MS. Bancroft is the stage name of ANNE Bancroft, an American actress who was active in film, television, and theatre from the 1950s to the 2000s. She is best known for her Academy Award-winning performance as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962). She also received two Tony Awards for her performances in Two for the Seesaw (1958) and The Miracle Worker (1959). She was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, winning one for her performance in The Graduate (1967).