Profile
Anne Francis
Actress and Model
Female
Born
Sep 16, 1930
Hometown
Ossining (village...
Died
Jan 2, 2011
Death Place
Santa Barbara, Ca...
Nationality
American National...
Other Names
Francis, Anne Lloyd
Anne Lloyd Francis was an American actress, best known for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet and as the female private detective in the television series Honey West (1965–1966); as a result, Francis holds the distinction of… Read More
Photos
View newly released photos of Anne Francis.
Romance
Check out the latest love interests for Anne Francis.
-
Robert AbeloffMarried 1958 - 1964
-
Bamlet PriceMarried 1951 - 1955
News + Updates
Browse recent news and stories about Anne Francis.
-
Today’s Letters: Bev Oda’s Sense Of Entitlement ‘makes Me Sick’National Post - Apr 26, 2012
-
Ironing History Reveals Collectible ItemsStamford Advocate - Apr 19, 2012
-
Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D.: A Tribute To Versatile Actor Warren Stevens!Huffington Post - Apr 04, 2012
-
Lead Thieves Leave Church With A £10k Roof Repair Bill Glasgow Evening TimesGoogle News - Aug 24, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Anne Francis.
CHILDHOOD
1930
Birth
Anne Lloyd Francis was born in Ossining, New York in 1930, the only child of Philip and Edith Francis.
… Read More
TWENTIES
1952
21 Years Old
Francis was married to Bamlet Lawrence Price, Jr., from May 1952 through April 1955 and to Robert Abeloff from 1960 through 1964; she never remarried after divorcing Abeloff.
… Read More
THIRTIES
1964
33 Years Old
…
During 1964 she guest starred in two episodes ("Hideout" and "Rachel's Mother") of the CBS short-lived drama The Reporter and two successive appearances the same year in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. series.
1965
34 Years Old
In 1965 Francis was cast as Honey West, a sexy private detective with a pet ocelot; the character was initially introduced on the popular ABC series Burke's Law and then spun-off as a series.
1967
36 Years Old
Francis made a guest appearance along with Charles Bronson in a 1967 episode of The Fugitive opposite David Janssen.
1968
37 Years Old
In 1968 she played the role of Georgia James in the feature film Funny Girl and one year later played Nancy Ingersoll, the wife of Jerry Lewis' character in the comedy Hook, Line and Sinker.
… Read More
FORTIES
1971
40 Years Old
At the start of the final season in 1971 of My Three Sons, Francis played bowling alley waitress Terri Dowling, who eventually married character Laird Fergus McBain Douglas of Sithian Bridge, Scotland and returned to his homeland as royalty. (Fred MacMurray played the dual character roles of Steve Douglas and Fergus McBain Douglas in this four part story arc).
… Read More
1980
49 Years Old
During the 1980 - 1981 season of Dallas, Francis had a recurring role as Arliss Cooper, the mother of Mitch and Afton Cooper.
FIFTIES
1989
58 Years Old
In 1989 and 1990 she guest-starred in several episodes of Murder, She Wrote, returning to her full name of Anne Lloyd Francis in the show's credits.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1998
67 Years Old
She guest starred in 1998 as Kate Walsh's mom in a two-part episode of The Drew Carey Show.
2004
73 Years Old
Francis' final television acting role came in a 2004 episode of the CBS series Without a Trace.
2007
76 Years Old
Francis was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007; she kept her followers informed of her progress on her official website.
2011
80 Years Old
Francis died due to complications from pancreatic cancer on January 2, 2011 at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, California, a little more than a month after the death of her Forbidden Planet co-star Leslie Nielsen.
Original Authors of this text are noted on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Francis.
Text is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Text is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.