Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Sneak Preview: 2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament: The 1960s Bracket #5

Voting starts March 3rd.

Anne Bancroft
Birth Name: Anna Maria Louise Italiano
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "All-American Girls" #1
Birth Date: September 17, 1931
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York
Height: 5' 6½"
Academy Awards: 5 nominations, 1 win (actress, The Miracle Worker)
Signature Role: Annie Sullivan (The Miracle Worker)

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Julie Harris
Birth Name: Julie Anne Harris
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "All-American Girls" #8
Birth Date: December 2, 1925
Birthplace: Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
Academy Awards: 1 nomination
Signature Role: Eleanor "Nell" Lance (The Haunting)

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Patricia Neal
Birth Name: Patricia Louise Neal
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "All-American Girls" #4
Birth Date: January 20, 1926
Birthplace: Packard, Kentucky
Height: 5' 8"
Academy Awards: 2 nominations, 1 win (actress, Hud)
Signature Role: Alma Brown (Hud)

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Geraldine Page
Birth Name: Geraldine Sue Page
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "All-American Girls" #5
Birth Date: November 22, 1924
Birthplace: Kirksville, Missouri
Height: 5' 8"
Academy Awards: 8 nominations, 1 win (actress, The Trip to Bountiful)
Signature Role: Mrs. Carrie Watts (The Trip to Bountiful)

Note: Of all the actresses in the 1960s bracket, Geraldine Page received the most Oscar nominations—and yet she might be the least known of the bunch.

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