Francesca Annis
Actor
Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is a British actress, known for her film and television appearances, most recently in the BBC series Wives and Daughters, Cranford, and Deceit.
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King of Thieves (2018)
As: Lyn Reader
London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: James Marsh
Stars: Michael Caine | Jim Broadbent | Charlie Cox | Tom Courtenay | Paul Whitehouse
Loving Miss Hatto (2012)
As: Joyce Hatto
Drama inspired by the true story of classical pianist Joyce Hatto. Victoria Wood's new strange-but-true drama about musical deception and enduring love
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Stars: Alfred Molina | Francesca Annis | Rory Kinnear | Maimie McCoy | Phoebe Nicholls
Shifty (2009)
As: Valerie
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Eran Creevy
Stars: Jason Flemyng | Daniel Mays | Francesca Annis | Nitin Ganatra | Riz Ahmed
Revolver (2005)
As: Lily Walker
Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Jason Statham | Mark Strong | Ray Liotta | Vincent Pastore | André Benjamin
The Libertine (2004)
As: Countess
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Laurence Dunmore
Stars: Rosamund Pike | John Malkovich | Johnny Depp | Paul Ritter | Samantha Morton
Copenhagen (2002)
As: Margrethe Bohr
No one knows for sure what transpired when German physicist Werner Heisenberg met with his Jewish Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen -- the event became the stuff of modern scientific mythology. Director Howard Davies puts his spin on the momentous meeting that occurred one night in September 1941, during which the longtime friends entered into a dangerous discussion about physics and politics.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Howard Davies
Stars: Stephen Rea | Francesca Annis | Daniel Craig
The Debt Collector (1999)
As: Val Dryden
Mean, gritty, dirty and low and that's just the Policeman Gary Keltie (Ken Stott) out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the nineteen seventies, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden (Billy Connolly).
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Anthony Neilson
Stars: Ken Stott | Billy Connolly | Francesca Annis | Annette Crosbie | Iain Robertson
Milk (1999)
As: Harriet
Forty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire dairy farm all his adult life. When Lucy unexpectedly dies of a heart attack, a rogue's gallery of family members show up at the farm to argue over the execution of Ruth's will. The one object that everyone seems to want, and several people try to steal, is Ruth's valuable Modigliani painting. In the midst ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: William Brookfield
Stars: Phyllida Law | Lesley Manville | Dawn French | James Fleet | Francesca Annis
Reckless: The Sequel (1998)
As: Anna Fairley
One year on in their lives, Owen and Anna plan to marry. But Anna's ex-husband may have an other idea. He schemes to rip the couple apart. Can Anna and Owen survive this emotional trauma to become man and wife?
Runtime: 102 min.
Stars: Francesca Annis | Michael Kitchen | Robson Green
A Haunting Harmony (1993)
A young member of a choir becomes friends with a ghost in a school of English cathedral.
Runtime: 60 min.
Directed by: Alvin Rakoff
Stars: Francesca Annis | Frank Middlemass | Robert Jezek | Michael Ford | Corrin Helliwell
Weep No More, My Lady (1992)
As: Leila
When demanding actress Leila is found drowned there are numerous suspects but the main suspect is her husband Ted. Adapted from the novel by Mary Higgins Clark.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Michel Andrieu
Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas | Francesca Annis | Daniel J. Travanti | Cecile Paoli | Pascal Ternisien
Absolute Hell (1991)
Black comedy written by Rodney Ackland.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Anthony Page
Stars: Ronald Pickup | Bill Nighy | Charles Gray | Judi Dench | Francesca Annis
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
As: Juliet (voice)
The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a boat to set sail for the new world. It has not been re-released for the home video market. This lack of availability, which has been described as making it "more rare than the dinosaur" has made it a sought-after item in some circles.
