Portrait of Francesca Annis

Acting

Francesca Annis

Career

Active from 1959 to 2025, busiest in 1964 and 1983 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lillie
Lillie
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Francesca Annis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • Domestic Thriller 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 62
The Forsytes
The Forsytes (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Ann Forsyte

Hamlet
Hamlet (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ghost

Showtrial
Showtrial (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dame Harriet Kenny

Flesh and Blood
Flesh and Blood (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Vivien

2010s

5 titles · average score 55
King of Thieves
King of Thieves (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lyn Reader

Bancroft
Bancroft (2017)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Carol Bancroft

Home Fires
Home Fires (2015)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Joyce Cameron

Loving Miss Hatto
Loving Miss Hatto (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Joyce Hatto

The Little House
The Little House (2010)

TV show · as Elizabeth

2000s

9 titles · average score 64
Shifty
Shifty (2008)
GoodWatch score 79

as Valerie

Cranford
Cranford (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Lady Ludlow

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lady Ingram

Revolver
Revolver (2005)
GoodWatch score 40

as Lily Walker

Jericho
Jericho (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Lady Clare Wellesley

The Libertine
The Libertine (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Countess

Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Lady Selina Hazy

Copenhagen
Copenhagen (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

as Margrethe Bohr

Deceit
Deceit (2000)

TV show · as Ellen Richmond

1990s

17 titles · average score 68
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters (1999)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Mrs Hyacinth Gibson (née Kirkpatrick)

The Debt Collector
The Debt Collector (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as Val Dryden

Milk
Milk (1999)

as Harriet

Reckless: The Sequel
Reckless: The Sequel (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

as Anna Fairley

Reckless
Reckless (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Anna Fairley

Headhunters
Headhunters (1994)

TV show · as Sally Hall

Doomsday Gun
Doomsday Gun (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sophie

Weep No More, My Lady
Weep No More, My Lady (1992)

as Leila

Parnell & the Englishwoman
Parnell & the Englishwoman (1991)

TV show · as Katharine O'Shea

Absolute Hell
Absolute Hell (1991)

as Elizabeth Collier

The Gravy Train Goes East
The Gravy Train Goes East (1991)

TV show · as Katya Princip

Romeo.Juliet
Romeo.Juliet (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Juliet (voice)

1980s

14 titles · average score 63
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sharon Bannister

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jacqueline Kennedy

I'll Take Manhattan
I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Lily Amberville

El río de oro
El río de oro (1986)

as Dubarry

Inside Story
Inside Story (1986)

TV show · as Paula Croxley

Under the Cherry Moon
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mrs. Wellington

Dune
Dune (1984)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lady Jessica

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Tuppence Beresford (née Cowley)

Krull
Krull (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Widow of the Web

The Secret Adversary
The Secret Adversary (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tuppence

Coming Out of the Ice
Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Galina

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lady Frances Derwent

1970s

13 titles · average score 69
Lillie
Lillie (1978)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Emilie 'Lillie' Le Breton

Stronger Than the Sun
Stronger Than the Sun (1978)

as Kate Crowley

The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors (1978)

as Luciana

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1975)

TV show · as Emma Bovary (née Rouault)

Sign It Death
Sign It Death (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Tracy Conway

The Wood Demon
The Wood Demon (1974)

as Helen

Penny Gold
Penny Gold (1973)
GoodWatch score 56

as Delphi / Diane

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Nicole Zachary

Short Cut to Haifa
Short Cut to Haifa (1972)

as Sister Clare

Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt (1972)

as Solveig

Macbeth
Macbeth (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lady Macbeth

The Walking Stick
The Walking Stick (1970)
GoodWatch score 57

as Arabella Dainton

1960s

26 titles · average score 64
Run with the Wind
Run with the Wind (1966)

as Jean Parker

The Pleasure Girls
The Pleasure Girls (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sally

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Helen / Manuela von Meinhardis

The Eyes of Annie Jones
The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

as Annie Jones

Flipper's New Adventure
Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gwen

Crooks in Cloisters
Crooks in Cloisters (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as June

Saturday Night Out
Saturday Night Out (1964)

as Jean

The Young Jacobites
The Young Jacobites (1963)

TV show · as Jean

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eiras

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Maria

The Young Jacobites
The Young Jacobites (1960)

as Jean

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Judy

1950s

3 titles · average score 65
The Cat Gang
The Cat Gang (1959)

as Sylvia

Carry On Teacher
Carry On Teacher (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Amy Racey