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