Anne Baxter
Known for Acting · 106 credits
- Born
- 1923-05-07
- Died
- 1985-12-12
- Place of birth
- Michigan City, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Annie Baxter · アン・バクスター · آن بکستر · آن بنکرافت
Biography
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress best known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the mid‑20th century. Born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and began acting on Broadway at the age of 13, earning strong reviews that helped launch her career. She moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s and signed a long‑term contract with 20th Century Fox, going on to appear in notable films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Razor’s Edge (1946), and The Ten Commandments (1956). For her supporting role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor’s Edge, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Golden Globe, and she later earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress as Eve Harrington in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic All About Eve (1950). Throughout her career she worked with major directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, and Cecil B. DeMille, while also appearing regularly on stage and in television productions, including series such as East of Eden and Hotel. Anne Baxter died on December 12, 1985, in New York City at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy as a gifted dramatic actress with a strong presence in both classic cinema and television.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Nora Chandler
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Mannix
1967
The Love Boat
1977
as Priscilla Crawford / Helen Williams
Ironside
1967
as Alice Flynn
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Batman
1966
as Zelda / Olga
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Janice Brandt
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mona Morrison
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nora Willis
My Three Sons
1960
as Eileen Talbot
Hotel
1982
as Victoria Cabot
Cannon
1971
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Laura Fletcher
The F.B.I.
1965
as Katherine Daly
The Big Valley
1965
as Hannah Kendall
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Myra Sherwood
The Name of the Game
1968
as Magda Blain / Betty-Jean Currier / Magda Blaine / Louise Harris
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Playhouse 90
1956
as Pat Bass
Checkmate
1960
as Beatrice Martin Kipp
Riverboat
1959
as Ellie Jenkins
Banacek
1972
as Leslie Lyle
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Louise
The Loner
1965
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Margaret Schilling
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
General Electric Theater
1953
as Maj. Edith Johansen / Stella Rutledge / Ella Harley
East of Eden
1981
as Faye
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as Edwina D'Orsey
Hagen
1980
Movies (73)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Nefretiri
All About Eve
1950
as Eve Harrington
I Confess
1953
as Ruth Grandfort
Cimarron
1960
as Dixie Lee
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Yellow Sky
1948
as Constance Mae 'Mike'
The Razor's Edge
1946
as Sophie MacDonald
Swamp Water
1941
as Julie Keefer
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Lucy Morgan
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Barbara Foster
Homecoming
1948
as Mrs. Penny Johnson
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Little Mo
1978
as Jessamyn Connolly
Crash Dive
1943
as Jean Hewlett
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Norah Larkin
A Royal Scandal
1945
as Anna Jaschikoff
The North Star
1943
as Marina Pavlov
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
as Teresina Vidarverri
Three Violent People
1956
as Lorna Hunter Saunders
Fools' Parade
1971
as Cleo
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
as Mouche
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
as Myra Sherwood
One Desire
1955
as Tacey Cromwell
The Spoilers
1955
as Cherry Malotte
Nero Wolfe
1979
as Mrs. Rachael Bruner
The Busy Body
1967
as Margo Foster Kane
The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Nora
The Family Jewels
1965
as Anne Baxter
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
as Kimberley Prescott
The Late Liz
1971
as Liz Addams Hatch
The Tall Women
1966
as Mary Ann
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Miss Cramer
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
Smoky
1946
as Julie Richards
Bedevilled
1955
as Monica Johnson
Carnival Story
1954
as Willi
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Carlotta Mauridge
Guest in the House
1944
as Evelyn Heath
The Pied Piper
1942
as Nicole Rougeron
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
as Katherine Mary Sullivan
20 Mule Team
1940
as Jean Johnson
You're My Everything
1949
as Hannah Adams
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Kit Dodge Jr.
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Lucille Stewart
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959
as Olive
The Masks of Death
1984
as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980
as Lilliana Zorska
Ritual of Evil
1970
as Jolene Wiley
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Amy Spettigue
The Eve of St. Mark
1944
as Janet Feller
Mix Me a Person
1962
as Dr. Anne Dyson
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Virginia Mason
Stranger on the Run
1967
as Valverda Johnson
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Julia Norman
Armored Attack!
1957
as Marina Pavlov
The Challengers
1970
as Stephanie York
The Great Profile
1940
as Mary Maxwell
The Come On
1956
as Rita
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
as Cal
The Purple Heart
1944
as Anne (voice) (uncredited)
The Catcher
1972
as Kate
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973
as Margaret Schilling
Follow the Sun
1951
as Valerie Hogan
Lapin 360
1972
as Mrs. Barnes
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983
as Self
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
as Eve Harrington (archive footage)
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
1944
as Tessa Osborne
Sette donne per una strage
1967
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
1983
as Narrator
Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
1983
About Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress best known for her work in Hollywood films, Broadway, and television during the mid‑20th century. Born on May 7, 1923, in Michigan City, Indiana, she was the granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and began acting on Broadway at the age of 13, earning strong reviews that helped launch her career. She moved to Hollywood in the late 1930s and signed a long‑term contract with 20th Century Fox, going on to appear in notable films such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1942),… With 106 credits spanning from 1940 to 2013, Anne Baxter has appeared in 73 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anne Baxter Movies
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Nefretiri
- All About Eve (1950) — as Eve Harrington
- I Confess (1953) — as Ruth Grandfort
- Cimarron (1960) — as Dixie Lee
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
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