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Anne Baxter
Actor
Born May 7, 1923Died December 12, 1985 (62 years)
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
Filmography
| 1998 | The Best of Hollywood · as Interview |
| 1985 | The Wandering Company · as Lilliana |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes and the Masks of Death · as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Victoria Cabot |
| 1981 | East of Eden (TV Series) · as Faye |
| 1980 | Jane Austen in Manhattan · as Lilliana Zorska |
| 1979 | Nero Wolfe · as Mrs. Rachael Bruner |
| 1978 | Little Mo · as Jessamyn Connolly |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Helen Williams |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers (TV Series) · as Edwina D'orsey |
| 1973 | Lisa, Bright and Dark · as Margaret Schilling |
| 1973 | Love Story (TV Series) · as Elaine Mckinley |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Leslie Lyle |
| 1971 | If Tomorrow Comes · as Miss Cramer |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Nora Chandler |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Late Liz · as Liz Addams Hatch |
| 1971 | Fools' Parade · as Cleo |
| 1970 | Ritual of Evil · as Jolene Wiley |
| 1969 | Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Marian Harper |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Myra Sherwood |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Magda Blaine |
| 1967 | Stranger on the Run · as Valverda Johnson |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Alice Flynn |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) · as Erica Holloway |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Busy Body · as Margo Foster Kane |
| 1966 | The Tall Women · as Mary Ann |
| 1966 | Batman (1966) (TV Series) · as Olga |
| 1965 | The Loner (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Katherine Daly |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Hannah Kendall |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Mona Morrison |
| 1963 | Marilyn · as Archive Footage |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Janice Brandt |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Nora Carlton |
| 1962 | Mix Me a Person · as Dr. Anne Dyson |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side · as Teresina Vidarverri |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Nora Willis |
| 1960 | Cimarron · as Dixie Lee |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Eileen Talbot |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Beatrice Martin Kipp |
| 1959 | Season of Passion · as Olive |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Louise |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Ellie Jenkins |
| 1958 | Lux Playhouse (TV Series) · as Delphine Murphy |
| 1958 | Chase a Crooked Shadow · as Kimberley Prescott |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Kitty Angel |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Guest Panelist |
| 1956 | Three Violent People · as Lorna Hunter Saunders |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments · as Nefretiri |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Laura Fletcher |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Pat Bass |
| 1956 | The Come On · as Rita |
| 1955 | The Spoilers · as Cherry Malotte |
| 1955 | One Desire · as Tacey Cromwell |
| 1955 | Bedevilled · as Monica Johnson |
| 1954 | Circus of Love · as Cast |
| 1954 | Carnival Story · as Willi |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Paula Marsten |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia · as Norah Larkin |
| 1953 | I Confess · as Ruth Grandfort |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Ella Harley |
| 1952 | My Wife's Best Friend · as Virginia Mason |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House · as Joanna Goodwin (segment "the Last Leaf") |
| 1952 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat · as Cal |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV Series) · as Margaret Schilling |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Follow the Sun · as Valerie Hogan |
| 1950 | All About Eve · as Eve Harrington |
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk · as Kit Dodge Jr. |
| 1949 | You're My Everything · as Hannah Adams |
| 1948 | Yellow Sky · as Constance Mae 'mike' |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho · as Julia Norman |
| 1948 | The Luck of the Irish · as Nora |
| 1948 | Homecoming · as Mrs. Penny Johnson |
| 1947 | Mother Wore Tights · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon · as Lucille Stewart |
| 1946 | The Razor's Edge · as Sophie Macdonald |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder · as Barbara Foster |
| 1946 | Smoky · as Julie Richards |
| 1945 | A Royal Scandal · as Anna Jaschikoff |
| 1944 | Guest in the House · as Evelyn Heath |
| 1944 | Sunday Dinner for a Soldier · as Tessa Osborne |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark · as Janet Feller |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart · as Anne (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Fighting Sullivans · as Katherine Mary Sullivan |
| 1943 | The North Star · as Marina Pavlov |
| 1943 | Five Graves to Cairo · as Mouche |
| 1943 | Crash Dive · as Jean Hewlett |
| 1942 | The Pied Piper · as Nicole Rougeron |
| 1942 | The Magnificent Ambersons · as Lucy Morgan |
| 1941 | Swamp Water · as Julie Keefer |
| 1941 | Charley's Aunt · as Amy Spettigue |
| 1940 | The Great Profile · as Mary Maxwell |
| 1940 | 20 Mule Team · as Jean Johnson |