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Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the

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'' (1956) and the television action-drama series ''

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'' (1965–1966). ''Forbidden Planet'' marked a first in color, big-budget, science-fiction-themed motion pictures. Nine years later, Francis challenged female stereotypes in ''Honey West'', in which she played a perky blonde private investigator who was as quick with body slams as witty one-liners. She earned a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award nomination for her performance. Francis was known largely for her physical assets, including a trademark

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near her lower lip. The beauty mark was even written into the script of one of her films. In 2005, ''

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'' ranked Francis at number 18 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list.

Early life

Francis was born in

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, on September 16, 1930. Contrary to some sources, which erroneously claim she was born Ann Marvak (rather than Francis), her parents' marriage registration and census records from 1925 and 1930 confirm that their names were Philip Ward Francis (19001974) and Edith ( née Albertson) Francis (19011995).Wagner, Laura. ''Anne Francis: The Life and Career'', McFarland & Company, 2011; . She was their only child. Francis entered show business as a child, working as a model at 5 years old to assist her family during the Great Depression. She made her

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debut at the age of 11.Weaver, Tom. ''Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews'', p. 162 (McFarland & Company, 2003);

Career

Motion pictures

Francis made her first film appearance in ''

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'' (1947). She played supporting roles in the films '' So Young, So Bad'' (1950), '' Susan Slept Here'' (1954), and ''

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'' (1955); her first leading role was in ''

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'' (1955). Her best-known film role is that of Altaira in ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956), a science-fiction classic that was nominated for a best-effects Oscar. Her movie roles were then confined to low-budget efforts: a

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in ''

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'' (1960); a scheming trophy wife in '' Brainstorm'' (1965); the role of Georgia James in '' Funny Girl'' (1968); as Jerry Lewis's wife in '' Hook, Line & Sinker'' (1969) and as co-star to a young Burt Reynolds in the adventure movie ''

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'' (1969). An exception was her role as lead chorine in '' Funny Girl'' (1968).

Television

When motion picture opportunities became scarcer for Francis near the close of the 1950s she moved - successfully - to television. Beginning as a guest on ''

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'' and as the title character in ''The Doreen Maney Story'', she appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' ("

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" and "

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"), two episodes of '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' ("Hooked" and in "Keep Me Company"), and three episodes of ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' ("What Really Happened", "Blood Bargain", and "The Trap"). In 1961, she appeared twice in ''Route 66'', first in "Play it Glissando" and then "A Month of Sundays". Francis appeared in two episodes of the Western series '' The Virginian'', two episodes of ''Columbo'' ("Short Fuse" and "A Stitch in Crime") and the episode "Incident of the Shambling Man" on the

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Western '' Rawhide''. She was cast in an episode of Gene Kelly's drama series, ''

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'', based on the 1944 film of the same name. During 1964, she guest-starred in "Hideout" and "Rachel's Mother" in '' The Reporter'', as well as two successive appearances in ''

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''. She appeared Season 4, Episode 10 of Mission Impossible titled "The Double Circle".

''Honey West''

''Honey West'' was an action drama: the character formally introduced in the April 21, 1965 episode of '' Burke's Law'' titled "Who Killed the Jackpot?", after which it was spun off as a series that lasted one season of 30 half-hour episodes. Honey was a shrewd, high-energy private investigator who collaborated with assistant Sam Bolt (

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) in a company that was inherited from her father. At home, she cared for her pet ocelot named Bruce. The show was cancelled due to budgetary considerations and ABC executives importing from the UK the similarly themed hit show '' The Avengers''.

Late television career

Francis made a guest appearance in a 1967 episode of '' The Fugitive'' and in ''

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'' the same year. She guest-starred in a 1973 episode of ''

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'', "Murder in the Doll's House". At the start of the final season of ''

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'' in 1971, Francis played bowling-alley waitress Terri Dowling, who 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.) She appeared twice as a guest star on '' Columbo'', once as the manipulated lover of the murderer ( "Short Fuse", 1972) and once as the murder victim (" A Stitch in Crime", 1973). In 1974, Francis appeared as Ida, the madame of a bawdy house on the series ''

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'' in the episode "Night of the Owls, Day of the Doves". In 1975, she appeared as Abby in an episode of '' Movin' On'' titled "The Price of Loving". In 1976, she appeared as Lola Flynn in an episode of ''

