Melissa Francis
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| Born |
Melissa Ann Francis December 12, 1972 Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Missy Francis |
| Education | Harvard University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Television journalist News anchor Actress |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse(s) | Wray Thorn (1997–present) |
| Children | 3 |
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).
Originally a frequent fill-in host on both FNC and FBN after coming over from CNBC, she received her own FBN show in January 2012 called MONEY with Melissa Francis and is also currently the anchor of FNC's weekday afternoon news program America's News HQ.
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.
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.
In January 2012, Francis became a financial news reporter and anchor for Fox Business Network.
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