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Francesca Annis 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).
Birth Name
Francesca Maria P. Annis
Born
Monday, 14 May 1945
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Showtrial | Dame Harriet Kenny | 2021 |
| Flesh and Blood | Vivien | 2020 |
| The London Studios: Home of the Stars | Self / Herself | 2018 |
| King of Thieves | Lyn Reader | 2018 |
| Bancroft | Carol Bancroft | 2017 |
| Home Fires | Joyce Cameron | 2015 |
| Loving Miss Hatto | Joyce Hatto / Joyce | 2012 |
| The Little House | Elizabeth | 2010 |
| Shifty | Valerie | 2009 |
| Cranford | Lady Ludlow | 2007 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Showtrial | Dame Harriet Kenny | 2021 |
| Flesh and Blood | Vivien | 2020 |
| The London Studios: Home of the Stars | Self / Herself | 2018 |
| King of Thieves | Lyn Reader | 2018 |
| Bancroft | Carol Bancroft | 2017 |
| Home Fires | Joyce Cameron | 2015 |
| Loving Miss Hatto | Joyce Hatto / Joyce | 2012 |
| The Little House | Elizabeth | 2010 |
| Shifty | Valerie | 2009 |
| Cranford | Lady Ludlow | 2007 |
| Jane Eyre | Lady Ingram | 2006 |
| Jericho | Lady Clare Wellesley | 2005 |
| Revolver | Lily Walker | 2005 |
| Marple | Lady Selina Hazy | 2004 |
| The Libertine | Countess | 2004 |
| Copenhagen | Margrethe Bohr / Magrethe Bohr | 2002 |
| Deceit | Ellen Richmond | 2000 |
| Deadly Summer | Celia Harcourt | 2000 |
| Wives and Daughters | Mrs. Gibson / Hyacinth Gibson | 1999 |
| Onegin | Katiusha | 1999 |
| The Debt Collector | Val Dryden | 1999 |
| Milk | Harriet | 1999 |
| Reckless: The Sequel | Anna Fairley | 1998 |
| Reckless | Anna Fairley | 1997 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Bonnie Fielding | 1996 |
| Doomsday Gun | Sophie | 1994 |
| Network First | Alexandra | 1994 |
| Between the Lines | Angela Berridge | 1992 |
| Romeo.Juliet | Juliet / Juliet (voice) | 1992 |
| Weep No More, My Lady | Leila | 1992 |
| The Gravy Train Goes East | Katya Princip | 1991 |
| Performance | Elizabeth Collier | 1991 |
| Parnell & the Englishwoman | Katharine O'Shea | 1991 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Sharon Bannister | 1989 |
| Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | Jacqueline Kennedy | 1988 |
| I'll Take Manhattan | Lily Amberville / Lily Amberville (née Adamsfield) | 1987 |
| Under the Cherry Moon | Mrs. Wellington | 1986 |
| El río de oro | Dubarry | 1986 |
| Dune | Lady Jessica | 1984 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| The Secret Adversary | Tuppence Cowley | 1983 |
| Partners in Crime | Tuppence Beresford | 1983 |
| Krull | Widow of the Web | 1983 |
| Shades of Darkness | Catherine Frode | 1983 |
| Coming Out of the Ice | Galina | 1982 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Penelope St. Clair | 1980 |
| Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | Lady Frances Derwent | 1980 |
| Lillie | Lillie | 1978 |
| Golden Gala | Self | 1978 |
| The Comedy of Errors | Luciana | 1978 |
| Madame Bovary | Emma Bovary | 1975 |
| Edward the King | Lillie Langtry | 1975 |
| The Wood Demon | Helen | 1974 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Nicole Zachary | 1973 |
| A Pin to See the Peepshow | Julia Almond | 1973 |
| Penny Gold | Delphi / Diane | 1973 |
| Thriller | Tracy Conway | 1973 |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Kate Crowley | 1970 |
| The Walking Stick | Arabella Dainton | 1970 |
| The Sky Pirate | Uptight Girl | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Hilary | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Roxane / Elaine / Jill | 1967 |
| Great Expectations | Estella | 1967 |
| Run with the Wind | Jean Parker | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Helen / Manuela von Meinhardis | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| The Pleasure Girls | Sally | 1965 |
| Secret Agent | Sheila / Judy | 1964 |
| Flipper's New Adventure | Gwen | 1964 |
| The Eyes of Annie Jones | Annie Jones | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Helen | 1964 |
| Saturday Night Out | Jean | 1964 |
| Murder Most Foul | Sheila Upward | 1964 |
| Crooks in Cloisters | June | 1964 |
| West 11 | Phyl | 1963 |
| Cleopatra | Eiras | 1963 |
| Love Story | Ruth Starr | 1963 |
| The Human Jungle | Mary | 1963 |
| The Saint | Maria | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Fiona Senlac | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Ann | 1961 |
| Sir Francis Drake | Mariella | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Ethel Rice | 1961 |
| Harpers West One | Jenny Bates | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Sally | 1961 |
| His and Hers | Wanda | 1961 |
| Beware of Children | Priscilla / The Children - Priscilla | 1960 |
| The Young Jacobites | Jean | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | Jenny | 1959 |
| Probation Officer | Judy Beale | 1959 |
| Carry on Teacher | Schoolgirl | 1959 |
| The Cat Gang | Sylvia | 1959 |
| Armchair Theatre | Amy Racey | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Catherine / Christine Burrows / Margery Hamilton | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Liz / Carla | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Filmed Tribute | 1955 |
