MUMBAI: Actress Anne Francis, better known for the 1950s science-fiction classic Forbidden Planet and later starred as a sexy private eye in Honey West on TV died at the age of 80.

Francis, who had surgery and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2007, died of complications of pancreatic cancer, it is understood.

Forbidden Planet was hailed in Leonard Maltin‘s 2006 Movie Guide as one of the most ambitious and intelligent films of its genre."

In Honey West, Francis‘ private detective character was that of a female James Bond.

Francis was nominated for an Emmy for the role, which lasted 30 episodes.