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
drama family nearly puts seen successful women
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
till
From 1 till 7, when we moved to England, I spoke only Portuguese.
easily nine
I can easily sleep from nine to 13 hours a night.
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.
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.
bud sushi taste
Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time.
parent supportive embarrassing
My parents were hugely supportive like that. I was always the best - it's so embarrassing, isn't it? I was always the best at everything.
companionship celebration enough
There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.
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.
arrogance-of-youth people said
I've never been too afraid of what other people have said, especially when I was younger, but I suppose that was the arrogance of youth.
acting cathartic
I do find acting cathartic.
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.
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.
pride suffering used
I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.