Anne Francis

Anne Francis
Studio publicity photo from the 1950s
Born	(1930-09-16)September 16, 1930 Ossining, New York, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 80) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Pancreatic cancer
Other names	Anne Lloyd Francis Ann Francis
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1936–2006
Known for	Forbidden Planet
Television	Honey West
Spouse(s)	Bamlet Lawrence Price, Jr. (m. 1952–55) Robert Abeloff (m. 1960–64) (divorced) (1 child)
Children	Jane Elizabeth Abeloff (b. 1962) Margaret Francis West (adopted 1970)

Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and for having starred in the television series Honey West (1965–1966) which was the first TV series with a female detective character's name in the title. She won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the series.

Some sources erroneously claim she was born Ann Marvak in Ossining, New York, on September 16, 1930. However, according to her parents' marriage registration and census records from 1925 and 1930, her parents were Philip Ward Francis (1900-1974) and Edith (née Albertson) Francis (1901-1995).

She entered show business at a young age, working as a model at age five to help her family during the Great Depression. She made her Broadway debut at the age of 11.

Francis made her film debut in This Time for Keeps (1947). She played supporting roles in the films Susan Slept Here, So Young, So Bad, and Bad Day at Black Rock; her first leading role was in Blackboard Jungle (1955). Her best-known film role is that of Altaira in Forbidden Planet (1956), an Oscar-nominated science-fiction classic.

Francis was the star of a provocative 1960 movie about a high-priced call girl, Girl of the Night. In 1965, she had a leading role in the William Conrad film noir Brainstorm. In 1968, she played the role of Georgia James in the feature film Funny Girl and in the following year, played Nancy Ingersoll (the wife of Jerry Lewis' character) in the comedy Hook, Line and Sinker. She also co-starred in Impasse, an adventure film starring Burt Reynolds.