Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

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Anne Baxter was an American actress whose career began in 1940. Her filmography includes *The Magnificent Ambersons*, *Farmhouse Favourites*, *Matthew Connection*, *Woman's work*, and *Family Memoir*. She was recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Baxter was born on May 7, 1923, and died on December 12, 1985. She recorded statements regarding her profession, noting that acting was her "permanent, built-in cathedral." She also commented on the challenges of balancing domestic roles with employment.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Anne
Family name: Baxter
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Michigan City
Place of death: New York City
Spouse: John Hodiak
Occupation: actor
Educated at: Los Angeles High School
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Award: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Student of: Maria Ouspenskaya
Image: Anne Baxter 20th Century Fox player, 1940s.jpg
Work location: United States

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Commons category: Anne Baxter
date of birth: 1923-00-00
date of death: 1986-12-12
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Commons gallery: Anne Baxter
cause of death: intracranial aneurysm
name in native language: Anne Baxter
start of work period: 1940-00-00
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and seven Photoplay Awards, and was nominated for an Emmy and two Laurel Awards.

A granddaughter of Frank Lloyd Wright, Baxter studied acting with Maria Ouspenskaya and had some stage experience before making her film debut in 20 Mule Team (1940). She became a contract player of 20th Century-Fox and was loaned to RKO Pictures for the role of Lucy Morgan in Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). She was the leading lady in Billy Wilder's Five Graves to Cairo (1943). In 1947, she won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sophie MacDonald in The Razor's Edge (1946).

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