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: Armando Acosta
Stars: John Hurt | Vanessa Redgrave | Ben Kingsley | Robert Powell | Francesca Annis
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
As: Jacqueline Kennedy
Biography of the life of Aristotle Onassis, a Greek who rose to become one of the world's most wealthiest men, detailing his rise to power and unhappy marriages.
Runtime: 120 min.
Directed by: Waris Hussein
Stars: Elias Koteas | Anthony Quinn | Francesca Annis | Jane Seymour | Raúl Juliá
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
As: Mrs. Wellington
Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50 million from her father. At first, Tricky has Christopher Tracy talked into romancing her for her money, but in getting to know her, Christopher falls in love with her. This love comes between the brothers, and Tricky tells about the plan.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Prince
Stars: Kristin Scott Thomas | Steven Berkoff | Prince | Jerome Benton | Emmanuelle Sallet
El río de oro (1986)
As: Dubarry
During a long summer, the tranquility of a couple and their three children resting in a country house is altered with the arrival of the children's uncle, a character who exerts a curious influence on the boys and a morbid and strange attraction the wife. Twelve years after 'Los viajes escolares' (1973), his first commercial feature film, the Madrid director Jaime Chávarri returns to the same estate ...
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Jaime Chávarri
Stars: Ángela Molina | Bruno Ganz | Juan Diego Botto | Stefan Gubser | Francesca Annis
Dune (1984)
As: Lady Jessica Atreides
In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Dune – the only place where the time-travel substance 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.
Runtime: 137 min.
Directed by: David Lynch
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow | Freddie Jones | Kyle MacLachlan | Kenneth McMillan | Francesca Annis
The Secret Adversary (1983)
As: Tuppence Cowley
Childhood friends Tommy and Tuppence (Prudence) meet in London after having served in World War I. Recently "demobed", short of money, and with no job prospects, they decide to become adventurers for hire. Soon, they are employed by the British Government to locate a secret treaty signed before the war. Bolsheviks, kidnappings, missing persons, and a marriage proposal for Tuppence, keep things moving for ...
Runtime: 115 min.
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Stars: Honor Blackman | George Baker | Francesca Annis | Alec McCowen | James Warwick
Krull (1983)
As: Lyssa, Widow of the Web
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Peter Yates
Stars: Alun Armstrong | Lysette Anthony | Francesca Annis | David Battley | Ken Marshall
Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
As: Galina
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Waris Hussein
Stars: John Savage | Ben Cross | Francesca Annis | Willie Nelson
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
As: Lady Frances Derwent
This intriguing story is set in the 1930s at a country house, where two amateur sleuths, Bobby Jones and Lady Frankie Derwent, try to unravel the mystery behind a tale of murder, suspense and false identities. And the only clues the two have to go on are the puzzling last words of a dying man. Featuring characters created by Agatha Christie, Why Didn't They Ask Evans is a classic crime thriller sure to ...
Runtime: 180 min.
Directed by: Tony Wharmby | John Davies
Stars: John Gielgud | Eric Porter | Leigh Lawson | Francesca Annis | Bernard Miles
Penny Gold (1974)
As: Delphi / Diane
While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Jack Cardiff
Stars: Joss Ackland | James Booth | Nicky Henson | Francesca Annis | Richard Heffer
Polanski Meets Macbeth (1972)
As: Herself
A 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work.
Runtime: 47 min.
Directed by: Frank Simon
Stars: Roman Polański | Jon Finch | Francesca Annis | Martin Shaw | Andrew Braunsberg
Big Truck and Sister Clare (1972)
A middle-aged truck driver travelling through the desert with his good-for-nothing nephew and a pretty nun, gets stuck and are forced to wait to be rescued.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Robert Ellis Miller
Stars: Perry King | Francesca Annis | Peter Ustinov
Macbeth (1971)
As: Lady Macbeth
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: Roman Polański
Stars: Jon Finch | John Stride | Francesca Annis | Terence Bayler | Martin Shaw
The Walking Stick (1970)
As: Arabella Dainton
A young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a handsome stranger at a party. Friendship soon develops into romance and for the first time in her life she is truly happy. This happiness is short lived, however, as little by little she discovers her partner has been lying to her about his past. It is soon revealed that he and his friends have been planning ...
