer Yma Sumac. Early television credits included The Torrents of Spring and The Goldbergs. Then in 1952, Anne Bancroft was born.
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Bancroft was born in the Bronx to a working class family. It was the height of the depression, but even when her father became unemployed in the late 1930s, Anna was allowed tap dancing lessons, then enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her graduation piece was seen by the actress Frances Fuller, who recommended the 18 year old for television work. Bancroft debuted as Anne Marno in The Torrents of Spring and when a popular radio show The Goldbergs transferred to television she became a member of the TV family, working steadily for two years.
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Anne is on the cover of the current (#736) issue of The Advocate, a national gay and lesbian magazine. The article inside is about the fluidity of sexuality in contrast to the "born vs. made" discussion you usually hear. It is not aboutAnne per se -- she declined an interview. Asummary is available at The Advocate. A thoughtful article.
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In addition to her Oscar-winning and nominated performances, Bancroft over the years starred in such films as "The Hindenburg," "The Elephant Man" and "Honeymoon in Vegas." Most recently, Bancroft starred as Ben Stiller's mother in the 2000 romantic comedy "Keeping the Faith" and as a con artist opposite Sigourney Weaver in the 2001 crime caper "Heartbreakers."
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