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'', entitled "Beauty on Parade". In 1977, she appeared as

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Gladys Hope, the head nurse in two episodes of the World War II series '' Baa Baa Black Sheep''. She portrayed Melissa Osborne in the episode "How Do I Kill Thee?" of ''

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'' in 1978. During the 1980–81 season of ''

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'', Francis had a recurring role as Arliss Cooper, the mother of Mitch and Afton Cooper. In 1982, she played the armored car-robbing mother in "In the Best of Families" episode of ''

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''. She later played Mama Jo in the first few episodes of the 1984 TV-detective series ''

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''. In that same year, she guest-starred in the premiere episode of '' Murder, She Wrote'', credited as Anne Lloyd Francis; she went on to guest-star in two more episodes during the show's run. In December 1984 and again credited as Anne Lloyd Francis, she guest-starred in a Christmas-themed episode of ''

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'' playing the mother of

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's character, Carol, in the storyline of "Noel's Christmas Carol". She appeared on episodes of '' Matlock'' and '' The Golden Girls''. In 1996, Francis appeared in the ''

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'' episode "The Lady Vanishes", as Vera, a 1940s gun moll-type character. In 1997, in the ''

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'' episode "A Funny Valentine", she appeared as Liddy, Tim Allen's high-school classmate's mother. She guest-starred in 1998 on ''

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'' as the mother of Drew's girlfriend Nicki in the episodes "Nicki's Parents" and "Nicki's Wedding". Francis' final television acting role was in "Shadows", a 2004 episode of ''

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''.

Personal life

Francis was married to

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pilot Bamlet Lawrence Price, Jr., from May 1952 through April 1955, and to Robert Abeloff from 1960 through 1964; she never remarried after divorcing Abeloff. Francis was a

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and supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. Francis and Abeloff had one daughter, Jane Elizabeth Abeloff (born March 21, 1962).Michael, Paul and Parish, James Robert. ''The American Movies Reference Book: the Sound Era'', p. 110. (Celestial Arts), 1969; . Francis later adopted Margaret "Maggie" West in 1970, one of the first adoptions granted to an unmarried person in California. Francis studied flying toward the end of the 1960s, eventually earning her pilot's license. In 1982, Francis published an autobiography, ''Voices from Home: An Inner Journey''. On its cover, she wrote that the book "is my spiritual exposé. It is about our essence of being, the inner workings of mind and spirit which contribute to the growth of the invisible and most important part of us." A subsequent biography titled ''Anne Francis: The Life and Career'' was written by Laura Wagner and published by McFarland & Company in 2011. A smoker for much of her adult life, Francis said that she quit the habit in the mid-1980s but was diagnosed with nonsmall-cell

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in 2006. Francis died from complications due to pancreatic cancer on January 2, 2011, at a retirement home in

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. Her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.

Partial TV/Filmography

* 1947 ''

'' as Bobby Soxer (uncredited) * 1948 '' Summer Holiday'' as Elsie Rand * 1948 '' The Pirate'' as Nina, Showgirl (uncredited) * 1948 ''

Portrait of Jennie ''Portrait of Jennie'' is a 1948 American fantasy film based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. The film was directed by William Dieterle and produced by David O. Selznick. It stars Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. At the 21st Academy A ...

'' as Teenager In Art Gallery (uncredited) * 1950 '' So Young, So Bad'' as Loretta Wilson * 1951 ''

The Whistle at Eaton Falls ''The Whistle at Eaton Falls'' (also known by the alternative title ''Richer Than the Earth'') is a 1951 American social drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Gish. Plot A newly promoted plant supervisor fin ...

'' as Jean * 1951 ''

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'' as Jacqueline "Jake" Osborne * 1952 ''

Lydia Bailey ''Lydia Bailey'' is a 1952 American historical film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. It stars Dale Robertson and Anne Francis. Plot In 1802, lawyer Albion Hamlin travels from Baltimore to Cap ...