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Eric Till
Stars: David Hemmings | Ferdy Mayne | Samantha Eggar | Emlyn Williams | Phyllis Calvert
The Sky Pirate (1970)
Low-budget film illustrates the various factors which have lead a man to hijack a plane to Cuba.
Runtime: 105 min.
Directed by: Andrew Meyer
Stars: Michael McClanathan | Lorenzo Mans | Claudia Leacock | Frank Meyer | Margaret Kramer
Run with the Wind (1966)
A young woman is unable to decide between a boxer and folk singer, and ends up losing both.
Runtime: 95 min.
Stars: Francesca Annis | Jack Smethurst | Shawn Phillips | Sean Caffrey
The Pleasure Girls (1965)
As: Sally
When Sally moves to London to pursue a modelling career, she moves in with Angela and Dee and discovers the world of the carefree bachelor girl in Swinging London. Over one weekend - filled with parties, blossoming friendships, and romantic encounters with Keith and Nikko (Klaus Kinski) - the vivacious girls learn about life's pleasures and pains.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Gerry O'Hara
Stars: Ian McShane | Klaus Kinski | Suzanna Leigh | Kate Binchy | Yvonne Antrobus
The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
As: Annie Jones
Murder unfolds around a young girl who sleepwalks and talks while she does so.
Runtime: 73 min.
Directed by: Reginald Le Borg
Stars: Richard Conte | Francesca Annis | Joyce Carey | Myrtle Reed | Shay Gorman
Saturday Night Out (1964)
As: Jean
Five seamen and a passenger are intent on making the most of the 14 hours they will spend in London.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Robert Hartford-Davis
Stars: Bernard Lee | Francesca Annis | John Bonney | Erika Remberg | Heather Sears
Murder Most Foul (1964)
As: Sheila Upward
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation. The third Miss Marple film starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: George Pollock
Stars: Andrew Cruickshank | Margaret Rutherford | Megs Jenkins | Ron Moody | Charles Tingwell
Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
As: June
Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, despite the fact that none of them really qualifies as a monk - least of all Walter's moll Bikini. Bit by bit, the quiet way of life starts becoming a habit.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Jeremy Summers
Stars: Barbara Windsor | Ronald Fraser | Francesca Annis | Bernard Cribbins | Melvyn Hayes
Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
As: Gwen
While widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult supervision from a neighbor, remains at the family home in the Florida Keys with his pet dolphin, Flipper. While Po (as Porter is called by most) is away, Sandy learns that the family home, built on state land, is being torn down to make way for a highway. In turn, Sandy would be sent to ...
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Leon Benson
Stars: Luke Halpin | Helen Cherry | Francesca Annis | Tom Helmore | Pamela Franklin
Cleopatra (1963)
As: Eiras
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on to the throne and seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison). When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony (Richard ...
Runtime: 192 min.
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Stars: Elizabeth Taylor | Richard Burton | George Cole | Pamela Brown | Rex Harrison
His and Hers (1961)
As: Wanda
Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent Charles Lunton; it matters little that most of his experiences are wildly embellished or even entirely fictitious...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst
Stars: Terry-Thomas | Joan Sims | Wilfrid Hyde-White | Nicole Maurey | Billy Lambert
The Cat Gang (1959)
As: Sylvia
The Cat Gang is a group of precocious British kids. They have a habit of hanging around a grown-up customs official who wishes that they'd beat it. But the Gang comes in handy when a smuggling gang arrives on the scene.
Runtime: 50 min.
Directed by: Darrell Catling
Stars: Jeremy Bulloch | Francesca Annis | John Gabriel | John Stacy | John Pike