Francine was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Harry and Sadie Beers.
Her father had two sisters, Rose and Sally. (Sally was in vaudeville and in the Ziegfeld Follies.) Her father Harry passed unexpectedly when Francine was 15 years old. She and her mother then moved in with Sadie's parents until Francine graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1942.
After graduation, she worked for Young & Rubicam advertising, and in 1944 in their Radio and Television department. In 1964 she left Young and Rubicam to become an actress. She largely played character parts and supporting roles in radio, on stage, in soap operas and on television shows.
Her roles included Judge Janis Silver (Law and Order) and Sybil Gooley (All in the Family).
Before and after venturing wholeheartedly into TV acting, Francine enjoyed a lengthy theatre career in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in such plays as "Cafe Crown" (1964), and 6 Rms Riv Vu (1972; she also appeared in the 1974 TV film adaptation), Arthur Miller's The American Clock ("A Mural for Theatre") (1980), and William Alfred's The Curse of an Aching Heart in 1982.
Francine continued to work as an actress until she retired in 2007. Her last noted role was as Mrs. Lefkowitz in “In Her Shoes.”
Her father had two sisters, Rose and Sally. (Sally was in vaudeville and in the Ziegfeld Follies.) Her father Harry passed unexpectedly when Francine was 15 years old. She and her mother then moved in with Sadie's parents until Francine graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1942.
After graduation, she worked for Young & Rubicam advertising, and in 1944 in their Radio and Television department. In 1964 she left Young and Rubicam to become an actress. She largely played character parts and supporting roles in radio, on stage, in soap operas and on television shows.
Her roles included Judge Janis Silver (Law and Order) and Sybil Gooley (All in the Family).
Before and after venturing wholeheartedly into TV acting, Francine enjoyed a lengthy theatre career in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in such plays as "Cafe Crown" (1964), and 6 Rms Riv Vu (1972; she also appeared in the 1974 TV film adaptation), Arthur Miller's The American Clock ("A Mural for Theatre") (1980), and William Alfred's The Curse of an Aching Heart in 1982.
Francine continued to work as an actress until she retired in 2007. Her last noted role was as Mrs. Lefkowitz in “In Her Shoes.”
Francine was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Harry and Sadie Beers.
Her father had two sisters, Rose and Sally. (Sally was in vaudeville and in the Ziegfeld Follies.) Her father Harry passed unexpectedly when Francine was 15 years old. She and her mother then moved in with Sadie's parents until Francine graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1942.
After graduation, she worked for Young & Rubicam advertising, and in 1944 in their Radio and Television department. In 1964 she left Young and Rubicam to become an actress. She largely played character parts and supporting roles in radio, on stage, in soap operas and on television shows.
Her roles included Judge Janis Silver (Law and Order) and Sybil Gooley (All in the Family).
Before and after venturing wholeheartedly into TV acting, Francine enjoyed a lengthy theatre career in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in such plays as "Cafe Crown" (1964), and 6 Rms Riv Vu (1972; she also appeared in the 1974 TV film adaptation), Arthur Miller's The American Clock ("A Mural for Theatre") (1980), and William Alfred's The Curse of an Aching Heart in 1982.
Francine continued to work as an actress until she retired in 2007. Her last noted role was as Mrs. Lefkowitz in “In Her Shoes.”
Her father had two sisters, Rose and Sally. (Sally was in vaudeville and in the Ziegfeld Follies.) Her father Harry passed unexpectedly when Francine was 15 years old. She and her mother then moved in with Sadie's parents until Francine graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1942.
After graduation, she worked for Young & Rubicam advertising, and in 1944 in their Radio and Television department. In 1964 she left Young and Rubicam to become an actress. She largely played character parts and supporting roles in radio, on stage, in soap operas and on television shows.
Her roles included Judge Janis Silver (Law and Order) and Sybil Gooley (All in the Family).
Before and after venturing wholeheartedly into TV acting, Francine enjoyed a lengthy theatre career in the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in such plays as "Cafe Crown" (1964), and 6 Rms Riv Vu (1972; she also appeared in the 1974 TV film adaptation), Arthur Miller's The American Clock ("A Mural for Theatre") (1980), and William Alfred's The Curse of an Aching Heart in 1982.
Francine continued to work as an actress until she retired in 2007. Her last noted role was as Mrs. Lefkowitz in “In Her Shoes.”
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