Anne Francis died Sunday of natural cause at a nursing home in  
        Santa Barbara, California. She was most remembered for her
        role in the science fiction classic Forbidden Planet (1956). Her
        career began at the early age of eleven on Broadway.  
 
 
        Anne Francis with “Robby” the robot in Forbidden Planet 

 
       Anne as a mannequin in the 1960 Twilight Zone episode 
       The After Hours.