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Brewer's: Anne

Sister Anne. Sister of Fatima, the seventh and last of Bluebeard's wives. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Anne's FanAnnates A B C D E F G H I J K…

Ann Landers

Name at birth: Esther Pauline FriedmanAnn Landers dispensed advice to readers in a daily column that ran for five decades in more than 1,200 U.S. newspapers. A wife and mother with no journalism…

Anne Heche

Despite her many fine performances, actress Anne Heche remains better known as the former lover of comedian Ellen DeGeneres, for her highly publicized mental breakdown in 2000, and for the fiery…

Anne Bradstreet

Name at birth: Anne DudleyAnne Bradstreet emigrated to Massachusetts with her father and her husband in 1630. Her husband later became a governor of the colony, while Anne wrote poetry and raised…

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of the future Queen Elizabeth I. A former lady-in-waiting for Henry's sister Mary Tudor, Anne Boleyn married the king in 1533…

Anne Bancroft

Name at birth: Anna Maria Louise ItalianoTony, Emmy and Oscar winner Anne Bancroft is best known for her portrayal of Mrs. Robinson, the older woman who seduces young Benjamin (Dustin Hoffman) in the…

Anne Sullivan

Name at birth: Joanna SullivanAnne Sullivan was the tutor and lifelong friend and assistant to Helen Keller, the famous deaf and blind activist. Sullivan lost her own sight as a child and attended…

Anne Parillaud

Actress Anne Parillaud made it big in France and on the international art-house circuit, but still best known for playing the title role in La Femme Nikita (1990) -- a hit woman with high heels. The…

Anne Hutchinson

Name at birth: Anne MarburyAnne Hutchinson was a theologically literate midwife who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638 for her religious views. Hutchinson emigrated with her…

Ann Reinking

Ann Reinking was a well-known Broadway dancer and choreographer, best known as a leading acolyte of the style and techniques of Broadway legend Bob Fosse. Ann Reinking got her first break dancing in…