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
Francesca Annis quotes about
hard-work theatre taught
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
firsts decay accepting
The first thing you have to do is accept that decay sets in and there's nothing you can do about it.
quality charismatic rarity
You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
desire different needs
You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change.
actresses
I didn't choose to be an actress
would-be playing-someone boring
I couldn't imagine playing someone young now; it would be so boring
hair weather looks
The thing about doing anything artificial to your hair is that you have to look after it. So you're always vulnerable to the weather and time
funny husband bothered
The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had a husband.
actors want retreat
Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.
sex want euthanasia
I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.
dancer acting
I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
pride suffering used
I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.
class england middle
Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?
class
Everyone has class, one class or another.