Francine Tacker (born September 15, 1946) is a retired American actress known for appearing as

Jenna Wade Jenna Krebbs nee Wade is a fictional character on the popular American television series ''Dallas'', played, most notably, by Priscilla Presley from 1983 to 1988. Jenna was also briefly played by Morgan Fairchild in 1978 and Francine Tacker in 1 ...

in two episodes of the soap opera ''

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'' in 1980.

Career

Tacker was the second actress to play the character, succeeding Morgan Fairchild and preceding

Priscilla Presley Priscilla Ann Presley (née Wagner, formerly Beaulieu; born May 24, 1945) is an American businesswoman and actress. She is the ex-wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as the cofounder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterpris ...

. She was also a regular on the television series '' The Paper Chase'', playing Elizabeth Logan during the 1978–1979 season and on ''

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'' 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 Robert Winthrop Ginty (November 14, 1948 – September 21, 2009) was an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ginty took interest in the arts at a young age and went on to study acting at Yale Universi ...

, whom she met during filming of ''The Paper Chase''. Their son is actor James Francis Ginty. On ''Goodtime Girls'', she worked with Ginty's second wife, actress

Lorna Patterson Lorna Patterson (born July 1, 1956) is an American retired film, stage and television actress. As an actress, her best-known roles were as Randy, the singing stewardess, in ''Airplane!'', and as the lead in the television series '' Private Benja ...

(she played Betty Crandall to Francine's Camille).

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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