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Anne Baxter
Known for: ActingAnne 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 30
The Ten Commandments
as Nefretiri 
All About Eve
as Eve Harrington 
Yellow Sky
as Constance Mae 'Mike' 
I Confess
as Ruth Grandfort 
Fools' Parade
as Cleo 
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Lucy Morgan 
Three Violent People
as Lorna Hunter Saunders 
Walk on the Wild Side
as Teresina Vidarverri 
The Razor's Edge
as Sophie MacDonald 
Five Graves to Cairo
as Mouche 
O. Henry's Full House
as Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf") 
The Blue Gardenia
as Norah Larkin 
Cimarron
as Dixie Lee 
The Family Jewels
as Anne Baxter 
The Luck of the Irish
as Nora 
Angel on My Shoulder
as Barbara Foster 
The North Star
as Marina Pavlov 
Crash Dive
as Jean Hewlett 
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Kit Dodge Jr. 
If Tomorrow Comes
as Miss Cramer 
The Masks of Death
as Irene Adler / Mrs. Norton 
The Spoilers
as Cherry Malotte 
Guest in the House
as Evelyn Heath 
The Busy Body
as Margo Foster Kane 
One Desire
as Tacey Cromwell 
Bedevilled
as Monica Johnson 
The Fighting Sullivans
as Katherine Mary Sullivan 
The Making of The Ten Commandments
as Self (archive footage) 
Homecoming
as Mrs. Penny Johnson 
The Tall Women
as Mary Ann