Other names Missy Francis Height 1.67 m Years active 1973–present Spouse Wray T Thorn (m. 1997) | Name Melissa Francis Siblings Tiffany Ann Francis Role Actress Children Greyson Alexander Thorn | |
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Full Name Melissa Ann Francis Born 12 December 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-12-12 ) Los Angeles, California Occupation Television journalist, anchor, child actress Movies and TV shows The Call, Markets Now, Something About Amelia, Bad Dreams, Man - Woman and Child Similar People Harris Faulkner, Melissa Gilbert, Trish ReganProfiles | ||
Fox business melissa francis on the insider
Melissa Ann Francis (born December 12, 1972) is an American actress and current television journalist for the Fox Business Network (FBN) and Fox News Channel (FNC).
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- Education
- Acting
- Television journalist
- Writer
- Filmography
- References
After beginning her national journalism career at CNBC, she moved to FBN in 2012 and is currently the co-host of After The Bell weekday afternoons with David Asman. She is also a periodic anchor of FNC's America's News HQ newscasts, and a semi-regular panelist on FNC's afternoon talk show Outnumbered.
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Education
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Francis graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and served as executive editor of The Harvard College Economist magazine. She was also the captain of the Harvard Polo Team.
Acting
Francis started her acting career on television before her first birthday, first appearing in a Johnson & Johnson shampoo commercial at 6 months of age. She was known for her role as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie, for two seasons. Other television appearances include two series regular roles: Morningstar/Eveningstar and Joe’s World, and three films including Man, Woman and Child, where she played Paula Beckwith. She has also had appearances in the television series St. Elsewhere in 1986 and the 1988 film Bad Dreams, where she played young Cynthia. Melissa appeared in nearly 100 commercials during her acting career. She is reportedly the inspiration for the fictional character Avery Jessup (conceived of and played by Elizabeth Banks) in the show 30 Rock, although Banks herself has denied this.
Television journalist
In January 2012, Francis became a financial news reporter and anchor for Fox Business Network.
Previously, she was a financial news reporter and anchor for CNBC. She originally provided live hourly reports from the New York Mercantile Exchange on trading in crude oil futures contracts.
Prior to CNBC, Francis was a correspondent for CNET's broadcast unit, where she covered finance, technology and consumer products.
In 2014, Francis became a recurring co-host of Fox News Channel's talk and news commentary program, Outnumbered. In addition, she also periodically anchors FNC's America's News Headquarters newscasts
Writer
Francis authored a book in November 2012, Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter: A Memoir, concerning the trials, tribulations and joys of having an overbearing mother; and in April 2017, published Lessons from the Prairie, relating childhood experiences from the show as applied to her adult life.
She has also written two vampire novels aimed at teens, Bite me! and its sequel, Love Sucks!
Filmography
Actress
2012
The Dictator as
Local News Reporter
2010
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps as
Melissa Francis (uncredited)
1990
Hardball (TV Series)
- A Death in the Family (1990) - (as Missy Francis)
1989
ALF (TV Series) as
Miss Williams
- Baby, Come Back (1989) - Miss Williams (as Missy Francis)
1988
Bad Dreams as
Young Cynthia (as Missy Francis)
1988
A Year in the Life (TV Series) as
Eunice
- Common Ground (1988) - Eunice (as Missy Francis)
1986
Morningstar/Eveningstar (TV Series) as
Sarah Bishop
- Taking a Chance on Love (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
- Good Expectations (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
- Episode #1.5 (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
- Episode #1.4 (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
- A Rose for Alice (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
- The Firebird (1986) - Sarah Bishop (as Missy Francis)
1986
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Cynthia
- Family Affair (1986) - Cynthia (as Missy Francis)
1985
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) as
Tina
- The War Between the Classes (1985) - Tina (as Missy Francis)
1985
Hotel (TV Series) as
Jodi Abbott
- Rallying Cry (1985) - Jodi Abbott (as Missy Francis)
1984
Something About Amelia (TV Movie) as
Beth Bennett (as Missy Francis)
1983
Man, Woman and Child as
