- Francesca Hunt
Francesca Hunt is a British actress. She has starred in two television drama series for the
BBC , "Roughnecks " and "Strathblair ", as well as the sitcom "A Prince Among Men " and several one-off dramas including "Over Here ". In between TV appearances, she has also managed to play some of Britain's most prestigious theatres. She appeared as Phyllis in "Double Indemnity" atTheatre Clwyd , and starred inStephen King 's "Misery " at the Haymarket Theatre inBasingstoke . She starred in "The Handyman" at theChichester Festival Theater and has also been seen in "Anna Karenina ", "Lady Chatterley's Lover " and "Duet for One", among others. Her sole American TV Series has been "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne ". She played Mrs Salt in theTim Burton film of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".Hunt studied philosophy and politics at
Oxford University , attended theBristol Old Vic Theatre School , and spent time at the Moscow Arts Theatre School. She is a dancer and competitive swimmer. She is the sister of actressIndia Fisher , and appears with her in the "Doctor Who " audio play "Other Lives ". MusicianCrispin Hunt is her brother.External links
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* [http://www.pfd.co.uk/clients/huntf/a-act.html CV at PfD]
* [http://davros72.0catch.com/index.html Francesca Hunt fan site]
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