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
The Love Boat
1977
as Priscilla Crawford / Helen Williams
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
as Alice Flynn
Batman
1966
as Zelda / Olga
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Janice Brandt
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Nora Willis
Hotel
1982
as Victoria Cabot
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Laura Fletcher
Cannon
1971
My Three Sons
1960
as Eileen Talbot
The F.B.I.
1965
as Katherine Daly
The Big Valley
1965
as Hannah Kendall
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mona Morrison
The Name of the Game
1968
as Magda Blain / Betty-Jean Currier / Magda Blaine / Louise Harris
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Myra Sherwood
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Playhouse 90
1956
as Pat Bass
Riverboat
1959
as Ellie Jenkins
Checkmate
1960
as Beatrice Martin Kipp
Banacek
1972
as Leslie Lyle
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Louise
The Loner
1965
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Margaret Schilling
East of Eden
1981
as Faye
General Electric Theater
1953
as Maj. Edith Johansen / Stella Rutledge / Ella Harley
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
Yellow Sky
1948
as Constance Mae 'Mike'
Swamp Water
1941
as Julie Keefer
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Barbara Foster
The Razor's Edge
1946
as Sophie MacDonald
Crash Dive
1943
as Jean Hewlett
Homecoming
1948
as Mrs. Penny Johnson
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
as Lucy Morgan
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Spoilers
1955
as Cherry Malotte
Little Mo
1978
as Jessamyn Connolly
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
as Mouche
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
as Teresina Vidarverri
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Norah Larkin
Fools' Parade
1971
as Cleo
Three Violent People
1956
as Lorna Hunter Saunders
The North Star
1943
as Marina Pavlov
The Family Jewels
1965
as Anne Baxter
One Desire
1955
as Tacey Cromwell
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
as Myra Sherwood
A Royal Scandal
1945
as Anna Jaschikoff
The Luck of the Irish
1948
as Nora
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
The Busy Body
1967
as Margo Foster Kane
Stranger on the Run
1967
as Valverda Johnson
Guest in the House
1944
as Evelyn Heath
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Miss Cramer
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
as Kimberley Prescott
20 Mule Team
1940
as Jean Johnson
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Kit Dodge Jr.
Bedevilled
1955
as Monica Johnson
The Late Liz
1971
as Liz Addams Hatch
Nero Wolfe
1979
as Mrs. Rachael Bruner
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Carnival Story
1954
as Willi
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959
as Olive
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Lucille Stewart
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Carlotta Mauridge
The Challengers
1970
as Stephanie York
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Julia Norman
Mix Me a Person
1962
as Dr. Anne Dyson
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
as Katherine Mary Sullivan
The Purple Heart
1944
as Anne (voice) (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
1942
as Nicole Rougeron
The Masks of Death
1984
as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
You're My Everything
1949
as Hannah Adams
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Virginia Mason
Smoky
1946
as Julie Richards
The Tall Women
1966
as Mary Ann
The Great Profile
1940
as Mary Maxwell
The Eve of St. Mark
1944
as Janet Feller
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Charley's Aunt
1941
as Amy Spettigue
Ritual of Evil
1970
as Jolene Wiley
The Come On
1956
as Rita
Armored Attack!
1957
as Marina Pavlov
Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980
as Lilliana Zorska
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
as Cal
Follow the Sun
1951
as Valerie Hogan
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983
as Self
Sette donne per una strage
1967
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973
as Margaret Schilling
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
1944
as Tessa Osborne
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
1983
as Narrator
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
as Eve Harrington (archive footage)
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Lapin 360
1972
as Mrs. Barnes
The Catcher
1972
as Kate
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
- Yellow Sky (1948) — as Constance Mae 'Mike'
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