'' as Lydia Bailey * 1952 ''

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'' as Carol Sayre * 1953 '' A Lion Is in the Streets'' as "Flamingo" McManamee * 1954 '' The Rocket Man'' as June Brown * 1954 '' Susan Slept Here'' as Isabella Alexander * 1954 ''

Rogue Cop ''Rogue Cop'' is a 1954 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland, based on the novel by William P. McGivern, and starring Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, and George Raft.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 159 ...

'' as Nancy Corlane * 1955 ''

'' as Liz Wirth * 1955 '' Battle Cry'' as Rae * 1955 ''

'' as Anne Dadier * 1955 ''

The Scarlet Coat ''The Scarlet Coat '' is a 1955 American historical drama and swashbuckler in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by John Sturges. It stars Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sa ...

'' as Sally Cameron * 1956 ''

'' as Altaira Morbius * 1956 ''

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'' as Aggie Hall * 1956 '' The Great American Pastime'' as Betty Hallerton * 1957 '' The Hired Gun'' as Ellen Beldon * 1957 '' Don't Go Near the Water'' as Lieutenant Alice Tomlen * 1959 ''The Ten Commandments'' (TV Movie) * 1960 ''

'' (TV series) as Doreen Maney * 1960 ''

The Crowded Sky ''The Crowded Sky'' is a 1960 Technicolor drama film distributed by Warner Bros., produced by Michael Garrison, directed by Joseph PevneyGirl of the Night ''Girl of the Night'' is a film drama starring Anne Francis, made in 1960 by . It was based on a best-seller 1958 book by Harold Greenwald, '' The Call Girl''. Plot A taxi driver picks up a woman running through the streets. Her name is Robin ...

'' as Robin "Bobbie" Williams * 1960-1961 '' Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (TV series) as Julia Reddy / Nyla Foster * 1961 '' Route 66'' (TV series) as Arline Simms (season two, episode one) * 1960-1963 ''

'' (TV series) as Jess-Belle Stone / Marsha White * 1963-1965'' Burke's Law'' as Suzanne Foster (season one, episode 5 "Who Killed Wade Walker?") / as Honey West (season two, episode 30 "Who Killed the Jackpot?") * 1964 ''

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'' (TV series) as

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(episode from March 17, 1964, titled "The Last Stagecoach Robbery") * 1964 '' The Virginian'' (TV series) as Victoria Greenly * 1964 ''

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' is an American spy fiction television series produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. The series follows secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, who work for a secret ...

'' as Gervaise Ravel (season one, episode 3 "The Quadripartite Affair" and season one, episode 7 "The Giuoco Piano Affair") * 1965 ''

The Satan Bug ''The Satan Bug'' is a 1965 American crime science fiction suspense film from United Artists, produced and directed by John Sturges, that stars George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, and Dana Andrews. The screenplay by James Clavell a ...

'' as Ann Williams * 1965 ''

'' (TV series) as Honey West * 1965 '' Brainstorm'' as Lorrie Benson * 1967 ''

'' (TV series) as Annie Rhodes (season two, episode two "The Saucer") * 1968 '' Funny Girl'' as Georgia James * 1969 '' More Dead Than Alive'' as Monica Alton * 1969 '' Hook, Line & Sinker'' as Nancy Ingersoll * 1969 ''

'' as Bobby Jones * 1969 ''

The Love God? ''The Love God?'' is a 1969 American comedy film starring Don Knotts and Edmond O'Brien. It was written and directed by Nat Hiken, who died between the completion of shooting and the film's release. ''The Love God?'' marked a change of pace for Kn ...

'' as Lisa LaMonica * 1970 '' Lost Flight'' (TV movie) as Gina Talbott * 1970 ''Wild Women'' (TV movie) as Jean Marshek * 1970 ''

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'' as Gina Talbott (season one, episode 1 "Murder by Proxy") * 1970 '' The Intruders'' (TV movie) as Leora Garrison * 1971 ''The Forgotten Man'' (TV movie) as Marie Hardy Forrest * 1971 '' Steel Wreath'' (TV movie) as Angel * 1971 '' Columbo'' (Columbo, season one, episode "Short Fuse") * 1972 ''

Fireball Forward '' Fireball Forward'' is a 1972 American TV movie. It was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and written by Edmund H. North. It was produced by Frank McCarthy who called it "son of ''Patton''": it follows a hard luck Army division in 1944 France, and ...

