Anne Baxter
Acting
1923-05-07 · 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.
Filmography
Footsteps on the Ceiling
2013 · Movie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Movie
The Making of The Ten Commandments
2003 · Movie
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
The Masks of Death
1984 · Movie
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983 · Movie
Blake: The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell
1983 · Movie
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
1983 · Movie
Hotel
1982 · Series
East of Eden
1981 · Series
Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980 · Movie
Hagen
1980 · Series
Nero Wolfe
1979 · Movie
Little Mo
1978 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976 · Series
Lisa, Bright and Dark
1973 · Movie
Lapin 360
1972 · Movie
Banacek
1972 · Series
The Catcher
1972 · Movie
If Tomorrow Comes
1971 · Movie
Columbo
1971 · Series
Cannon
1971 · Series
The Late Liz
1971 · Movie
Fools' Parade
1971 · Movie
Ritual of Evil
1970 · Movie
The Challengers
1970 · Movie
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969 · Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities
1969 · Movie
Companions in Nightmare
1968 · Movie
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
Stranger on the Run
1967 · Movie
Mannix
1967 · Series
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Series
Ironside
1967 · Series
The Busy Body
1967 · Movie
Sette donne per una strage
1967 · Movie
The Tall Women
1966 · Movie
Batman
1966 · Series
The F.B.I.
1965 · Series
The Loner
1965 · Series
The Big Valley
1965 · Series
Run for Your Life
1965 · Series
The Family Jewels
1965 · Movie
Marilyn
1963 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Series
Mix Me a Person
1962 · Movie
Walk on the Wild Side
1962 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
Cimarron
1960 · Movie
My Three Sons
1960 · Series
Checkmate
1960 · Series
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959 · Movie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Series
Riverboat
1959 · Series
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Movie
Armored Attack!
1957 · Movie
Three Violent People
1956 · Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Movie
Playhouse 90
1956 · Series
The Come On
1956 · Movie
The Spoilers
1955 · Movie
One Desire
1955 · Movie
Bedevilled
1955 · Movie
Carnival Story
1954 · Movie
The Blue Gardenia
1953 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series
I Confess
1953 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952 · Movie
My Wife's Best Friend
1952 · Movie
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Movie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
Follow the Sun
1951 · Movie
All About Eve
1950 · Movie
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 · Movie
You're My Everything
1949 · Movie
Yellow Sky
1948 · Movie
The Walls of Jericho
1948 · Movie
The Luck of the Irish
1948 · Movie
Homecoming
1948 · Movie
Mother Wore Tights
1947 · Movie
Blaze of Noon
1947 · Movie
The Razor's Edge
1946 · Movie
Angel on My Shoulder
1946 · Movie
Smoky
1946 · Movie
A Royal Scandal
1945 · Movie
Guest in the House
1944 · Movie
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
1944 · Movie
The Eve of St. Mark
1944 · Movie
The Purple Heart
1944 · Movie
The Fighting Sullivans
1944 · Movie
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
The North Star
1943 · Movie
Five Graves to Cairo
1943 · Movie
Crash Dive
1943 · Movie
The Pied Piper
1942 · Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942 · Movie
Swamp Water
1941 · Movie
Charley's Aunt
1941 · Movie
The Great Profile
1940 · Movie
20 Mule Team
1940 · Movie