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Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) [1] 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.
Francesca Annis. Actress: Dune. English actress Francesca Annis, who has enjoyed a career spanning seven decades in movies, television and the theater, was born in London six days after V-E Day, on May 14, 1945.
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English actress Francesca Annis, who has enjoyed a career spanning seven decades in movies, television and the theater, was born in London six days after V-E Day, on May 14, 1945. Her father, Lester, was English, but her mother, Mariquita (aka Mara Purcell), was of Brazilian-French heritage.
- May 14, 1945
- Masterpiece
- She's been a MASTERPIECE star in six decades. It’s likely that MASTERPIECE fans are no strangers to the talents of Flesh and Blood star Francesca Annis.
- She almost took a drastically different path in life. Though she began her acting career young and never looked back, Annis almost took a very different path in life — one devoted to her faith.
- She spent the first seven years of her life in Brazil. During the early years of Annis’ childhood, her parents ran a nightclub on Copacabana Beach. The family spent years there before moving to England, and Annis still has vivid memories of her time in Brazil.
- Her big break was starring alongside a Hollywood icon! Though Annis’ first on-screen role came at the age of 14 as the lead in the 1958 film The Cat Gang, about a group of children who stumble across a smuggling ring, her big break would come just five years later in 1963 as Eiras, a handmaiden, in the hit film Cleopatra, starring big-screen legends Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Sep 1, 2021 · ‘Dune’ 1984: Francesca Annis, The Original Lady Jessica, Lifts The Lid On Life Behind The Scenes Of David Lynch’s Epic, The ‘Heaven’s Gate’ Of Sci-Fi. By Andreas Wiseman. September 1, 2021...
- Andreas Wiseman
May 14, 2015 · From imperious Lady Ludlow in Cranford to adulterous Anna Fairley in Reckless, Francesca Annis has played a fair few formidable women in her time.
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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.