Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis is a British actress known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theatre. She gained recognition for her roles in films like 'Dune' and series such as 'The Cryptographer'. Annis is celebrated for her distinctive voice and strong presence, often portraying complex... Read More
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Dune (1984)
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The...
Revolver (2010)
Revolver, the 2010 film from Poor Boyz Productions, presented by Salomon focuses on the progression and the factors that have coincided with many great...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
The ForsytesChronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving... |
Ann Forsyte | |
| 2024 |
HamletA tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day... |
Ghost | |
| 2021 |
ShowtrialAn anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of... |
Dame Harriet Kenny | |
| 2020 |
Flesh and BloodThree adult siblings find their family thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother, Vivien, declares she is in love... |
Vivien | |
| 2018 |
The London Studios: Home of the StarsThe end of an era as the studios where ITV filmed its many shows for 45 years closes its doors... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
King of ThievesLondon, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and... |
Lyn Reader | |
| 2017 |
BancroftA dark and compelling thriller centering on Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, a female detective with an explosive secret. |
Carol Bancroft | |
| 2015 |
The BrinyA recently divorced woman believes she is experiencing a sympathetic pregnancy with Kate Middleton. |
Unknown character | |
| 2015 |
Home FiresThe story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II... |
Joyce Cameron | |
| 2014 |
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director,... |
Self | |
| 2012 |
Loving Miss HattoThe story of one of Britain's most famous pianists, Joyce Hatto, and her husband William, from their meeting in post-war... |
Joyce Hatto | |
| 2010 |
The Little HouseThe Little House is a drama series based on the novel by Philippa Gregory. The drama follows the story of... |
Elizabeth | |
| 2008 |
ShiftyShifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend... |
Valerie | |
| 2007 |
CranfordA rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change in... |
Lady Ludlow | |
| 2006 |
Jane EyreCharlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire,... |
Lady Ingram | |
| 2005 |
JerichoJericho is an ITV British crime drama series which was transmitted in 2005. It was created and written by Stewart... |
Lady Clare Wellesley | |
| 2005 |
RevolverHotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any... |
Lily Walker | |
| 2004 |
Agatha Christie's MarpleThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During... |
Lady Selina Hazy | |
| 2004 |
The LibertineThe story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his... |
Countess | |
| 2002 |
CopenhagenNo one knows for sure what transpired when German physicist Werner Heisenberg met with his Jewish Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr,... |
Margrethe Bohr | |
| 2000 |
DeceitDeceit is a 2000 British two-part mystery television serial categorized as both a drama and a thriller. The film is... |
Ellen Richmond | |
| 1999 |
OneginA virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat. |
Katiusha (uncredited) | |
| 1999 |
Wives and DaughtersThe life of doctor's daughter Molly Gibson changes gradually after her widowed father chooses to remarry. The union brings into... |
Mrs Hyacinth Gibson (née Kirkpatrick) | |
| 1999 |
The Debt CollectorMean, gritty, dirty and low, and that's just the policeman Gary Keltie, out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against... |
Val Dryden | |
| 1999 |
MilkForty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire dairy farm all his adult life. When... |
Harriet | |
| 1998 |
Reckless: The SequelOne year on in their lives, Owen and Anna plan to marry. But Anna's ex-husband may have an other idea.... |
Anna Fairley | |
| 1997 |
RecklessReckless is a British television serial written by Paul Abbott. Produced by Granada Television for ITV, it aired in six... |
Anna Fairley | |
| 1996 |
Dalziel and PascoeIn the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and... |
Bonnie Fielding | |
| 1994 |
Doomsday GunDr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable of shooting at... |
Sophie | |
| 1993 |
A Haunting HarmonyA young member of a choir becomes friends with a ghost in a school of English cathedral. |
David's Mother | |
| 1992 |
Between the LinesDetective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of... |
