Anne Francis Passes Away

On a day that already saw us bid farewell to Pete Postlethwaite, the acting community is also mourning the loss of Anne Francis. The actress died at age 80.

The sweet-voiced blonde was perhaps best known as a sexy Jane Bond-type on TV's Honey West in the mid-'60s and in the '50s sci-fi hit Forbidden Planet.

Never a big-name star but always a cult favorite, she passed away of complications of pancreatic cancer at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Here's a look at Anne in Honey West, which ran on ABC ...

Anne Francis in Honey West

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/01/anne-francis-passes-away/

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