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Anne Francis

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Anne Francis

Born September 16, 1930 in Ossining, New York, USADied January 2, 201163 films

Anne Lloyd Francis (September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress, best known for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956), and as the female private detective in the television series Honey West (1965–1966). She won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy award for her role in Honey West. Francis holds the distinction of starring in the first TV series with a female detective character's name in the title.

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Forbidden Planet posterFirst watchForbidden Planet19567.3as Altaira MorbiusStarship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years.View film

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Return poster6.1Return1985Bad Day at Black Rock poster7.3Bad Day at Black Rock1955Funny Girl poster7.1Funny Girl1968Blackboard Jungle poster6.9Blackboard Jungle1955Portrait of Jennie poster7.2Portrait of Jennie1948The Pirate poster6.5The Pirate1948The Satan Bug poster6.1The Satan Bug1965Mazes and Monsters poster4.3Mazes and Monsters1982

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. TBAThe After Hours
  2. 1996Lover's KnotMarian Hunter
  3. 1996Have You Seen My SonCatherine Pritcher
  4. 1992Love Can Be MurderMaggie O'Brien
  5. 1992The Double 0 KidMrs. Lomax
  6. 1990Little VegasMartha
  7. 1988My First LoveTerry
  8. 1987Laguna HeatHelene Long
  9. 1986A Masterpiece of MurderRuth Beekman
  10. 1985ReturnEileen Sedgeley
  11. 1983Charley's AuntDonna Lucia D'Alvadorez
  12. 1983O’MalleyAmanda O'Malley
  13. 1982Mazes and MonstersEllie
  14. 1980Detour to TerrorSheila
  15. 1978Born AgainPatty Colson
  16. 1978Little MoSophie Fisher
  17. 1978The Young RunawaysMarian Lockhart
  18. 1976Survival
  19. 1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeFlora Dobbs
  20. 1975A Girl Named SoonerSelma Goss
  21. 1975The Last SurvivorsHelen Dixon
  22. 1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneColette
  23. 1974Cry PanicJulie
  24. 1973A Chant of SilenceAnne Spencer
  25. 1972Pancho VillaFlo
  26. 1972Haunts of the Very RichAnnette Larrier
  27. 1972Fireball ForwardHelen Sawyer
  28. 1971Mongo's Back in TownAngel
  29. 1971The Forgotten ManMarie Hardy Forrest
  30. 1970The IntrudersLeora Garrison
  31. 1970Wild WomenJean Marshek
  32. 1970Lost FlightGina Talbott
  33. 1969The Love God?Lisa LaMonica
  34. 1969Hook, Line and SinkerNancy Ingersoll
  35. 1969ImpasseBobby Jones
  36. 1969More Dead than AliveMonica Alton
  37. 1968Funny GirlGeorgia James
  38. 1965The Further Adventures of GallegherAdeline Jones
  39. 1965BrainstormLorrie Benson
  40. 1965The Satan BugAnn Williams
  41. 1960Girl of the NightRobin 'Bobbie' Williams
  42. 1960The Crowded SkyKitty Foster
  43. 1957Don't Go Near the WaterLt. Alice Tomlen
  44. 1957The Hired GunEllen Beldon
  45. 1956The Great American PastimeBetty Hallerton
  46. 1956The RackAggie Hall
  47. 1956Forbidden PlanetAltaira Morbius
  48. 1955The Scarlet CoatSally Cameron
  49. 1955Blackboard JungleAnn Dadier
  50. 1955Battle CryRae
  51. 1955Bad Day at Black RockLiz Wirth
  52. 1954Rogue CopNancy Corlane
  53. 1954Susan Slept HereIsabella Alexander
  54. 1954The Rocket ManJune Brown
  55. 1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSunny-Lou "Flamingo" McManamee
  56. 1952DreamboatCarol Sayre
  57. 1952Lydia BaileyLydia Bailey
  58. 1951ElopementJacqueline "Jake" Osborne
  59. 1951The Whistle at Eaton FallsJean
  60. 1950So Young, So BadLoretta Wilson
  61. 1948Portrait of JennieTeenager In Art Gallery
  62. 1948The Pirate'Nina' Showgirl (uncredited)
  63. 1948Summer HolidayElsie Rand