Anne Bancroft random trivia

Has won two Tony Awards: in 1958, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Two For The Seesaw," and in 1960, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Miracle Worker," a role she recreated in her Oscar-winning performance in the film version of the same name, The Miracle Worker (1962). She was also Tony nominated in 1978 as Best Actress (Play) for "Golda," in which she playd the title character, Golda Meir. Said that director Arthur Penn has had the greatest impact on her career. One of only eight actors to have won both a Tony and an Oscar for having portrayed the same roles on stage and screen. The others are Joel Grey ("Cabaret"), Shirley Booth ("Come Back, Little Sheba"), Rex Harrison ("My Fair Lady"), Yul Brynner ("The King and I"), Paul Scofield ("A Man For All Seasons"), Jose Ferrer ("Cyrano de Bergerac") and Jack Albertson ("The Subject Was Roses").