Annette Andre

“Where Have I Been All My Life?”

A Memoir by Annette André

A professional ballet dancer at 15, she overcame a crippling illness to go on to become one of the most sought after actresses of the “Golden Age” of British Television. Starring in her own now classic series “Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased),” she guest-starred with Roger Moore in more “Saint” episodes than any other actress, as well as in such classic series as “The Prisoner,” “The Avengers” and “The Persuaders.” Among her acclaimed motion pictures is the now legendary “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.” She also appeared in London's West End Theatre in a variety of well-reviewed plays.

She now lives in Southern California a stone’s throw from the ocean, and on the rim of a canyon teeming with wildlife, where Annette divides her time painting and broadcasting her “Letter From the Other Coast’ on Siren FM Radio.

She is still very active in supporting rights for all animals, and is a

hands-on advocate for women's rights.

Note from the author :

“Where Have I Been All My Life?”

I've gone through many anxieties in my life but none has rivaled the daily pain and trepidation I lived with during the seemingly endless eons it took to write my memoir.

I liken it to pregnancy, living with the joyful awareness that a life is stirring within you but also fearing the long road ahead pocked with unseen pitfalls.

Where to begin is the first mountain to conquer. Obviously, the pool of possibilities is overflowing but those first lines are critical to producing a reliable map that will guide you and the reader to a true likeness.

I've been blessed with a long and eventful life, one I'm happy to say has been mostly of my choosing. But therein lies the rub and the reward of tucking your life between covers; what is committed to print and what ends up on the cutting-room floor? The disappointment you feel when a romance that once burned with a third- degree is re-examined in the cold light of type and given a swift burial.

Yet for all of the above tribulations, I found myself reluctant to hand-over my manuscript for manufacture. All the doubts that the “baby” had been brought to full-term gave me night sweats — and still do. So, it's with baited-breath that I once again, as I did with the hardcover edition, love you and leave you with my life in new hands.