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Anne Francis. Anne Francis (September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science fiction film Forbidden Planet (1956) and the television action-drama series Honey West (1965–1966). Forbidden Planet marked a first in in-color, big-budget, science-fiction-themed motion pictures.
Forbidden Planet: Directed by Fred M. Wilcox. With Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens. A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
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- Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Fred M. Wilcox
- 1958-06-13
Anne Francis was a versatile and glamorous actress who starred in films, TV shows and stage plays. She is best known for her role as Altaira Morbius in the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and as Honey West, a female detective, in the TV series Honey West (1965).
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- Ossining, New York, USA
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- Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, and Dick Powell in Susan Slept Here (1954)
- Anne Francis and Dick Powell in Susan Slept Here (1954)
- Anne Francis, Glenda Farrell, and Dick Powell in Susan Slept Here (1954)
- Debbie Reynolds and Anne Francis in Susan Slept Here (1954)
- Anne Francis and Horace McMahon in Susan Slept Here (1954)
- Leonard Nimoy and Anne Francis in A Stitch in Crime (1973)
Anne Francis plays Altaira, the daughter of Dr. Morbius, in the 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden Planet. She is the love interest of Commander Adams, who investigates the mysterious death of Morbius's crew on Altair IV.
Jan 8, 2011 · Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet / Uh-uh-uh-uh, oh-oh — At the late night, double feature, picture show. — “Science Fiction Double Feature,” a song from Richard O’Brien’s The ...
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Anne Francis. Actress: Forbidden Planet. Anne Francis got into show business quite early in life. She was born on September 16, 1930 in Ossining, New York (which is near Sing Sing prison), the only child of Phillip Ward Francis, a businessman/salesman, and the former Edith Albertson. A natural little beauty, she became a John Robert Powers model at age 6(!) and swiftly moved into radio soap ...
Jan 8, 2011 · The poster artwork for Forbidden Planet — MGM’s 1956 reworking of Shakespeare’s The Tempest into a science-fiction parable of ego vs. id — showed a fearsome cyborg holding a sleeping blond in a diaphanous gown that highlighted her gaudy curves. The blond was Anne Francis, the machine was Robby the Robot, and the poster had nothing to do ...