Anna Francolini

Anna Francolini (born 30 October 1973) is an English actress. She attended Bristol Grammar School and studied theatre at the University of Warwick. Francolini trained with the National Youth Theatre and gained recognition for her performances in musical productions at the Donmar Warehouse, including Company (1995) and Merrily We Roll Along (2000) by Stephen Sondheim. She also portrayed the Baker's Wife in the Royal Opera House production of Sondheim's Into the Woods in 2007. In 2009, Francolini won the TMA Award for Best Performance in a Play for her portrayal of Jean Brodie in Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton. She had a significant presence at London's Bridewell Theatre from December 1997 to December 2004.