Anne Baxter
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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
Credits
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Nefretiri
All About Eve (1950)
as Eve Harrington
I Confess (1953)
as Ruth Grandfort
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
as Lucy Morgan
The Razor's Edge (1946)
as Sophie MacDonald
Yellow Sky (1948)
as Constance Mae 'Mike'
Three Violent People (1956)
as Lorna Hunter Saunders
Fools' Parade (1971)
as Cleo
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
as Mouche
Cimarron (1960)
as Dixie Lee
Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
as Teresina Vidarverri
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
as Norah Larkin
The North Star (1943)
as Marina Pavlov
The Family Jewels (1965)
as Anne Baxter
The Spoilers (1955)
as Cherry Malotte
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Crash Dive (1943)
as Jean Hewlett
Little Mo (1978)
as Jessamyn Connolly
The Purple Heart (1944)
as Anne (voice) (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal (1945)
as Anna Jaschikoff
Stranger on the Run (1967)
as Valverda Johnson
One Desire (1955)
as Tacey Cromwell
Swamp Water (1941)
as Julie Keefer
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
as Kit Dodge Jr.
Bedevilled (1955)
as Monica Johnson
Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
as Kimberley Prescott
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
as Barbara Foster
The Great Profile (1940)
as Mary Maxwell
Ritual of Evil (1970)
as Jolene Wiley
Follow the Sun (1951)
as Valerie Hogan
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
as Katherine Mary Sullivan
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
as Julia Norman
The Luck of the Irish (1948)
as Nora
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
The Masks of Death (1984)
as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton
The Busy Body (1967)
as Margo Foster Kane
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
as Lilliana Zorska
The Come On (1956)
as Rita
Guest in the House (1944)
as Evelyn Heath
Homecoming (1948)
as Mrs. Penny Johnson
Marilyn (1963)
as archive footage
My Wife's Best Friend (1952)
as Virginia Mason
You're My Everything (1949)
as Hannah Adams
The Pied Piper (1942)
as Nicole Rougeron
If Tomorrow Comes (1971)
as Miss Cramer
Carnival Story (1954)
as Willi
Blaze of Noon (1947)
as Lucille Stewart
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (1983)
as Self
The Tall Women (1966)
as Mary Ann
Charley's Aunt (1941)
as Amy Spettigue
Smoky (1946)
as Julie Richards
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities (1969)
as Myra Sherwood
The Eve of St. Mark (1944)
as Janet Feller
The Making of The Ten Commandments (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Companions in Nightmare (1968)
as Carlotta Mauridge
The Late Liz (1971)
as Liz Addams Hatch
Nero Wolfe (1979)
as Mrs. Rachael Bruner
Armored Attack! (1957)
as Marina Pavlov
20 Mule Team (1940)
as Jean Johnson
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959)
as Olive
Backstory: 'All About Eve' (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Mix Me a Person (1962)
as Dr. Anne Dyson
The Catcher (1972)
as Kate
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)
as Cal
Lisa, Bright and Dark (1973)
as Margaret Schilling
The Challengers (1970)
as Stephanie York
Lapin 360 (1972)
as Mrs. Barnes
Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013)
as Eve Harrington (archive footage)
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944)
as Tessa Osborne
Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell (1983)
Actor
Sette donne per una strage (1967)
Actor
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (1983)
as Narrator