Anne Bancroft was only in comedies.
84 Charing Cross Road is a 1987 British-American drama film directed by David Jones . Anne Bancroft . After her film debut in Do n't Bother to Knock ( 1952 ) and a string of supporting film roles during the 1950s , she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her lead role in The Miracle Worker ( 1962 ) as the teacher of teenage Helen Keller , reprising her role in the Broadway stage play . The Miracle Worker is a 1962 American biographical film about Anne Sullivan , blind tutor to Helen Keller , directed by Arthur Penn. . The Turning Point is a 1977 American drama film centered on the world of ballet in New York City , written by Arthur Laurents and directed by Herbert Ross .