Francine Tacker
Francine Tacker | |
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| Born | September 15, 1946 Washington, D.C., US |
| Other names | Francine Ginty |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–1995 |
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| Children | James Francis Ginty |
Francine Tacker (born September 15, 1946) is a retired American actress known for appearing as Jenna Wade in two episodes of the soap opera Dallas in 1980.
Career
[edit]Tacker was the second actress to play the character, succeeding Morgan Fairchild and preceding Priscilla Presley.[1] She was also a regular on the television series The Paper Chase, playing Elizabeth Logan during the 1978–1979 season[2] and on Empire in 1984. In 1980, she played reporter Camille Rittenhouse, a woman who shared an attic apartment with three other women, on the short-lived comedy series, Goodtime Girls.
Personal life
[edit]She was married to actor Robert Ginty, whom she met during filming of The Paper Chase.[3] Their son is actor James Francis Ginty.[4] On Goodtime Girls, she worked with Ginty's second wife, actress Lorna Patterson (she played Betty Crandall to Francine's Camille).[5]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | Ryan's Hope | Dr. Gloria Tassky | |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo | Sister Janice | Episode: "A Puzzle for Prophets" |
| 1978-1979 | The Paper Chase | Elizabeth Logan | 21 episodes |
| 1979 | Angie | Karen Anders | Episode: "Harvey's Mother" |
| 1980 | Dallas | Jenna Wade | Episode: "Jenna's Return Episode: "Sue Ellen's Choice" |
| The Associates | Susan Warren | Episode: "Danko's a Daddy" | |
| Goodtime Girls | Camille Rittenhouse | 13 episodes | |
| 1983 | Oh Madeline | Annie McIntyre | 8 episodes |
| 1984 | Empire | Amelia Lapidus | 4 episodes |
| The Bounder | Laura Spencer | television film | |
| 1986 | Valerie | Caroline | Episode: "Old Enough" |
References
[edit]- ^ "JR finds David's killer ". Star-News. April 8, 1988. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ^ "A Vote for Quality". Palm Beach Post. January 13, 1979. Retrieved April 5, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Robert Ginty dies at 60; action-film star also directed for TV, led Irish theater center". Los Angeles Times. September 23, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ "Washington Social Diary". NewYorkSocialDiary.com. August 17, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ "One and Done!". www.interlochen.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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