Biography
The aspiring actress began her career on local television commercials, and was crowned Miss Missouri in America's Junior Miss pageant. After two years studying at Northwestern University with the help of her Junior Miss scholarship, Frann abandoned plans to pursue her education at Yale Drama School and sought to begin her career, taking a job as a weather reporter on KSDA-TV in her hometown. She later moved to Chicago to host a morning show on …
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Career Milestones
1998 | Final TV appearance as a guest performer in an episode of "Diagnosis Murder" | |
1992 | Co-starred in the film "Fatal Charm"; sold for airing on the Showtime cable network | |
1990 | Played Clementine Duke in the NBC minseries "Jackie Collins' 'Lucky/Chances'" | |
1987 | Took over the role of Abby Bradford for the NBC television movie "Eight is Enough: A Family Reunion" | |
| Co-starred as Joanna Loudon, the sweater-wearing innkepeer's wife, in the CBS sitcom "Newhart" | ||
1982 | Primetime series debut in the short-lived "King's Crossing" (ABC) | |
1976 | Film debut in "Woman in the Rain" | |
| Played Amanda Peters on the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" | ||
1973 | Had featured role on the NBC soap opera "Return to Peyton Place" | |
1970 | Broadway acting debut in "Story Theater" | |
1969 | TV acting debut in an episode of "My Friend Tony" (NBC) | |
1968 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
| Began stage acting career in Chicago | ||
| Moved to Chicago to work for the ABC affiliate; co-hosted morning show | ||
| After two years at Northwestern, began career doing weather segments for KSDA-TV in St Louis | ||
| Named Miss Missouri in the America's Junior Miss pageant | ||
| While a high school student, appeared in TV commercials for the locally produced show "The St Louis Hop" | ||
1948 | Began taking dance lessons at age five (date approximate) | |
| Raised in St Louis, Missouri | ||