Angela Berridge | |
| 1992 |
Weep No More, My LadyWhen demanding actress Leila is found drowned there are numerous suspects but the main suspect is her husband Ted. Adapted... |
Leila | |
| 1991 |
The Gravy Train Goes EastA fictitious Balkan state adaps to life after Communism. |
Katya Princip | |
| 1991 |
PerformanceAn anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. |
Elizabeth Collier | |
| 1991 |
Absolute HellBlack comedy set in Soho, London, right after World War II. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of... |
Elizabeth Collier | |
| 1990 |
Romeo.JulietThe tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a... |
Juliet (voice) | |
| 1989 |
Tales from the CryptCadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the... |
Sharon Bannister | |
| 1988 |
Onassis: The Richest Man in the WorldBiography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men,... |
Jacqueline Kennedy | |
| 1987 |
I'll Take ManhattanI'll Take Manhattan is a 1987 American television miniseries, adapted from Judith Krantz's novel of the same name. Screened by... |
Lily Amberville | |
| 1986 |
Inside StoryA six-part story of the staff and the owner, an unscrupulous media magnate, of Sunday Register, a fictional newspaper company... |
Paula Croxley | |
| 1986 |
Under the Cherry MoonTwo friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day,... |
Mrs. Wellington | |
| 1986 |
El río de oroDuring a long summer, the tranquility of a couple and their three children resting in a country house is altered... |
Dubarry | |
| 1984 |
DuneIn the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The... |
Lady Jessica | |
| 1983 |
Agatha Christie's Partners in CrimeSpirited dialogue, posh Roaring '20s style, and devious mysteries abound as Tommy and Tuppence Beresford mix marriage and mystery solving. |
Tuppence Cowley | |
| 1983 |
The Secret AdversaryAfter a chance meeting and an indiscreet conversation, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley become involved in a convoluted... |
Tuppence | |
| 1983 |
KrullA prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who... |
Widow of the Web | |
| 1983 |
Shades of DarknessWith Norma West, Annette Wilkie-Miller, Francesca Annis, Eileen Atkins. An anthology of short mysterious dramas, each with a supernatural twist. |
Catherine Frode | |
| 1983 |
The MazeA couple move to a country estate that turns out to be haunted. |
Catherine Frode | |
| 1983 |
Destination DuneA short documentary that was originally produced to promote the film at conventions and publicity events in the lead-up to... |
Self | |
| 1982 |
Coming Out of the IceA biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name. |
Galina | |
| 1980 |
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady... |
Lady Frances Derwent | |
| 1978 |
The Comedy of ErrorsThe Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth... |
Luciana | |
| 1978 |
LillieThe affair that shook Victorian society to its core: he was the Prince of Wales, the future monarch; she was... |
Emilie 'Lillie' Le Breton | |
| 1978 |
Stronger Than the SunKate works in the nuclear industry. She is concerned about the way things are being run. So she smuggles out... |
Kate Crowley | |
| 1975 |
Madame BovaryIn 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant... |
Emma Bovary (née Rouault) | |
| 1974 |
The Wood DemonA luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of... |
Helen | |
| 1974 |
Sign It DeathA young woman schemes to marry a wealthy businessman by becoming his secretary. |
Tracy Conway | |
| 1973 |
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesOrson Welles’ Great Mysteries is a British television anthology series produced by Anglia Television for the ITV network and broadcast... |
Nicole Zachary | |
| 1973 |
Penny GoldWhile investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister. |
Delphi / Diane | |
| 1972 |
Peer GyntThe 1972 BBC adaptation of Ibsen’s epic dramatic fantasy about a man in search of his soul. |
Solveig | |
| 1972 |
Short Cut to HaifaA middle-aged truck driver travelling through the desert with his good-for-nothing nephew and a pretty nun, gets stuck and are... |
Sister Clare | |
| 1972 |
Polanski Meets MacbethA 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work. |
Self | |
| 1971 |
MacbethScotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth,... |
Lady Macbeth | |
| 1970 |
The Walking StickA young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a handsome stranger at a party.... |
Arabella Dainton | |
| 1969 |
The Sky PirateLow-budget film illustrates the various factors which have lead a man to hijack a plane to Cuba. |
Uptight Girl | |
| 1968 |
The ExplorerDrama about the emotional problems left behind by a young explorer murdered in the Matto Grosso jungle in South America.... |
