Anne Francis passes away at 80
Monday, 03 January 2011 00:00
administrator
By Joe Martinez -Actress Anne Francis, who starred in such big-screen adventures as Forbidden Planet and small-screen shows as Honey West, passed away at 80 years of age due to complications from pancreatic cancer in her Santa Barbara nursing home.
Over her career, Francis appeared in scores of TV shows and movies. She made her film debut in This Time for Keeps (1947). In her early film career, she played supporting roles in films such as: Susan Slept Here, So Young So Bad, and Bad Day at Black Rock. Her first leading role was in Blackboard Jungle (1955). She is perhaps best-known on film for her role as Altaira in the science fiction movie Forbidden Planet. "Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet" is a line in the song "Science Fiction/Double Feature" from the Rocky Horror Picture Show, large numbers of whose audience sing the line without ever having seen Forbidden Planet. In the Film she co-starred alongside Walter Pidgeon and Leslie Nielsen.
Anne Francis Trivia Per IMDB:
- Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, despite having quit smoking nearly twenty years earlier. She immediately underwent chemotherapy and had surgery to remove the upper lobe of her right lung.
- A longtime rodeo fan, she wrote and directed the short subject film Gemini Rising (1968).
- Long involved with the International New Thought Alliance, a metaphysical religious organization.
- Anne has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1615 Vine Street
- Anne was nominated for an Emmy and received the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in the Honey West television series.
More...
