Anne Baxter profile
Actor profile

Anne Baxter

7th May 1923 Michigan City, Indiana, USA Acting

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.

74 Movies 41 TV Shows 116 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Little Mo poster
Little Mo 5th September 1978 as Jessamyn Connolly
Marilyn poster
Marilyn 18th April 1963 as archive footage
Yellow Sky poster
Yellow Sky 24th December 1948 as Constance Mae 'Mike'
Smoky poster
Smoky 26th June 1946 as Julie Richards
Hotel poster
Hotel 21st August 1982 as Victoria Cabot
Banacek poster
Banacek 13th September 1972 as Leslie Lyle
Columbo poster
Columbo 15th September 1971 as Nora Chandler
Batman poster
Batman 12th January 1966 as Zelda
Checkmate poster
Checkmate 17th September 1960 as Beatrice Martin Kipp