1. Francis entered show business at a young age, working as a model at age five to help her family during the Great Depression, and made her Broadway debut at the age of 11.
2. Her first leading role was in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle but she is perhaps best-known on film for her role as Altaira in the significant S.F. film Forbidden Planet.
3. In 1965, Francis turned to series television and was cast as Honey West, a sexy private detective with a pet ocelot.
4. Francis adopted Margaret West in 1970 in one of the first adoptions granted to a single person in California.
5. Francis was treated for lung cancer in 2007-2008. She has kept her followers informed of her progress on her official web site.
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