Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis
Francesca Annis is an English actress. She is known for television roles in Reckless, Wives and Daughters, Deceitand Cranford. A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 1979 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for the ITV serial Lillie. Her film appearances include Krull, Dune, The Debt Collectorand The Libertine...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 May 1945
thinking media circus
I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.
paper needs pieces
I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
technology islands zanzibar
I consulted a Chinese herbalist and spent two weeks on an island off the coast of Zanzibar. I was away from any kind of contemporary technology.
home various
After all my various relationships I find myself now home alone.
people doe needs
I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either.
england speak portuguese
From one till seven, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese. But I can't speak a word of it now.
fame shoulders sat
Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
shed decades
Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.
fame good-work exposure
Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
class
Everyone has class, one class or another.
companionship celebration enough
There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.
children real ties
Having children with someone is the real bond.
rich whole-life grows
As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.
interviews changed
Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.