Francesca Annis
Biography
Francesca Annis is an English actress born on May 14, 1945, in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom. She is known for her television roles in Reckless in 1998, Wives and Daughters in 1999, Deceit in 2000, and Cranford in 2007. As 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 in 1983, Dune in 1984, The Debt Collector in 1999, and The Libertine in 2004. With ninety-five known acting credits, she is recognized for her extensive work in film and television productions throughout her career.
Career overview
Francesca Annis is an English actress born on May 14, 1945, in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom. She has built an extensive acting career spanning numerous film and television productions, accumulating 95 known credits in the database.
Her television career includes notable roles in the 1998 production Reckless, the 1999 adaptation of Wives and Daughters, Deceit in 2000, and Cranford in 2007. Recognized for her work on the small screen, she is a six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee and won the 1979 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her performance in the ITV serial Lillie.
In addition to her television work, Annis has appeared in several feature films. Her cinematic credits include Krull and Dune in the 1983 and 1984 releases, respectively, as well as The Debt Collector in 1999 and The Libertine in 2004.
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- The Forsytes (2025) as Ann Forsyte
- Hamlet (2024) as Ghost
- Showtrial (2021) as Dame Harriet Kenny
- Flesh and Blood (2020) as Vivien
- King of Thieves (2018) as Lyn Reader
- The London Studios: Home of the Stars (2018) as Self
- Bancroft (2017) as Carol Bancroft
- Home Fires (2015) as Joyce Cameron
- The Briny (2015)
- Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' (2014) as Self
- Loving Miss Hatto (2012) as Joyce Hatto
- The Little House (2010) as Elizabeth
- Shifty (2008) as Valerie
- Cranford (2007) as Lady Ludlow
- Jane Eyre (2006) as Lady Ingram
- Revolver (2005) as Lily Walker
- Jericho (2005) as Lady Clare Wellesley
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Lady Selina Hazy
- The Libertine (2004) as Countess
- Copenhagen (2002) as Margrethe Bohr
- Deceit (2000) as Ellen Richmond
- Wives and Daughters (1999) as Mrs Hyacinth Gibson (née Kirkpatrick)
- Onegin (1999) as Katiusha (uncredited)
- Milk (1999) as Harriet
- The Debt Collector (1999) as Val Dryden
- Reckless: The Sequel (1998) as Anna Fairley
- Reckless (1997) as Anna Fairley
- Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) as Bonnie Fielding
- Doomsday Gun (1994) as Sophie
- Headhunters (1994) as Sally Hall
- A Haunting Harmony (1993) as David's Mother
- Between the Lines (1992) as Angela Berridge
- Weep No More, My Lady (1992) as Leila
- Performance (1991) as Elizabeth Collier
- Absolute Hell (1991) as Elizabeth Collier
- Parnell & the Englishwoman (1991) as Katharine O'Shea
- The Gravy Train Goes East (1991) as Katya Princip
- Romeo.Juliet (1990) as Juliet (voice)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Sharon Bannister
- Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988) as Jacqueline Kennedy
- I'll Take Manhattan (1987) as Lily Amberville
- El río de oro (1986) as Dubarry
- Inside Story (1986) as Paula Croxley
- Under the Cherry Moon (1986) as Mrs. Wellington
- Dune (1984) as Lady Jessica
- Krull (1983) as Widow of the Web
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983) as Tuppence Cowley
- Shades of Darkness (1983) as Catherine Frode
- The Secret Adversary (1983) as Tuppence
- Destination Dune (1983) as Self
- The Maze (1983) as Catherine Frode
- Coming Out of the Ice (1982) as Galina
- Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) as Lady Frances Derwent
- Lillie (1978) as Emilie 'Lillie' Le Breton
- The Comedy of Errors (1978) as Luciana
- Stronger Than the Sun (1978) as Kate Crowley
- Madame Bovary (1975) as Emma Bovary (née Rouault)
- Sign It Death (1974) as Tracy Conway
- The Wood Demon (1974) as Helen
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as Nicole Zachary
- Penny Gold (1973) as Delphi / Diane
- Short Cut to Haifa (1972) as Sister Clare
- Peer Gynt (1972) as Solveig
- Polanski Meets Macbeth (1972) as Self
- Stage 2 (1971) as Solveig
- Macbeth (1971) as Lady Macbeth
- The Walking Stick (1970) as Arabella Dainton
- The Sky Pirate (1969) as Uptight Girl
- Ooh La La! (1968) as Christiane
- The Explorer (1968) as Jill
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Jill
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Roxane
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Elaine
- Great Expectations (1967) as Estella Havisham
- Run with the Wind (1966) as Jean Parker
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Manuela von Meinhardis
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Helen
- The Pleasure Girls (1965) as Sally
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Helen
- Murder Most Foul (1964) as Sheila Upward
- The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964) as Annie Jones
- Crooks in Cloisters (1964) as June
- Flipper's New Adventure (1964) as Gwen
- Saturday Night Out (1964) as Jean
- The Human Jungle (1963) as Mary
- Cleopatra (1963) as Eiras
- West 11 (1963) as Phyl
- The Young Jacobites (1963) as Jean
- The Saint (1962) as Maria
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Sally
- Sir Francis Drake (1961) as Mariella
- His and Hers (1961) as Wanda
- Danger Man (1960) as Judy
- No Kidding (1960) as Priscilla
- The Young Jacobites (1960) as Jean
- Carry On Teacher (1959) as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
- The Cat Gang (1959) as Sylvia
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Amy Racey