Frankie Stone | |||||||||||
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All My Children character | |||||||||||
Portrayed by | Elizabeth Hendrickson | ||||||||||
Duration | 2001 | ||||||||||
First appearance | September 27, 2001 | ||||||||||
Last appearance | November 28, 2001 | ||||||||||
Created by | Richard Culliton | ||||||||||
Introduced by | Jean Dadario Burke | ||||||||||
Classification | Former, recurring | ||||||||||
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Occupation | Con artist | ||||||||||
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Mother | Gwyneth Bennett Stone |
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Sisters | Maggie Stone |
Aunts | Vanessa Bennett |
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Frankie Stone is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera, All My Children.
Portrayed by Elizabeth Hendrickson from September 27 to November 28, 2001, the character was noted as popular, having gained "a huge following" after only three months on the series. When she was killed off, the popularity and loyal following the character had obtained resulted in Hendrickson being brought back as the character's identical twin sister, Maggie Stone.
The writers scripted Frankie's birth date to be on April 26, 1982, two years older than Bianca.
Actress Elizabeth Hendrickson had been auditioning for All My Children for over a year before acquiring the role of Frankie, and had originally auditioned for the role of Bianca Montgomery. The producers, however, felt that she was better suited for the part of Frankie Stone, a new character head writer Richard Culliton was scripting for an upcoming murder mystery storyline. Hendrickson approached the audition in a calm demeanor. "Going into this audition," she stated, "I was very relaxed, not only because I've been there like a dozen times, but I thought I had no shot at all. Frankie's character is nothing like me!! I was told she was tomboyish yet sexy. I thought to myself, how can I pull that off? So I threw on a tight little baseball shirt and just went in and did it." Hendrickson further relayed, "About two weeks later, my agent told me that it was between me and another girl and my tape was going to be tested. I for sure thought I didn't get the part. I always make my best impression in person. I feel that audition tapes are so impersonal. About a week later, I found out the news and believe me I was ecstatic."
The writers detailed Frankie to be a wisecracking tomboy with feminine sex appeal. Hendrickson described the character as someone who "would never in her right mind get all dolled up." So when a scene finally called for the character to, in fact, wear a dress, Hendrickson stated that it did not feel right. "I've really become that character when I'm on set," she revealed. "So I played that uncomfortable feeling throughout the scene, I think it worked."