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Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. 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. She is one of only 24 thespians to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. Bancroft was born Anna Maria Louisa (or Luisa) Italiano on September 17, 1931, in the Bronx, New York City, the middle of three daughters of Mildred (née Di Napoli), a telephone operator, and Michael G. Italiano, a dress pattern maker. Both of her parents' surnames were toponymic. Her parents were Italian immigrants from Southern Italy. In an interview, she stated that her family was originally from Muro Lucano, in the province of Potenza. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bancroft was raised in Little Italy, in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, attended P.S. 12, later moving to 1580 Zerega Ave. Bancroft's Broadway debut in the two-character drama Two for the Seesaw (1958), brought her wide recognition for the depth of her talent and garnered her a Tony Award for best supporting actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Bancroft continued to have a successful career in film and television. She starred in a number of other films, including The Elephant Man (1980), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987), and Agnes of God (1985), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She also had a recurring role on the television series Modern Family. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.
Anne Bancroft
Sadie Adler
for Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption II (1960s)
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Set in 1899, Red Dead Redemption II follows Arthur Morgan, a veteran outlaw and loyal member of Dutch van der Linde's gang. After a failed robbery forces the gang to flee into the wilderness, they struggle to survive while lawmen, bounty hunters, and rival gangs close in around them. As Dutch's dream of freedom begins to collapse, Arthur finds himself caught between loyalty to his gang and his growing doubts about Dutch's increasingly desperate decisions. The gang moves from one hideout to another across the American frontier, committing robberies and facing betrayal, loss, and the changing world around them. Arthur's relationship with John Marston and the other members of the gang becomes increasingly important as he begins to question the life he has chosen. As Dutch becomes more unpredictable and the gang falls apart, Arthur must confront his own past and decide what truly matters to him. Red Dead Redemption II is a story of loyalty, betrayal, friendship, survival, and redemption, reimagined here as a classic 1960s Western film.
