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Source: Variety  | | Anne Bancroft |
Anne Bancroft, known for her performance as the seductress of her daughter's boyfriend in "The Graduate," as well as her Oscar-winning role in "The Miracle Worker," died Monday of uterine cancer in New York. She was 73.
During her long career as a stage, screen and television actress, she won an Oscar, two Tonys and two Emmys. The longtime spouse of writer-director Mel Brooks won her Oscar for "The Miracle Worker," which also brought her a second Tony. The first came for "Two for the Seesaw," the play that made her a star. The Emmys were for variety special "Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man" and TV movie "Deep in My Heart." She also received an Oscar nom for her seminal role as Mrs. Robinson opposite a young Dustin Hoffman. The versatile, earthy beauty had two Hollywood careers. The first was as a contract player ingenue in 1950s movies, most of them unmemorable. Then, after her back-to-back Tonys on Broadway and the film version of "The Miracle Worker," she returned to Hollywood as a top-billed star and, for a while, had her pick of meaty roles such as those in "The Pumpkin Eater," "The Graduate," "The Turning Point" and "Agnes of God," each of which brought her Oscar noms. {mosgoogle} |
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