Anna Francolini
Biography
Anna Francolini is an English actress born in Chertsey, Surrey. She attended Bristol Grammar School, studied theater at the University of Warwick, and trained with the National Youth Theatre. Her early stage credits included Godspell and Oliver. She appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Company (1995) and Merrily We Roll Along (2000) at the Donmar Warehouse, then played the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods at the Royal Opera House in 2007. She was a mainstay of London's Bridewell Theatre from 1997 to 2004, taking roles in Saturday Night, Floyd Collins and The Cutting Edge. Her portrayal of Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie brought a 2009 TMA Award for Best Performance in a Play. Other stage work included Maria Callas in Onassis, Wonder.land, and Captain Hook in Peter Pan. On screen she appeared in Topsy-Turvy, Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Rome, New Tricks, and Vera. She also voiced Gina on Thomas & Friends in 2019.
52years old
Turns 53 on October 30in 15 days
- Born Chertsey
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 10 years2013 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyIMDb rating 6.5
- 2019The Kill TeamIMDb rating 6.0
- 2018Solo: A Star Wars StoryIMDb rating 6.9
- 2017Gun ShyIMDb rating 4.1
- 2013The Christmas CandleIMDb rating 6.3
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A first
Francolini played the lead role of Helen in the first fully staged production of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night, at London's Bridewell Theatre, from December 1997 to January 1998.
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Anna Francolini shares two films with Antonio Banderas, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Dan KraussDirector, 1 film, 2019
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