Francine Tacker

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Francine Tacker
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Born (1946-09-15) September 15, 1946 (age 78)
Washington, D.C., US
Other namesFrancine Ginty
OccupationActress
Years active1975–1995
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 1980;div. 1983)​
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.

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Career

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

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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Ryan's Hope Dr. Gloria Tassky
1979 Mrs. Columbo Sister JaniceEpisode: "A Puzzle for Prophets"
1978-1979 The Paper Chase Elizabeth Logan21 episodes
1979 Angie Karen AndersEpisode: "Harvey's Mother"
1980 Dallas Jenna WadeEpisode: "Jenna's Return
Episode: "Sue Ellen's Choice"
The Associates Susan WarrenEpisode: "Danko's a Daddy"
Goodtime Girls Camille Rittenhouse13 episodes
1983 Oh Madeline Annie McIntyre8 episodes
1984 Empire Amelia Lapidus4 episodes
The BounderLaura Spencertelevision film
1986 Valerie CarolineEpisode: "Old Enough"

References

  1. ↑ "JR finds David's killer ". Star-News . April 8, 1988. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "A Vote for Quality". Palm Beach Post . January 13, 1979. Retrieved April 5, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Washington Social Diary". NewYorkSocialDiary.com. August 17, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "One and Done!". www.interlochen.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.


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