
Francesca Annis
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1945-05-14 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Kensington, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Франческа Аннис
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (36)

The Saint
1962
as Maria

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Lady Selina Hazy

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Manuela von Meinhardis / Helen

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sharon Bannister

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Jill / Roxane / Elaine

Theatre 625
1964
as Helen

Danger Man
1960
as Judy

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Bonnie Fielding

Performance
1991
as Elizabeth Collier

Between the Lines
1992
as Angela Berridge
Drama 61-67
1961
as Sally

The Human Jungle
1963
as Mary

Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Mariella

Cranford
2007
as Lady Ludlow

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Nicole Zachary

The Forsytes
2025
as Ann Forsyte

Jane Eyre
2006
as Lady Ingram

Bancroft
2017
as Carol Bancroft

Wives and Daughters
1999
as Mrs Hyacinth Gibson (née Kirkpatrick)

Home Fires
2015
as Joyce Cameron

Showtrial
2021
as Dame Harriet Kenny

Ooh La La!
1968
as Christiane

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Tuppence Cowley

Lillie
1978
as Emilie 'Lillie' Le Breton

Jericho
2005
as Lady Clare Wellesley

Flesh and Blood
2020
as Vivien

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Amy Racey

Reckless
1997
as Anna Fairley

Great Expectations
1967
as Estella Havisham

Shades of Darkness
1983
as Catherine Frode
The Little House
2010
as Elizabeth

The Gravy Train Goes East
1991
as Katya Princip

Madame Bovary
1975
as Emma Bovary (née Rouault)

I'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Lily Amberville
Deceit
2000
as Ellen Richmond

The Young Jacobites
1963
as Jean
Movies (55)

Dune
1984
as Lady Jessica

Cleopatra
1963
as Eiras

Revolver
2005
as Lily Walker

Krull
1983
as Widow of the Web

The Libertine
2004
as Countess

King of Thieves
2018
as Lyn Reader

Onegin
1999
as Katiusha (uncredited)

Macbeth
1971
as Lady Macbeth

Murder Most Foul
1964
as Sheila Upward

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988
as Jacqueline Kennedy

Under the Cherry Moon
1986
as Mrs. Wellington

Hamlet
2024
as Ghost

Destination Dune
1983
as Self

Copenhagen
2002
as Margrethe Bohr

Carry On Teacher
1959
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Doomsday Gun
1994
as Sophie

Shifty
2008
as Valerie

The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Luciana

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980
as Lady Frances Derwent

The Pleasure Girls
1965
as Sally

Flipper's New Adventure
1964
as Gwen

Coming Out of the Ice
1982
as Galina

The London Studios: Home of the Stars
2018
as Self

Loving Miss Hatto
2012
as Joyce Hatto

Absolute Hell
1991
as Elizabeth Collier

The Debt Collector
1999
as Val Dryden

Penny Gold
1973
as Delphi / Diane

The Walking Stick
1970
as Arabella Dainton

West 11
1963
as Phyl

Milk
1999
as Harriet

The Eyes of Annie Jones
1964
as Annie Jones

Short Cut to Haifa
1972
as Sister Clare

The Secret Adversary
1983
as Tuppence

No Kidding
1960
as Priscilla

Romeo.Juliet
1990
as Juliet (voice)

Saturday Night Out
1964
as Jean

El río de oro
1986
as Dubarry

Reckless: The Sequel
1998
as Anna Fairley

His and Hers
1961
as Wanda

Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as June

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
2014
as Self

The Wood Demon
1974
as Helen

Polanski Meets Macbeth
1972
as Self

Weep No More, My Lady
1992
as Leila
Run with the Wind
1966
as Jean Parker

Sign It Death
1974
as Tracy Conway

The Cat Gang
1959
as Sylvia

The Maze
1983
as Catherine Frode

Stronger Than the Sun
1978
as Kate Crowley
The Explorer
1968
as Jill

The Young Jacobites
1960
as Jean

Peer Gynt
1972
as Solveig

A Haunting Harmony
1993
as David's Mother
The Briny
2015

The Sky Pirate
1969
as Uptight Girl
About Francesca Annis
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. With 91 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Francesca Annis has appeared in 55 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Dune (1984) — as Lady Jessica
- Cleopatra (1963) — as Eiras
- Revolver (2005) — as Lily Walker
- Krull (1983) — as Widow of the Web
- The Libertine (2004) — as Countess
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