Anne Baxter
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An American actress of Hollywood's golden age, Anne Baxter won the Oscar for her role in 'The Razor's Edge' and was immortalized as the ambitious, calculating Eve Harrington in the acid-tongued 'All About Eve'. Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, she possessed a cool elegance that let her shift from ingenue to manipulator with ease. She also played Nefertari opposite Charlton Heston in Cecil B. DeMille's grand fresco 'The Ten Commandments'. She died in 1985, leaving behind one of cinema's most quoted portraits of female ambition.
Anne Baxter
53 Movies
21 Series
An American actress of Hollywood's golden age, Anne Baxter won the Oscar for her role in 'The Razor's Edge' and was immortalized as the ambitious, calculating Eve Harrington in the acid-tongued 'All About Eve'. Granddaughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, she possessed a cool elegance that let her shift from ingenue to manipulator with ease. She also played Nefertari opposite Charlton Heston in Cecil B. DeMille's grand fresco 'The Ten Commandments'. She died in 1985, leaving behind one of cinema's most quoted portraits of female ambition.
Movies
Plays Nefretiri
The Ten Commandments
1956
Plays Eve Harrington
All About Eve
1950
Plays Ruth Grandfort
I Confess
1953
Plays Sophie MacDonald
The Razor's Edge
1946
Plays Lucy Morgan
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942
Plays Dixie Lee
Cimarron
1960
Plays Constance Mae 'Mike'
Yellow Sky
1948
Plays Norah Larkin
The Blue Gardenia
1953
Plays Julie Keefer
Swamp Water
1941
Plays Cleo
Fools' Parade
1971
Plays Joanna Goodwin (segment "The Last Leaf")
O. Henry's Full House
1952
Plays Mouche
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
Plays Lorna Hunter Saunders
Three Violent People
1956
Plays Teresina Vidarverri
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
Plays Kit Dodge Jr.
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
Plays Marina Pavlov
The North Star
1943
Plays Anne Baxter
The Family Jewels
1965
Plays Jean Hewlett
Crash Dive
1943
Plays Olive
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1959
Plays Barbara Foster
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
Plays Cherry Malotte
The Spoilers
1955
Plays Jessamyn Connolly
Little Mo
1978
Plays Anna Jaschikoff
A Royal Scandal
1945
Plays Margo Foster Kane
The Busy Body
1967
Plays Kimberley Prescott
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
Plays Mary Maxwell
The Great Profile
1940
Plays Tacey Cromwell
One Desire
1955
Plays Mrs. Penny Johnson
Homecoming
1948
Plays Nora
The Luck of the Irish
1948
Plays Monica Johnson
Bedevilled
1955
Plays Julia Norman
The Walls of Jericho
1948
Plays Hannah Adams
You're My Everything
1949
Plays Katherine Mary Sullivan
The Fighting Sullivans
1944
Plays Mary Ann
The Tall Women
1966
Plays Lucille Stewart
Blaze of Noon
1947
Plays Valerie Hogan
Follow the Sun
1951
Plays Jean Johnson
20 Mule Team
1940
Plays Lilliana Zorska
Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980
Plays Rita
The Come On
1956
Plays Amy Spettigue
Charley's Aunt
1941
Plays Julie Richards
Smoky
1946
Plays Cal
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1952
Plays Willi
Carnival Story
1954
Plays Evelyn Heath
Guest in the House
1944
Plays Nicole Rougeron
The Pied Piper
1942
Plays Virginia Mason
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
Plays Janet Feller
The Eve of St. Mark
1944
Plays Dr. Anne Dyson
Mix Me a Person
1962
Plays Tessa Osborne
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
1944
TV Shows
Plays Olga
Batman
1966
Plays Edwina D'Orsey
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
Plays Myra Sherwood
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Plays Priscilla Crawford
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Katherine Daly
The F.B.I.
1965
Plays Beatrice Martin Kipp
Checkmate
1960
Plays Maj. Edith Johansen
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Margaret Schilling
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Mona Morrison
Run for Your Life
1965
Plays Hannah Kendall
The Big Valley
1965
Plays Ellie Jenkins
Riverboat
1959
Plays Laura Fletcher
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Plays Nora Willis
Dr. Kildare
1961
Plays Louise
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Plays Eileen Talbot
My Three Sons
1960
Plays Nora Chandler
Columbo
1971
Plays Leslie Lyle
Banacek
1972
Plays Magda Blain
The Name of the Game
1968
Plays Pat Bass
Playhouse 90
1956
Plays Janice Brandt
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Plays Alice Flynn
Ironside
1967
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Jane Austen in Manhattan
Lilliana Zorska
1980
Film
Little Mo
Jessamyn Connolly
1978
Film
The Love Boat
Priscilla Crawford · 2 episodes
1977–
TV
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Edwina D'Orsey · 4 episodes
1976–
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Margaret Schilling · 1 episode
1973
TV
Lapin 360
Mrs. Barnes
1972
Film
Banacek
Leslie Lyle · 1 episode
1972–
TV
Columbo
Nora Chandler · 1 episode
1971–
TV
The Late Liz
Liz Addams Hatch
1971
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Anne Baxter still alive?
Anne Baxter passed away on December 12, 1985 at age 62.
What are the most famous roles of Anne Baxter?
Anne Baxter is best known for roles in The Ten Commandments, All About Eve, I Confess.
How many movies has Anne Baxter been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1940), Anne Baxter has appeared in 53 movies and 21 TV shows.
What was Anne Baxter's first movie?
The career of Anne Baxter began with 20 Mule Team (1940).
What is Anne Baxter's most recent movie or series?
Anne Baxter's most recent release is Night of 100 Stars II, which premiered on March 10, 1985.
What TV shows has Anne Baxter appeared in?
On television, Anne Baxter has appeared in Columbo, Batman, The Love Boat, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Anne Baxter
1923-05-07 · Michigan City, Indiana, USA
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.