Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

Known for
Acting
Born
May 14, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Kensington, London, England, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography

2025
The Forsytes poster

The Forsytes

TV · as Ann Forsyte · 12 eps

2024
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Ghost

2021
Showtrial poster

Showtrial

TV · as Dame Harriet Kenny · 2 eps

2020
Flesh and Blood poster

Flesh and Blood

TV · as Vivien · 4 eps

2018
King of Thieves poster

King of Thieves

Movie · as Lyn Reader

2018
The London Studios: Home of the Stars poster

The London Studios: Home of the Stars

Movie · as Self

2017
Bancroft poster

Bancroft

TV · as Carol Bancroft · 3 eps

2015
The Briny

The Briny

Movie

2015
Home Fires poster

Home Fires

TV · as Joyce Cameron · 11 eps

2014
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' poster

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

Movie · as Self

2012
Loving Miss Hatto poster

Loving Miss Hatto

Movie · as Joyce Hatto

2010
The Little House

The Little House

TV · as Elizabeth · 2 eps

2009
Return to Cranford

Return to Cranford

TV · as Lady Ludlow · 2 eps

2008
Shifty poster

Shifty

Movie · as Valerie

2007
Cranford poster

Cranford

TV · as Lady Ludlow · 7 eps

2006
Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

TV · as Lady Ingram · 4 eps

2005
Revolver poster

Revolver

Movie · as Lily Walker

2005
Jericho poster

Jericho

TV · as Lady Clare Wellesley · 1 ep

2004
The Libertine poster

The Libertine

Movie · as Countess

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Lady Selina Hazy · 1 ep

2002
Copenhagen poster

Copenhagen

Movie · as Margrethe Bohr

2000
Deceit

Deceit

TV · as Ellen Richmond · 2 eps

1999
The Debt Collector poster

The Debt Collector

Movie · as Val Dryden

1999
Milk poster

Milk

Movie · as Harriet

1999
Onegin poster

Onegin

Movie · as Katiusha (uncredited)

1999
Wives and Daughters poster

Wives and Daughters

TV · as Mrs Hyacinth Gibson (née Kirkpatrick) · 4 eps

1998
Reckless: The Sequel poster

Reckless: The Sequel

Movie · as Anna Fairley

1997
Reckless poster

Reckless

TV · as Anna Fairley · 6 eps

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Bonnie Fielding · 1 ep

1994
Doomsday Gun poster

Doomsday Gun

Movie · as Sophie

1994
Headhunters

Headhunters

TV · as Sally Hall · 3 eps

1993
A Haunting Harmony poster

A Haunting Harmony

Movie · as David's Mother

1992
Weep No More, My Lady poster

Weep No More, My Lady

Movie · as Leila

1992
Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines

TV · as Angela Berridge · 4 eps

1991
Absolute Hell poster

Absolute Hell

Movie · as Elizabeth Collier

1991
The Gravy Train Goes East poster

The Gravy Train Goes East

TV · as Katya Princip · 4 eps

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Elizabeth Collier · 1 ep

1991
Parnell & the Englishwoman

Parnell & the Englishwoman

TV · as Katharine O'Shea · 4 eps

1990
Romeo.Juliet poster

Romeo.Juliet

Movie · as Juliet (voice)

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Sharon Bannister · 1 ep

1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World poster

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World

Movie · as Jacqueline Kennedy

1987
I'll Take Manhattan poster

I'll Take Manhattan

TV · as Lily Amberville · 4 eps

1986
Under the Cherry Moon poster

Under the Cherry Moon

Movie · as Mrs. Wellington

1986
El río de oro poster

El río de oro

Movie · as Dubarry

1986
Inside Story

Inside Story

TV · as Paula Croxley · 6 eps

1984
Dune poster

Dune

Movie · as Lady Jessica

1983
Krull poster

Krull

Movie · as Widow of the Web

1983
The Secret Adversary poster

The Secret Adversary

Movie · as Tuppence

1983
The Maze poster

The Maze

Movie · as Catherine Frode

1983
Destination Dune poster

Destination Dune

Movie · as Self

1983
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime poster

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

TV · as Tuppence Beresford (née Cowley) · 11 eps

1983
Shades of Darkness poster

Shades of Darkness

TV · as Catherine Frode · 1 ep

1982
Coming Out of the Ice poster

Coming Out of the Ice

Movie · as Galina

1980
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? poster

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Movie · as Lady Frances Derwent

1978
Stronger Than the Sun poster

Stronger Than the Sun

Movie · as Kate Crowley

1978
The Comedy of Errors poster

The Comedy of Errors

Movie · as Luciana

1978
Lillie poster

Lillie

TV · as Emilie 'Lillie' Le Breton · 13 eps

1975
Madame Bovary poster

Madame Bovary

TV · as Emma Bovary (née Rouault) · 4 eps

1974
The Wood Demon poster

The Wood Demon

Movie · as Helen

1974
Sign It Death poster

Sign It Death

Movie · as Tracy Conway

1973
Penny Gold poster

Penny Gold

Movie · as Delphi / Diane

1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

TV · as Nicole Zachary · 1 ep

1972
Polanski Meets Macbeth poster

Polanski Meets Macbeth

Movie · as Self

1972
Short Cut to Haifa poster

Short Cut to Haifa

Movie · as Sister Clare

1972
Peer Gynt poster

Peer Gynt

Movie · as Solveig

1971
Macbeth poster

Macbeth

Movie · as Lady Macbeth

1971
Stage 2

Stage 2

TV · as Solveig · 1 ep

1970
The Walking Stick poster

The Walking Stick

Movie · as Arabella Dainton

1969
The Sky Pirate poster

The Sky Pirate

Movie · as Uptight Girl

1968
The Explorer

The Explorer

Movie · as Jill

1968
Ooh La La! poster

Ooh La La!

TV · as Christiane · 1 ep

1967
Great Expectations poster

Great Expectations

TV · as Estella Havisham · 7 eps

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Jill, Roxane, Elaine · 1 ep

1966
Run with the Wind

Run with the Wind

Movie · as Jean Parker

1965
The Pleasure Girls poster

The Pleasure Girls

Movie · as Sally

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Manuela von Meinhardis, Helen · 1 ep

1964
Saturday Night Out poster

Saturday Night Out

Movie · as Jean

1964
Crooks in Cloisters poster

Crooks in Cloisters

Movie · as June

1964
The Eyes of Annie Jones poster

The Eyes of Annie Jones

Movie · as Annie Jones

1964
Flipper's New Adventure poster

Flipper's New Adventure

Movie · as Gwen

1964
Murder Most Foul poster

Murder Most Foul

Movie · as Sheila Upward

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Helen · 1 ep

1963
Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

Movie · as Eiras

1963
West 11 poster

West 11

Movie · as Phyl

1963
The Human Jungle poster

The Human Jungle

TV · as Mary · 1 ep

1963
The Young Jacobites poster

The Young Jacobites

TV · as Jean · 3 eps

1962
The Saint poster

The Saint

TV · as Maria · 1 ep

1961
His and Hers poster

His and Hers

Movie · as Wanda

1961
Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake

TV · as Mariella · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Sally · 1 ep

1961
Ghost Squad poster

Ghost Squad

TV · as Ethel Rice (uncredited) · 1 ep

1960
The Young Jacobites poster

The Young Jacobites

Movie · as Jean

1960
No Kidding poster

No Kidding

Movie · as Priscilla

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Judy · 1 ep

1959
Carry On Teacher poster

Carry On Teacher

Movie · as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

1959
The Cat Gang poster

The Cat Gang

Movie · as Sylvia

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Amy Racey · 1 ep