Anne Bancroft’s Birthday
September 17, 1931
by Cortney Litwin
Anne Bancroft, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), was born September 17, 1931.
Two conjunctions in Virgo (Sun-Venus and Mercury-Neptune), gave her exceptional attention to detail. The Venus and Neptune influences heightened her creativity and imagination. Mars in Scorpio intensified her drive, focus and charisma, while Jupiter in Leo opened doors in her career as an entertainer on stage and screen.
After her compelling performance as Helen Keller’s teacher, she was subsequently nominated for her roles in The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Graduate (1967), The Turning Point (1977) and Agnes of God (1985).
In her personal life, Moon in Sagittarius gave her an adventurous, fun-loving side, which is what probably caught the attention of her husband, comedian Mel Brooks. They were married for more than 40 years, from 1964 until her death from uterine cancer in 2005.
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