Paula Beckwith (as Missy Francis)
1981
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Cassandra Cooper Ingalls / Cassandra Cooper
- He Was Only Twelve: Part 2 (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- He Was Only Twelve: Part 1 (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- A Promise to Keep (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part Two (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part One (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Second Chance (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Uncle Jed (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- The Legacy (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Stone Soup (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- No Beast So Fierce (1982) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- A Christmas They Never Forgot (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Wave of the Future (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- For the Love of Nancy (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Gambini, the Great (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- A Wiser Heart (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Dark Sage (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- Growin' Pains (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- The Reincarnation of Nellie (Part II) (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- The Reincarnation of Nellie (Part I) (1981) - Cassandra Cooper Ingalls (as Missy Francis)
- The Lost Ones: (Part Two) (1981) - Cassandra Cooper (as Missy Francis)
- The Lost Ones (Part One) (1981) - Cassandra Cooper (as Missy Francis)
1981
A Gun in the House (TV Movie) as
Diana Cates (as Missy Francis)
1981
Midnight Lace (TV Movie) as
Cathy, age 11 (as Missy Francis)
1979
Joe's World (TV Series) as
Linda Wabash
- To Catch a Cheater (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- No Time for Jimmy (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- The Gun (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- The Strike (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- If Something Should Happen (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- Maggie Joins the Army (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- One in the Oven (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- Snowbound (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- The Woman Painter (1980) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- The Initiation (1979) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
- Steve's Drinking Problem (1979) - Linda Wabash (as Missy Francis)
1980
When the Whistle Blows (TV Series) as
Deenie
- Love Is a Four-Letter Word (1980) - Deenie (as Missy Francis)
1980
Galactica 1980 (TV Series) as
Little Girl
- Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 3 (1980) - Little Girl (as Missy Francis)
- Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 2 (1980) - Little Girl (as Missy Francis)
1980
Mork & Mindy (TV Series) as
Little Mindy
- A Mommy for Mindy (1980) - Little Mindy (as Missy Francis)
1979
Scavenger Hunt as
Jennifer Motley (as Missy Francis)
1979
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (TV Movie) as
Thea (as Missy Francis)
1979
Champions: A Love Story (TV Movie) as
Sally (as Missy Francis)
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401 (TV Movie) as
Kid (as Missy Francis)
Writer
2020
Outnumbered (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 September 2020 (2020) - (uncredited)
Producer
2020
Outnumbered (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 September 2020 (2020) - (producer - uncredited)
Self
2015
After the Bell (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Hostess / Self - Co-Host
2014
Outnumbered (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Host / Self - Guest Co-Hostess / Self - Guest Co-Host
2017
Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Host / Self - Guest Hostess
2017
Tucker Carlson Tonight (TV Series) as
Self - Fox Business Network / Self - Co-Hostess, Outnumbered / Self (segment "Final Exam") / ...
2013
America's Newsroom (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest Co-Hostess / Self - Fox Business / ...
- Episode dated 20 July 2020 (2020) - Self - Guest Co-Host
- Episode dated 6 February 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Co-Hostess
- Episode dated 2 September 2016 (2016) - Self - Guest Co-Hostess
- Episode dated 23 August 2013 (2013) - Self
- Episode dated 28 May 2013 (2013) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 2 April 2013 (2013) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 26 March 2013 (2013) - Self
- Episode dated 18 March 2013 (2013) - Self
2012
Fox and Friends (TV Series) as
Self / Self (segment "Cooking with Friends") / Self - Guest Co-Hostess / ...
