Anne Francis

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Anne Francis

Acting September 16, 1930

Ossining, New York, USA

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…

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6.1 1985 Movie
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
Without a Trace

Without a Trace

7.2 2002 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
Home Improvement

Home Improvement

7.4 1991 TV Show
Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

7.3 1956 Movie
Dallas

Dallas

6.9 1978 TV Show
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.0 1944 TV Show
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

7.6 1985 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2014
    Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

    Movie Self

  2. 2006
    Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

    Movie Self

  3. 2006
    Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

    Movie Self

  4. 2002
    Without a Trace

    TV show Rose Atwood

  5. 1998
    Fantasy Island

    TV show Cassie

  6. 1996
    Lover's Knot

    Movie Marian Hunter

  7. 1996
    Nash Bridges

    TV show Julia Ann Porter

  8. 1996
    Have You Seen My Son

    Movie Catherine Pritcher

  9. 1995
    The Drew Carey Show

    TV show Charlene Fifer

  10. 1994
    Burke's Law

    TV show Honey Best

  11. 1992
    Love Can Be Murder

    Movie Maggie O'Brien

  12. 1992
    The Double 0 Kid

    Movie Mrs. Lomax

  13. 1992
    Vicki!

    TV show Self

  14. 1991
    Home Improvement

    TV show Liddy

  15. 1990
    Little Vegas

    Movie Martha

  16. 1990
    Wings

    TV show Vera

More credits
  1. 1989
    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    TV show Marjorie Post Hutton

  2. 1988
    My First Love

    Movie Terry

  3. 1987
    Laguna Heat

    Movie Helene Long

  4. 1987
    Jake and the Fatman

    TV show Dixie

  5. 1986
    True Confessions

    TV show

  6. 1986
    Matlock

    TV show Janet Masters

  7. 1986
    A Masterpiece of Murder

    Movie Ruth Beekman

  8. 1985
    Return

    Movie Eileen Sedgeley

  9. 1985
    The Golden Girls

    TV show Trudy

  10. 1984
    Crazy like a Fox

    TV show Sister Elizabeth / Laura Jennings

  11. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Louise McCallum

  12. 1984
    Partners in Crime

    TV show

  13. 1984
    Finder of Lost Loves

    TV show Ruth Cunningham

  14. 1984
    Riptide

    TV show Mama Jo

  15. 1983
    Charley's Aunt

    Movie Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez

  16. 1983
    O’Malley

    Movie Amanda O'Malley

  17. 1982
    Mazes and Monsters

    Movie Ellie

  18. 1982
    American Playhouse

    TV show Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez

  19. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

  20. 1980
    Detour to Terror

    Movie Sheila

  21. 1979
    Beggarman, Thief

    TV show Evans Kinsella

  22. 1979
    Trapper John, M.D.

    TV show

  23. 1979
    The Rebels

    TV show Mrs. Harris

  24. 1978
    Born Again

    Movie Patty Colson