Genie & Jonathan
Wise Words...
"My wife always thought the best work I did on the show was the work I did with Marina. We had very good chemistry."
Funny Words...
"I believe that the psychic phenomenon takes place. I see it in my wife every day."
More Wise Words...
[When asked: Will his wife ever appear in any of the Star Trek movies?] "Another good question! I certainly hope so. We were lucky enough to have Genie Francis appear in our final episode of Roswell last season."
Sweet Words...
"My favorite actor of all time is Genie Francis."
Excerpts from a Jonathan interview
Soap Opera Digest, November 01, 2001
(Thank you to Carla for sending me the info!)
...[C]ontrary to popular belief, his wife Genie Francis’ ethereal appearance [on Roswell] as the alien teens’ mom in the first season wasn’t his idea.
Thania St. John, one of the executive producers in the first season, is a huge fan of hers, and she asked me if I thought Genie would do it," Frakes explains of how the key cameo was conceived. "Genie enjoyed it immensely; it’s always nice to do something different." Aside from hoping she’ll return to his show, he says, "We’re always looking for stuff to do together; we’d like to do a project where I would direct her." Having met on the set of the ’80s soap Bare Essence and married in 1988, they shared the screen again in an 1995 episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, about which he says, "It’s a blast; it’s a real gift. It’s nice to go to work in one car." For now he has a regular role in her soap life: "I break the [GH] scripts down every night before she goes to work."
From an online interview with Jonathan about Thunderbirds
What was it like directing your wife, Genie Francis?
Frakes: She’s a pro, Genie Francis is. She shoots a lot faster than most actresses, because she’s done the soaps for so long. It was treat to finally get to put her in something, I’ll be honest with you. It has been a long time coming. My wife, Genie Francis plays the newscaster in Thunderbirds. I’ve done a couple of shows with her where we’ve acted together, but I’d never had a chance to direct her. I adore her, I think she’s great. The greatest compliment has been in England, where nobody knows her from Luke and Laura, and felt that I’d hired a newscaster from CNN, so it’s been a very good experience.
Picture Gallery
Thank you to Anne for letting me use her pics!
