Anne Baxter
Known for: Acting
Born: May 7, 1923
Died: December 12, 1985
Place of birth: Michigan City, Indiana, USA
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.
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Filmography
74 movies · 33 TV shows, newest first
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Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013
6.6
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
8.0
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003
9.0
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
5.4
The Masks of Death
1984
7.8
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983
9.0
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
1983
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Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
1983
6.8
Hotel
1982
7.4
East of Eden
1981
5.9
Jane Austen in Manhattan
19807.0
Hagen
1980
8.3
Nero Wolfe
1979
7.3
Little Mo
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
4.0
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
8.0
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973
6.5
Lapin 360
1972
8.4
Banacek
1972
7.0
The Catcher
1972
7.5
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971
6.7
Cannon
1971
8.0
The Late Liz
1971
6.6
Fools' Parade
1971
6.0
Ritual of Evil
1970
7.0
The Challengers
1970
6.6
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
10.0
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969
5.3
Companions in Nightmare
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
5.7
Stranger on the Run
1967
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.7
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
6.8
Ironside
1967
7.2
The Busy Body
1967
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Sette donne per una strage
1967
7.6
The Tall Women
1966
7.3
Batman
1966
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
6.3
The Loner
1965
6.2
The Big Valley
1965
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
6.5
The Family Jewels
1965
7.5
Marilyn
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.3
Mix Me a Person
1962
6.6
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
6.2
Cimarron
1960
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
4.8
Checkmate
1960
6.8
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
6.5
Riverboat
1959
7.1
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
6.2
Armored Attack!
1957
5.9
Three Violent People
1956
7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
7.5
Playhouse 90
1956
5.2
The Come On
1956
5.5
The Spoilers
1955
6.1
One Desire
1955
6.0
Bedevilled
1955
4.6
Carnival Story
1954
6.5
The Blue Gardenia
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.1
I Confess
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.4
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
6.0
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
6.9
O. Henry's Full House
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
6.3
Follow the Sun
1951
8.1
All About Eve
1950
6.0
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
4.8
You're My Everything
1949
7.0
Yellow Sky
1948
5.6
The Walls of Jericho
1948
6.1
The Luck of the Irish
1948
7.1
Homecoming
1948
5.7
Mother Wore Tights
1947
5.7
Blaze of Noon
1947
6.9
The Razor's Edge
1946
6.5
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
5.7
Smoky
1946
6.9
A Royal Scandal
1945
4.9
Guest in the House
1944
5.5
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
1944
5.9
The Eve of St. Mark
1944
6.1
The Purple Heart
1944
6.3
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
6.0
The North Star
1943
7.0
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
6.4
Crash Dive
1943
6.9
The Pied Piper
1942
7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
6.4
Swamp Water
1941
6.3
Charley's Aunt
1941
6.8
The Great Profile
1940
6.6
20 Mule Team
1940