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1931–2005 United States
Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; 17 September 1931 – 6 June 2005) was an American actress and wife of Mel Brooks. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award.
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I don't quite jump for joy, but I am awfully glad to see him.
On her husband Mel Brooks Associated Press interview (1997)
To this day, when men meet me, there's always that movie in the back of their mind.
He understands not only with his brain but with his heart. And that might be called love. Not quite sure, but maybe that's the key.
On her husband Mel Brooks Associated Press interview (1997)
If you marry the wrong person for the wrong reasons, then no matter how hard you work, it's never going to work, because then you have to completely change yourself, completely change them, completely — by that time, you're both dead.
On successful marriage. Associated Press interview (1997)
There are always good parts. They may not pay what you want, and they may not have as many days' work as you want, they may not have the billing that you want, they may not have a lot of things, but — the content of the role itself — I find there are many roles.
Associated Press interview (1997)
I was at a point where I was ready to say I am what I am because of what I am and if you like me I'm grateful, and if you don't, what am I going to do about it?
First of all, you have to marry the right person. If you marry the wrong person for the wrong reasons, then no matter how hard you work, it's never going to work, because then you have to completely change yourself, completely change them, completely — by that time, you're both dead. So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.
On successful marriage. Associated Press interview (1997)
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