Jill | |
| 1968 |
Ooh La La!Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of... |
Christiane | |
| 1967 |
ITV PlayhouseITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such... |
Roxane | |
| 1967 |
ITV PlayhouseITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such... |
Elaine | |
| 1967 |
ITV PlayhouseITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such... |
Jill | |
| 1967 |
Great ExpectationsOrphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited... |
Estella Havisham | |
| 1966 |
Run with the WindA young woman is unable to decide between a boxer and folk singer, and ends up losing both. |
Jean Parker | |
| 1965 |
BBC Play of the MonthA BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured... |
Manuela von Meinhardis | |
| 1965 |
BBC Play of the MonthA BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured... |
Helen | |
| 1965 |
The Pleasure GirlsWhen Sally moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela and Dee and discovers the... |
Sally | |
| 1964 |
Flipper's New AdventureWhile widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult... |
Gwen | |
| 1964 |
The Eyes of Annie JonesMurder unfolds around a young girl who sleepwalks and talks while she does so. |
Annie Jones | |
| 1964 |
Theatre 625Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to... |
Helen | |
| 1964 |
Saturday Night OutFive seamen and a passenger are intent on making the most of the 14 hours they will spend in London. |
Jean | |
| 1964 |
Murder Most FoulA murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her... |
Sheila Upward | |
| 1964 |
Crooks in CloistersHaving pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The... |
June | |
| 1963 |
West 11In Notting Hill's jazz club, coffee bar and bedsit land of the early 1960s, Joe Beckett is a young unemployed... |
Phyl | |
| 1963 |
The Young JacobitesTwo children on holiday on The Isle of Skye, Scotland, go back in time and help Bonnie Prince Charlie escape... |
Jean | |
| 1963 |
CleopatraDetermined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects... |
Eiras | |
| 1963 |
The Human JungleThe Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company... |
Mary | |
| 1962 |
The SaintSimon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to... |
Maria | |
| 1961 |
Sir Francis DrakeSir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing... |
Mariella | |
| 1961 |
Drama 61-67Drama 61-67 is anthology drama series which took a different title, based on year of transmission, each year. It alternated... |
Sally | |
| 1961 |
His and HersAuthor-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent... |
Wanda | |
| 1960 |
No KiddingA young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-making proposition. Their solution... |
Priscilla | |
| 1960 |
Danger ManDanger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968.... |
Judy | |
| 1960 |
The Young JacobitesThe story of Highland children who help Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape to France after the battle of Culloden. Serial... |
Jean | |
| 1959 |
Carry On TeacherWhen a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of... |
Schoolgirl (uncredited) | |
| 1959 |
The Cat GangThe Cat Gang is a group of precocious British kids. They have a habit of hanging around a grown-up customs... |
Sylvia | |
| 1956 |
Armchair TheatreArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956... |
Amy Racey |
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Got a question about Francesca Annis?
Francesca Annis is best known for her roles in 'Dune' (1984), 'The Go-Between' (1971), and 'The Secret Garden' (1987). These films highlight her range and ability to portray complex characters.
Francesca Annis has received several nominations throughout her career, including a BAFTA nomination for 'The Go-Between' and an Olivier Award for her work in theatre.
Francesca Annis made her film debut in 'The Killing of Sister George' (1968), which marked the beginning of her successful acting career.
Francesca Annis gained significant recognition for her role in the television series 'Wives and Daughters' (1999), showcasing her talent in a period drama.
Yes, Francesca Annis has a notable theatre career, performing in various productions, including Shakespearean plays, which have contributed to her reputation as a skilled actress.
Francesca Annis's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting her successful career in acting over several decades.
Francesca Annis is known for her strong emotional performances and distinctive voice, often portraying layered characters that resonate with audiences.
Yes, Francesca Annis has two children, named Tom and Anna, who are both known to be involved in the arts.