Anne Francis

Anne Francis September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011 was an American actress, best known for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956), and as the female private detective in the television series Honey West (1965–66). She won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy award for her role in Honey West. Francis holds the distinction of starring in the first TV series with a female detective character's name in the title. Contents * 1 Early life and career * 2 Personal...Read Full Story

Actress Anne Francis , who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet” and later was sexy private eye in “Honey West” on TV, has died at age 80. Francis died Sunday at a Santa Barbara nursing home, said Bill Guntle, a funeral director McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary in Santa Barbara. Francis, who had surgery and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, died of complications of pancreatic cancer, her daughter, Jane Uemura, told...Read Full Story

Anne Francis, 80, who starred as a sexy detective on TV’s Honey West in the mid-’60s died on Sunday of complications of pancreatic cancer at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports. She also appleared in the highly popular sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet in the 50′s. Francis may never have been a top-ranking star but she always had her devoted cult followers. Among her better-known movies were Bad Day at Black Rock, Blackboard Jungle, Don’t Go Near the...Read Full Story

Email This Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80. Francis died Sunday at a Santa Barbara nursing home, said Bill Guntle, a funeral director McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary in Santa Barbara. Francis, who had surgery and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, died of complications of pancreatic cancer, her daughter...Read Full Story

Anne Francis, 80, star in” Forbidden Planet, “” Honey West “ An elegant blonde beauty with a mark next to his lower lip, which played New Yorker and the title role in “Honey West” in the mid-1960s television series about a sexy female detective with a pet ocelot. Read more about 3A ” Los Angeles Times Anne Francis dies The Forbidden Planet and Star Honey West was 80 Read more about An elegant blonde beauty with a mark next to his lower lip, which played New Yorker and the title role in...Read Full Story