2019
Fox Files (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Host, After the Bell / Self
- America Works Together Virtual Town Hall: Hosted by Neil Cavuto (2020) - Self - Co-Host, After the Bell
- America Works Together Virtual Town Hall: Hosted by Charles Payne (2020) - Self - Co-Host, After the Bell
- Fox Nation Celebrates America (2019) - Self
2015
Hannity (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Host, After the Bell / Self - Correspondent / Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell
- Episode dated 23 April 2020 (2020) - Self - Co-Host, After the Bell
- Episode dated 31 March 2020 (2020) - Self - Co-Host, After the Bell
- Episode dated 27 March 2020 (2020) - Self - Correspondent
- Episode dated 24 March 2020 (2020) - Self - Correspondent
- Episode dated 19 March 2020 (2020) - Self - Co-Host, After the Bell
- The Trump Card (2015) - Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell
2019
The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 3 November 2019 (2019) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 24 February 2019 (2019) - Self - Panelist
2019
The Evening Edit (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Host
- Episode dated 7 October 2019 (2019) - Self - Guest Host
- Episode dated 13 August 2019 (2019) - Self - Guest Host
2019
Trish Regan Primetime (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Host
- Episode dated 4 January 2019 (2019) - Self - Guest Host
2017
The Story with Martha MacCallum (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Host / Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell / Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 28 May 2018 (2018) - Self - Guest Host
- Episode dated 18 May 2018 (2018) - Self - Guest Host
- Episode dated 1 February 2018 (2018) - Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell
- Episode dated 1 December 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Host
- Episode dated 22 November 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Hostess
2015
The Five (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Co-Hostess
2013
Happening Now (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Co-Hostess / Self / Self - Guest Co-Host
2017
Moms (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Fox Moms (2017) - Self - Guest
2012
Cashin' In (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Hostess / Self - Panelist / Self
- Episode dated 18 November 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 23 September 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 20 October 2012 (2012) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 28 July 2012 (2012) - Self
2013
Varney & Company (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell / Self
- Episode dated 14 September 2017 (2017) - Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell
- Episode dated 15 November 2013 (2013) - Self
2016
Fox News Live (TV Series) as
Self - Hostess / Self - Co-Hostess
2017
Making Money with Charles Payne (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 7 July 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Hostess
2017
Home & Family (TV Series) as
Self - Author, Lessons From the Prairie
- En Vogue/Curtis Armstrong/Melissa Francis/Dean Sheremet (2017) - Self - Author, Lessons From the Prairie
2014
Bulls & Bears (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Panelist / Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 17 June 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 14 March 2015 (2015) - Self - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 7 March 2015 (2015) - Self - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 28 February 2015 (2015) - Self - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 25 October 2014 (2014) - Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 1 March 2014 (2014) - Self - Guest Panelist
2016
Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 6 June 2017 (2017) - Self
- Episode dated 7 December 2016 (2016) - Self
- Episode dated 24 May 2016 (2016) - Self
2008
Today (TV Series) as
Self - Correspondent / Self - Author, Lessons From the Prairie / Self - CNBC Correspondent
2012
Special Report with Bret Baier (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Fox Business
2016
Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street (TV Series) as
Self - Fox Business / Self - Panelist / Self - Guest Co-Hostess
- Episode dated 6 January 2017 (2017) - Self - Guest Co-Hostess
- Episode dated 25 November 2016 (2016) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 16 September 2016 (2016) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 9 September 2016 (2016) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 22 April 2016 (2016) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 8 April 2016 (2016) - Self - Panelist
2016
Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 27 November 2016 (2016) - Self - Guest Hostess
2016
America's Election HQ (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Hostess
- Episode dated 3 September 2016 (2016) - Self - Co-Hostess
- Episode dated 27 August 2016 (2016) - Self - Co-Hostess
2016
