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The actress, who had roles in more than 30 movies, achieved cult status as Altaira in the cult classic.

Anne Francis, who was nominated for an Emmy for her title role on Honey West and starred in movies including the sci-fi movie classic Forbidden Planet, died Jan. 2 of pancreatic cancer at a retirement home in Santa Barbara. She was 80.

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Her daughter, Jae Uemura, said Francis was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007.

Francis’ leggy beauty and model’s figure was generously highlighted in Honey West, on which she was billed as a Private Eyeful. The character was introduced in a 1965 episode of Burke’s Law, in which she outfoxed the dapper P.I. played by Gene Barry.