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
tests exciting be-careful
You have to be careful not to let your fear stop you doing things. It's very exciting to test yourself.
goes mean passing regret stage
It's like a fire. It goes through a journey, and each stage is interesting. I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
sad
I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all, I've never had a husband.
family
I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family.
came definitely family madly marry meant wealthy worked
My mother was madly adventurous. My father was an actor - he worked with Gielgud - and my mother came from a very wealthy family. She definitely wasn't meant to marry an actor, but she eloped with him one lunch-time.
basically camera films love loving people speaking work
In films people basically work for the camera, you know, and that's why actors can hate each other and not be speaking to each other and still look as if they're in love because really they're loving the camera loving them.
amount films love
I like working in theatre now and I think that once you've done a certain amount of films most actors love working in the theatre because of the camaraderie.
biggest choice good life privilege seemed time wrong
The biggest privilege I've had in my life is being able to make a choice. If you make a choice, it can't be a wrong choice because it seemed like a good idea at the time.
eight everybody gone listening nobody rows
In the theatre, once you've gone about eight rows back, everybody else is just listening to you. You're very small, and nobody can really see what you're doing.
english-actress statement
I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.
few interested
I have got a few misters interested but nobody special these days.
easily nine
I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night.
till
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.