'' (TV movie) as Helen Sawyer * 1972 '' Haunts of the Very Rich'' (TV movie) as Annette Larrier * 1972 ''

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'' as Flo * 1972 '' Gunsmoke'' (TV Series, season-18 episode "Sarah") as Sarah * 1973 '' Columbo'' as Nurse Sharon Martin (season two, episode "A Stitch in Crime") * 1973 ''

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'' as Peggy Angel (season three, episode "Murder by Proxy”) * 1973 ''

'' as Miriam Woodridge (season one, episode "Murder in a Dolls House") * 1974 '' Cry Panic'' (TV movie) as Julie * 1974 ''The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One'' (TV movie) as Colette * 1975 ''The Last Survivors'' (TV movie) as Helen Dixon * 1975 ''

A Girl Named Sooner ''A Girl Named Sooner'' is a 1975 American made-for-television drama film directed by Delbert Mann and based upon Suzanne Clauser's novel of the same name. Clauser also wrote the screenplay. Plot The story is set in Vevay, Indiana in the 1930s an ...

'' (TV movie) as Selma Goss * 1976 '' Banjo Hackett: Roamin’ Free'' (TV movie) as Flora Dobbs * 1976 '' Survive!'' as Anne * 1978 '' Little Mo'' (TV movie) as Sophie Fisher * 1978 '' Born Again'' as Patty Colson * 1979 '' The Rebels'' (TV movie) as Mrs. Harris * 1979 '' Beggarman, Thief'' (TV movie) as Teresa Kraler * 1980 ''Detour to Terror'' (TV movie) as Sheila * 1980 '' Dan August: The Jealousy Factor'' (TV movie) as Nina Porter * 1981 ''

'' 4 episodes as Arliss Cooper * 1982 ''

Mazes and Monsters ''Mazes and Monsters'' (also known as ''Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters'') is a 1982 American made-for-television film directed by Steven Hilliard Stern about a group of college students and their interest in a fictitious role-playing game (RPG ...

'' (TV movie) as Ellie * 1983 ''O'Malley'' (TV movie) as Amanda O'Malley * 1983 ''Charley's Aunt'' (TV movie) as Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez * 1984 ''

'' 6 episodes as Mama Jo * 1985 ''

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'' as Eileen Sedgeley * 1986 ''

A Masterpiece of Murder ''A Masterpiece of Murder'' is a 1986 American TV movie starring Bob Hope and Don Ameche. It was Hope's first and only made-for-TV movie. Plot A retired private eye teams up with a former jewel thief to solve a murder. Cast *Bob Hope as Dan Dola ...

'' (TV movie) as Ruth Beekman * 1987 ''

Laguna Heat ''Laguna Heat'' is a 1987 American drama film directed by Simon Langton and written by D.M. Eyre, Pete Hamill and David Burton Morris. The film stars Harry Hamlin, Jason Robards, Rip Torn, Catherine Hicks, Anne Francis and James Gammon. The fil ...

'' (TV movie) as Helene Long * 1987 '' Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story'' (TV movie) as Marjorie Post Hutton * 1988 '' My First Love'' (TV movie) as Terry * 1989 '' The Golden Girls'' as Trudy McMahon (1989, season four, episode 19 "Til Death Do We Volley") * 1990 ''Little Vegas'' as Martha * 1992 ''Love Can Be Murder'' (TV movie) as Maggie O'Brien * 1992 ''

The Double 0 Kid ''The Double 0 Kid'' is a 1993 direct-to-video family adventure/comedy film starring Corey Haim, Nicole Eggert and Brigitte Nielsen. Plot summary 17-year-old Lance Elliot is a summer intern at the Agency. His fantasies of espionage and intrigue tu ...

'' as Maggie O'Brien * 1994 '' Burke's Law'' as Honey Best (season one, episode 3 "Who Killed Nick Hazard?") * 1995 ''Lover's Knot'' as Marian Hunter * 1996 ''Have You Seen My Son'' (TV movie) as Catherine Pritcher * 1997 '' Conan the Adventurer'' as Gagool (season one, episode 9 "The Curse of Afka") * 1999 ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. ...

'' as Cassie (season one, episode 13 "Heroes") * 2004 ''

'' as Rose Atwood (season two, episode 20 "Shadows")

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