yes, she was. she was magical.

one of my favorite scenes about admiration. she should have gotten an award for this

@@waddyriver for sure. Anne Bancroft was a great actress.

Why do people call famous actors “underrated”? She is a working actor which puts her in top 1% of actors. How is this underrated? Any famous actor you see is at the top of the game

The Girl in Black Stockings, early lead & VERY much against type.

She always been great one on one with another actor. Examples: Her and Patty Duke, Bill Pullman in Malice, Sissy Speack 'Night Mother, Dustin Hoffman , The Graduate, Shirley McClaine The Turning Point, her scenes with Jane Fonda and Meg Tilly in in Agnes of God , Sidney Portier, (Who she incidentally presented him with his Oscar) in A Slender Tread (even though it was over the phone) a master of dialog/monolog (check out Garbo Speaks) Theater work makes you a better actor. And she's also damn attractive. As you can see I'm a big fan of Mrs. Brooks; a truly gifted actress. One of the all time greatest. R.I.P, Anne.

@Jardinier2023. He did the same with Bergman in MOTOE & won her the Oscar for 1 of the briefest roles ever nominated. Lumet began as child actor in theatre & then directed during Golden Age of Television, leading to Twelve Angry Men. Years later he did MUCH different story about self-appointed jury that also became a classic, all-star Murder On the Orient Express. Ingrid Bergman was offered role of Russian Princess Dragomiroff, she demurred for far less showy role of Swedish missionary. As he would with Bancroft, he shot her scene in close-up, no cuts, let his 🌟 star run with it. When he said cut, she stood & gave him a thank-you kiss. When Bergman won the Oscar she graciously & simply stated in her acceptance speech that it was fellow nominee Valentina Cortese who deserved the win. Also very funny story about her & Lauren Bacall, for another time.

Ladies.

True, but Ebert gave this 1 🌟 & complained about the script, so it works both ways. MANY movies written on the fly or improvised & often the better for it, Altman encouraged his large ensemble casts to improvise. Apparently Bancroft couldn't do that (despite being married to Mel Brooks), but Ebert also disliked her character, he wanted Garbo to actually TALK!

Well said. Maybe it's generational. Maybe it's like Garbo begat Bancroft. And Bancroft begat Streep.

R Gallagher And I see that's why she was (Comden) uncredited. Kind of would've taken away the magic and suspense the audience was feeling on knowing if it was her or not.

Is it Garbo?

No 😢.

Garbo repeatedly offered comebacks & refused them.

Wonderful cast, great director, another Lumet NYC movie.

It was Betty Comdon, not Garbo.

She wasn't that reclusive but no, it wasn't her. She would never have been "game for it." She was long done with making pictures.

She lived in NYC along with MGM studio cohorts Crawford & Loy & NEVER communicated with them, even after Crawford narrated television doc. on former co-🌟

It’s not Garbo, it’s Betty Comden, Broadway writer and lyricist. Comden was a legend herself, but not at the level of Garbo. Unfortunately, Garbo herself wouldn’t have dreamt of appearing in a movie cameo.

@@wotan10950 Oh, thank you for telling me. I just remember my older sister really like Garbo but I didn't know anything about her other than that she went silent which I always found to be intriguing. I expect she came off as an empath so it's interesting that this lady isn't her after all because I wasn't getting that vibe from her.

Actually, uterine cancer. She said she was never a heavy smoker, and only did it for work, not pleasure.

Yes, that explains her Oscar, half century career & dozens of credits & other award noms. Mrs. Robinson alone is an icon & she played it so cool in that 1 she was 🔥.