Portrait of Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

Acting

Biography

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. Her film appearances include Krull (1983), Dune (1984), The Debt Collector (1999) and The Libertine (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Francesca Annis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: May 14, 1945

Place of Birth: Kensington, London, England, UK

Filmography

2025
The Forsytes

as Ann Forsyte

2025
The Forsyte Saga

as Ann Forsyte

2024
Hamlet

as Ghost

2021
Showtrial

as Dame Harriet Kenny

2020
2018
King of Thieves

as Lyn Reader

2017
Bancroft

as Carol Bancroft

2015
Home Fires

as Joyce Cameron

2012
Loving Miss Hatto

as Joyce Hatto

2008
Shifty

as Valerie

2007
Cranford

as Lady Ludlow

2006
Jane Eyre

as Lady Ingram

2005
Jericho

as Lady Clare Wellesley

2005
Revolver

as Lily Walker

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Lady Selina Hazy

2004
The Libertine

as Countess

2002
Copenhagen

as Margrethe Bohr

1999
Onegin

as Katiusha (uncredited)

1999
Wives and Daughters

as Hyacinth Gibson

1999
The Debt Collector

as Val Dryden

1999
Milk

as Harriet

1998
Reckless: The Sequel

as Anna Fairley

1997
Reckless

as Anna Fairley

1994
Doomsday Gun

as Sophie

1993
A Haunting Harmony

as David's Mother

1992
Between the Lines

as Angela Berridge

1991
1991
Performance

as Elizabeth Collier

1991
Absolute Hell

as Elizabeth Collier

1990
Romeo.Juliet

as Juliet (voice)

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Sharon Bannister

1988
1987
I'll Take Manhattan

as Lily Amberville

1986
Under the Cherry Moon

as Mrs. Wellington

1986
El río de oro

as Dubarry

1984
Dune

as Lady Jessica

1983
1983
Krull

as Widow of the Web

1983
The Maze

as Catherine Frode

1983
1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

as Lady Frances Derwent

1978
1978
Lillie

as Lillie

1978
Stronger Than the Sun

as Kate Crowley

1975
Madame Bovary

as Emma Bovary

1974
1974
Sign It Death

as Tracy Conway

1973
1973
Penny Gold

as Delphi / Diane

1972
1971
Macbeth

as Lady Macbeth

1970
The Walking Stick

as Arabella Dainton

1969
The Sky Pirate

as Uptight Girl

1967
Great Expectations

as Estella Havisham

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Manuela von Meinhardis

1965
1964
1964
Theatre 625

as Helen

1964
Murder Most Foul

as Sheila Upward

1963
West 11

as Phyl

1963
Cleopatra

as Eiras

1963
1962
The Saint

as Maria

1961
1961
His and Hers

as Wanda

1960
No Kidding

as Priscilla

1960
Danger Man

as Judy

1959
Carry On Teacher

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

1959
The Cat Gang

as Sylvia

1956
Armchair Theatre

as Amy Racey