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Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in Reckless (1998), Wives and Daughters (1999), Deceit (2000), and Cranford (2007). A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 1979 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the ITV serial Lillie.
IMDb profile of English actress Francesca Annis, who has starred in movies, TV and theater since 1950s. See her photos, videos, credits, trivia, awards and more.
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- Kensington, London, England, UK
Learn about the life and career of English actress Francesca Annis, who starred in Macbeth, Dune, Lillie and more. Find out her birth date, family, awards, trivia and quotes.
- May 14, 1945
- 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.
Sep 1, 2021 · The British actress, who played Lady Jessica in the sci-fi epic, shares her memories of the production, the cast, and the reception of the film. She also reveals which movie she was promised as a reward for taking the role.
- Andreas Wiseman
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Learn about the life and career of Francesca Annis, the actress who has appeared in sixteen MASTERPIECE productions over the years, from Madame Bovary to Flesh and Blood. Discover how she started her acting career as a child, how she almost became a nun, how she met Elizabeth Taylor, and how she discovered Brazil.
Francesca Annis is an English actress who has appeared in TV shows such as Cranford, Wives and Daughters, and Dune. She has also starred in films like The Libertine, Krull, and Macbeth.
