Anne Bancroft: Oscar-Winning Star of The Graduate Dies at 73

Anne Bancroft was an American actress. Born Anna Maria Italiano on September 17, 1931, in the Bronx, New York, she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Bancroft won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Miracle Worker (1962), in which she played Annie Sullivan, and a Tony for the same role on Broadway. She was nominated for an Oscar for playing Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Her other films included The Turning Point and 84 Charing Cross Road.

She married Mel Brooks in 1964, and they had a son, writer Max Brooks. Bancroft died of uterine cancer in New York City on June 6, 2005, at age 73.

Achievements: Academy Award (1962), Tony Awards, Emmy Awards.

Birth: September 17, 1931 - New York City.

Profession: Actress.

Interesting Facts: She appeared in several of her husband's comedies.