She returned to screens in 1962 with her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (1962), for which she won an Oscar. Her nickname was Italiano Anna Maria Louisa. In 1957, Bancroft was directed by Jacques Tourneur in a David Goodis adaptation, Nightfall. 12,[8] later moving to 1580 Zerega Ave. and graduating from Christopher Columbus High School in 1948. //