Justice w/Judge Jeanine (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 3 September 2016 (2016) - Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 27 August 2016 (2016) - Self - Guest Hostess
2016
Watters' World (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell
- Episode dated 30 July 2016 (2016) - Self - Co-Hostess, After the Bell
2013
The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist / Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 4 June 2015 (2015) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 19 December 2013 (2013) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 9 December 2013 (2013) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 25 November 2013 (2013) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 7 November 2013 (2013) - Self - Panelist
2012
Money with Melissa Francis (TV Series) as
Self - Hostess
- Money Maker$ (2015) - Self - Hostess
2015
The Factor (TV Series) as
Self
- Did You Know That? (2015) - Self
2015
Strange Inheritance (TV Series) as
Self - Hostess
- Death Valley Thermometer - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
- The Hoarder and the Actors - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
- $3 Million Nickel - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
- Black Swamp Baseball Card Find - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
- Bonnie & Clyde - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
- 3000 Classic Cars - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
- 300-Year-Old Stradivarius - Unpacked (2015) - Self - Hostess
2014
Oprah: Where Are They Now? (TV Series) as
Self
- Meredith Baxter, Rapper T.I. & Downtown Julie Brown (2014) - Self
2014
Media Buzz (TV Series) as
Self - Hostess, Money with Melissa Francis
- Episode dated 16 November 2014 (2014) - Self - Hostess, Money with Melissa Francis
2014
The Willis Report (TV Series) as
Self - Hostess, Money
- A User's Guide to Saving Money (2014) - Self - Hostess, Money
2014
The Insider (TV Series) as
Self - Fox Business Network
- Episode dated 18 June 2014 (2014) - Self - Fox Business Network
2014
The Independents (TV Series) as
Self - Fox Business / Self
- Episode dated 30 April 2014 (2014) - Self - Fox Business
- Up in Your Business (2014) - Self
2012
Your World w/Neil Cavuto (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Fox Business / Self - Panelist
2014
The Kelly File (TV Series) as
Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 10 January 2014 (2014) - Self - Fox Business
2012
Cavuto on Business (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Panelist / Self - Guest Hostess
2013
Imus in the Morning (TV Series) as
Self - Fox Business / Self
- Episode dated 28 November 2013 (2013) - Self - Fox Business
- Episode dated 1 November 2013 (2013) - Self
2012
Fox Business (TV Series) as
Self - Hostess
- Dead End Ahead for Tesla? (2013) - Self - Hostess
- Curbing Distractions: Money with Melissa Francis (2013) - Self - Hostess
- Money with Melissa Francis (2012) - Self - Hostess
2012
America Live (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Panelist
2013
Studio B (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 July 2013 (2013) - Self
- Episode dated 24 June 2013 (2013) - Self
- Episode dated 21 March 2013 (2013) - Self
2012
Fox Business Tonight (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Guest Hostess
- Episode dated 9 April 2013 (2013) - Self
- Episode dated 13 April 2012 (2012) - Self - Guest Hostess
2011
CNBC Special Report: Disaster in Japan (TV Special) as
Self
2010
The Call (TV Series) as
Self - Anchor
2009
CNBC Special Report (TV Series) as
Self
2009
CNBC Business News (TV Series) as
Self - Anchor
- Derivative Debate: Financial Nymphomania, Kama Sutra? (2009) - Self - Anchor
- Fed: Too Big to Succeed (2009) - Self - Anchor
- The Buffett Connection (2009) - Self - Anchor
2005
On the Money (TV Series) as
Self - Host
2002
Closing Bell (TV Series) as
Self
Archive Footage
2023
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self - Host, Money with Melissa Francis
- The Hijack (2023) - Self - Host, Money with Melissa Francis
2020
Louder with Crowder (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Fox News Is Now Just More Leftist MSM- (2020) - Self
2020
ABL (TV Series) as
Self
- Fox News FREAKS OUT When Newt Gingrich Mentions George Soros! (2020) - Self
2020
Black and White on Star Wars (TV Series) as
Self
- FOX NEWS Censors Newt Gingrich Over George Soros Comments! HE WAS RIGHT! (2020) - Self
2015
Inside Edition (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- COVID-19 Hotel Tips (2020) - Self
- 72th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2015) - Self
2019
Tucker Carlson Tonight (TV Series) as
Self / Self - Fox Business Network / Self - Co-Hostess, Outnumbered
- Episode dated 25 May 2020 (2020) - Self
- Episode dated 22 October 2019 (2019) - Self - Fox Business Network
- Episode dated 27 May 2019 (2019) - Self - Co-Hostess, Outnumbered
2019
Media Buzz (TV Series) as
Self - Co-Hostess, Outnumbered / Self
- Episode dated 2 June 2019 (2019) - Self - Co-Hostess, Outnumbered
- Episode #7.2 (2019) - Self
2017
Watters' World (TV Series) as
Self
- Foxx (2017) - Self
2015
Stossel (TV Series) as
Self
- Censored in America (2015) - Self
References
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