Francesca Poston

Francesca Poston

ACTRESS

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.
  • How tall is Francesca Poston?

    Francesca Poston is 5'5"(1.65m)


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