Francesca Poston

Francesca Poston was born in New York City, New York. Her parents are actor Tom Poston and actress/dancer Jean Sullivan. At age 3, she moved with her mother to Majorca, Spain, returning a year later. At age 5, she again moved with her mother, this time to Rome, Italy and was enrolled in an Italian school for the year. Returning to New York, she attended "L'Ecole Francaise", a bilingual school where all the classes were taught in both French and English. At age 6, her mother, an ex-dancer and actress (Principal with the American Ballet Theatre and Flamenco), enrolled her at the "Ballet Arts" school at neighboring Carnegie Hall studios. At age 12, she transferred to the Professional Children's School, also in Manhattan where children working in the Arts could pursue their careers while completing their education. At age 14, after studying dance all over Manhattan - (Frank Wagner-Jazz and Richard Thomas-Richard Thomas), Francesca was accepted at George Balanchine's "School of American Ballet", located in the Julliard building adjacent to Lincoln Center. At this same time, she did her first television commercial, for "Crest" toothpaste. At age 16, she did her first modeling job, posing for a series of interviews and photos in "17" Magazine, featuring young actresses and dancers. Over the years, Francesca continued to do commercials. Her sixteenth summer, she left New York to attend the "Rosella Hightower" school of Dance in Cannes, France, where she took an intensive course in not just Ballet, but also Modern Dance and Jazz. At age 17, she decided to focus on acting. After studying acting at the "Stella Adler School", where she also studied Shakespeare with Mario Siletti, she was hired to work with the American Shakespeare Festival, where they performed "Romeo and Juliet" at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey and, again, at the American Shakespeare Festival, in Stratford, Connecticut. At the Festival, they also performed "A Winters' Tale" and "Our Town" and "The Tavern and the Raven" at the "New Play Series". Francesca then left for London to study with the "British American Acting Academy" with teachers from the Royal Shakespeare Company, RADA and LAMDA. Back in New York, Off-Broadway Theatre credits include "Felice and Carlina"-Teatro Del Sol, "'tis Pity She's a Whore"- the Rough and Holy Theatre Company, and "Moby Dick", "East Lynne" and "The Forced Marriage"- The South Street Theatre Co. She did stints on ABC's All My Children (1970) and Search for Tomorrow (1951). Studying Improv and performing with 2nd City's Tamara Wilcox-Smith, and performing at "The Improv" and "The Comedy Store", she met and married George S. Clinton, a singer, songwriter and keyboard player, whom she also recorded and sang with. Their relationship lasted only five years. She also spent three months studying International Theatre in Avignon, France for the "Festival Des Arts". Film work has included The Apple (1980) - Cannon, Floating World"-Independent and "Pray TV". She appeared on St. Elsewhere (1982) and Busting Loose (1977) before opting to return to college and finally get her BA. Her new fiancée- Chris was a talented drummer, and didn't want her to leave Hollywood, so she opted to attend a local school - Loyola Marymount University, where she finally received her beloved BA in English Literature. After graduating college, she and Chris broke up after a lengthy engagement. Her muted love of music reared up during an epiphany wherein a Bibi King television special followed Kenneth Branagh's brilliant adaptation of "Henry V". As much as she adorned the production, Bibi melted her soul. It helped that after she and Chris had broken up, she had fallen in love with a Jazz musician, who had opened her ears and her heart. Francesca went on to attend Hollywood's "Musician's Institute" where she took the summer GIT (Guitar) program, and then graduated from the Vocational Degree in Music Program for Voice (VIT). Since then, she has appeared in Clubs all over Los Angeles.