Charlotte Francis (birth name Charlotte Frances Jiggens born 1904) was an English actress best known for playing the lead role in the Australian film The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934) in which she appeared opposite her husband John Longden.
[1] She was touring Australia in a company led by Athene Seyler and Nicholas Hannen for J.C. Williamsons in 1933 when cast in the role.
In 1948 she married journalist and Liberal politician John Hope.
[4] She later became a playwright and wrote Western Wind (1949),[5] which was performed at London's Theatre Royal, E15 and Piccadilly theatres.
[6] The play had premiered in Glasgow, starring Australian actor, John McCallum and also had a run in Melbourne, Australia.