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Francesca Annis is an English actress who has appeared in films, TV and theatre. She is known for roles in Macbeth, Dune, Cranford and Home Fires, and has been nominated for six BAFTA TV Awards.
Francesca Annis. Actress: Dune. English actress Francesca Annis, who has enjoyed a career spanning seven decades in movies, television and the theater, was born in London six days after V-E Day, on May 14, 1945.
- January 1, 1
- 1.63 m
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Masterpiece
- She's been a MASTERPIECE star in six decades. It’s likely that MASTERPIECE fans are no strangers to the talents of Flesh and Blood star Francesca Annis.
- She almost took a drastically different path in life. Though she began her acting career young and never looked back, Annis almost took a very different path in life — one devoted to her faith.
- She spent the first seven years of her life in Brazil. During the early years of Annis’ childhood, her parents ran a nightclub on Copacabana Beach. The family spent years there before moving to England, and Annis still has vivid memories of her time in Brazil.
- Her big break was starring alongside a Hollywood icon! Though Annis’ first on-screen role came at the age of 14 as the lead in the 1958 film The Cat Gang, about a group of children who stumble across a smuggling ring, her big break would come just five years later in 1963 as Eiras, a handmaiden, in the hit film Cleopatra, starring big-screen legends Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Learn about the life and career of English actress Francesca Annis, who starred in Macbeth, Dune, Lillie and more. Find out her family, awards, trivia and quotes on IMDb.
- May 14, 1945
Mar 4, 2023 · Ralph Fiennes, 60, is spotted in Rome with former lover Francesca Annis, 77 - who was involved in the end of his first marriage - just weeks after strolling arm-in-arm with another female...
- 2 min
- Caroline Graham
Sep 1, 2021 · As the world gears up to take in Dune ’s anticipated reboot at the Venice Film Festival, I sat down with British actress Francesca Annis, star of the original Dune, to talk candidly about the ins...
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Learn about the life and career of Francesca Annis, who has appeared in sixteen MASTERPIECE productions since 1975. Discover her childhood in Brazil, her big break with Elizabeth Taylor, and her unconventional choices.
