Anna Maria Italiano was born 1931 in the Bronx, New York. She made her cinema debut in 1952 in Don't Bother to Knock (1952). In the fifties she made a lot of movies as a supporting actress until she became a star with The Miracle Worker (1962), directed by Arthur Penn, for which she won an Academy Award. The sixties in general were her best years: The Pumpkin Eater (1964) directed by Jack Clayton, 7 Women (1966) directed by John Ford and The Graduate (1967) directed by Mike Nichols. In 1964 she married Mel Brooks. After the sixties she reduced her appearances in movies but still had some important roles like, for example, Garbo Talks (1984) directed by Sidney Lumet. She also began to make some TV films. IMDb Mini Biography By: Volker Boehm
Series | Deep in My Heart | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self | 2013-05-20 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Delgo | Sedessa (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Contessa | 2003-05-04 |
Movie | In Search of Peace | Golda Meir (voice) | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Haven | Mama Gruber | 2001-02-11 |
Movie | Heartbreakers | Gloria Vogal | 2001-03-23 |
Movie | Up at the Villa | Princess San Ferdinando | 2000-04-14 |
Movie | Keeping the Faith | Ruth Schram | 2000-04-14 |
Movie | Deep in My Heart | Gerry Cummins | 1999-02-14 |
Movie | Great Expectations | Ms. Dinsmoor | 1998-01-30 |
Movie | Waking Ned | Villager of Tullymore | 1998-09-15 |
Movie | Antz | Queen (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
Movie | Critical Care | Nun | 1997-10-31 |
Movie | G.I. Jane | Senator Lillian DeHaven | 1997-08-19 |
Movie | Homecoming | Abigail Tillerman | 1996-04-14 |
Movie | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels | Self (archive footage) | 1996-05-19 |
Movie | The Sunchaser | Dr. Renata Baumbauer | 1996-05-29 |
Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Glady Joe Cleary | 1995-10-06 |
Movie | Home for the Holidays | Adele Larson | 1995-11-02 |
Movie | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Madame Ouspenskaya | 1995-12-22 |
Movie | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Lucy Marsden (age 99-100) | 1994-05-01 |
Series | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Old Lucy Marsden | 1994-05-01 |
Movie | Point of No Return | Amanda | 1993-03-19 |
Movie | Malice | Mrs. Kennsinger | 1993-09-29 |
Movie | Mr. Jones | Dr. Catherine Holland | 1993-10-08 |
Movie | Broadway Bound | Kate Jerome | 1992-03-22 |
Movie | Honeymoon in Vegas | Bea Singer | 1992-08-28 |
Movie | Love Potion No. 9 | Madame Ruth | 1992-11-13 |
Movie | Mrs. Cage | Mrs. Cage | 1992-05-20 |
Series | Freddie and Max | Max Chandler | 1990-11-12 |
Movie | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Meredith Perlestein | 1989-02-24 |
Movie | Torch Song Trilogy | Ma Beckoff | 1988-12-14 |
Movie | 84 Charing Cross Road | Helene Hanff | 1987-02-13 |
Movie | 'night, Mother | Thelma Cates | 1986-09-12 |
Movie | Agnes of God | Mother Miriam Ruth | 1985-09-13 |
Movie | Garbo Talks | Estelle Rolfe | 1984-10-12 |
Movie | An Audience with Mel Brooks | Self | 1984-02-04 |
Movie | To Be or Not to Be | Anna Bronski | 1983-12-16 |
Series | Marco Polo | Marco's Mother | 1982-12-05 |
Movie | Fatso | Antoinette | 1980-02-01 |
Series | Shogun | Narrator | 1980-09-15 |
Movie | The Elephant Man | Mrs. Kendal | 1980-10-09 |
Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
Movie | Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
Movie | The Turning Point | Emma | 1977-11-14 |
Series | Jesus of Nazareth | Mary Magdalene | 1977-03-27 |
Movie | Lipstick | Carla Bondi | 1976-04-02 |
Movie | Silent Movie | Self | 1976-06-17 |
Movie | The Hindenburg | Ursula | 1975-12-25 |
Movie | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Edna Edison | 1975-03-14 |
Movie | Blazing Saddles | Churchgoer (uncredited) | 1974-02-07 |
Movie | Young Winston | Lady Jennie Churchill | 1972-07-20 |
Movie | Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man | Various | 1970-02-18 |
Movie | The Graduate | Mrs. Robinson | 1967-12-21 |
Movie | 7 Women | Dr. D.R. Cartwright | 1966-01-05 |
Series | ABC Stage 67 | Unknown | 1966-09-14 |
Movie | The Slender Thread | Inga Dyson | 1965-12-15 |
Movie | The Pumpkin Eater | Jo Armitage | 1964-07-16 |
Movie | The Miracle Worker | Annie Sullivan | 1962-05-23 |
Movie | The Restless Breed | Angelita | 1957-05-01 |
Movie | The Girl in Black Stockings | Beth Dixon | 1957-09-24 |
Movie | Walk the Proud Land | Tianay | 1956-09-01 |
Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Movie | Nightfall | Marie Gardner | 1956-11-09 |
Movie | The Last Frontier | Corinna Marston | 1955-12-07 |
Movie | New York Confidential | Kathy Lupo | 1955-02-15 |
Movie | A Life in the Balance | MarĂa Ibinia | 1955-07-01 |
Movie | The Naked Street | Rosalie Regalzyk | 1955-08-01 |
Movie | Gorilla at Large | Laverne Miller | 1954-05-01 |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Paula | 1954-06-16 |
Movie | The Raid | Katy Bishop | 1954-08-04 |
Movie | Tonight We Sing | Emma Hurok | 1953-01-26 |
Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
Movie | The Kid from Left Field | Marian Foley | 1953-07-01 |
Movie | Treasure of the Golden Condor | Marie, Comtesse de St. Malo | 1953-02-04 |
Series | Omnibus | Unknown | 1952-11-09 |
Movie | Don't Bother to Knock | Lyn Lesley | 1952-07-18 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | The Man Who Had Influence | Maria Cassini | 1950-05-29 |
Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |