Elizabeth Francis Frakes is a theater actor, writer, and filmmaker. She is also also the daughter of Jonathan Frakes. Elizabeth Francis Frakes’ father Jonathan is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Commander William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series.

Elizabeth Francis Frakes- Bio Summary

Does Genie Francis have a daughter who is an actress?

Elizabeth Francis Frakes also known as Eliza Frakes was born on May 30 1997 to her parents,  Jonathan Frakes and Genie Francis in the United States of America. As of 2022, she is 25 years old. She is not the only child of her parents, she has another sibling whose name is James Ivor Frakes.

Elizabeth’s mother Genie is also an actress. Her mother is best known for playing the role of Laura Spencer on the television soap opera General Hospital from 1977 to present, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2007.

Eliza Frakes: Education and Career

Jonathan Frakes and Genie Francis’ daughter, Elizabeth Francis Frakes is a theater actor, writer, and filmmaker based out of Portland and Los Angeles. The talented lady has been interested in theater at a very young age. Her theater career began as early when she was just 15.

Despite being a actress Genie Francis did not want her daughter to join the industry during her teenage life, despite Eliza wanting to do so. Actress, Genie Francis gave her reason in an interview with YourTeenMag, said,

I let her do local theater, and I let her take acting class with a very good teacher. I would let her do a guest spot for the experience. But I would never allow her to be on a TV series.

Elizabeth is an educated lady.  She graduated from Lewis and Clark College in 2019 with a degree in English and Theater. She also received the Departmental Distinction Award in acting. When studying in high school, Elizabeth made it clear that she wanted to study filmmaking and storytelling skills so that she could make documentaries to educate the public on environmental issues.

Since she left college in 2019, Eliza Frakes has been living and working across the country in writers’ rooms, on sets, in theatres, and as an educator. Some of her favorite roles include Mash in Stupid F*$king Bird, Tabby in Cuddles, Lily in Waterlily, and Sarah in Murky (short film).

She also studied at the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble. There she learned everything from devising to Shakespeare. She was also an RA/TA at Fir Acres’ writing workshop, in Portland, Oregon.

Jonathan Frakes’ daughter became the winner of a prestigious National YoungArts Foundation Honorable Mention for her film IV Script, With Love, Tuck, and Alex.

At a very young age, Jonathan Frakes’ daughter is also ready making her parents proud and making a big name of herself. Elizabeth Francis Frakes screenwriting has been awarded by the Wildsound film festival, and her poetry has been published in The Portland Review, where she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

In 2020, the young theater actor, writer, and filmmaker completed a year-long residency with Echo Theatre as one of their selected young playwrights, where she debuted her first full-length play, Moleman.

Genie Francis’s daughter is also the founding director of 920 Collective, an interdisciplinary artists’ community which meets to collaborate with and support early career makers in the generation of new media. Eliza Frakes is absolutely thrilled to make her debut with Corrib Theatre, alongside such a talented and kind cast and crew.

Aside her theater talents, Genie Francis’ daughter also is an impressive writer. In September of 2019, Eliza got a job as a Writer’s PA on a new show for CBS all access. Her writing skills were also developed at a very young age. At the teenage of 16, Elizabeth Francis Frakes wrote a children’s book, I Don’t Want To Play Princess. The then High school girl took the inspiration for her book from the summers she had spent playing outdoors on Lake Megunticook in Maine.

Apart from the theater and writing, she is also into yoga. While she was still in high school, Eliza studied and earned her certification as a yoga teacher. She used her skills and talents to teach yoga to children. Jonathan and Genie’s daughter also has additionally done some poetry works; some of which have been published in The Portland Review.

Is Jonathan Frakes and his wife still married?

Is Elizabeth Francis Frakes’ parents still married? Yes Jonathan Frakes is still married to her wife Genie. Frakes first met actress Genie Francis on the set of the television soap opera Bare Essence, and again while filming the mini-series North and South. They began dating in 1985, became engaged in 1986, and married on May 28, 1988. Elizabeth is extremely close with both parents, they have been spotted in various family photos having fan.

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