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Francine
:''This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.'' Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques 2003), and was well used in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s (Evans 2006). Short forms are Frannie, Frans and Fran. Translations *English: Frankie * French: Françoise *German: Franziska *Italian: Francesca *Dutch : Francien *Norwegian: Frances *Polish: Franciszka *Catalan: Francina *Portuguese: Francesa, Francisca *Spanish: Francisca * Zulu: Rancina * Slovak: Frantiska *Afrikaans: Francine Persons * Francine (band), indie rock band from Boston *Francine Bergé (born 1938), French film and stage actress *Francine Descartes (1635–1640), René Descartes' daughter *Francine Diaz (born 2004), Filipina teen actress and model *Francine Fournier (born 1972), professional wrestler *Francine Jordi (born 1977), Swiss pop singer *Francine Lalonde (born 1940), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Fournier
Francine Meeks (née Francine Fournier; born February 19, 1972), known by the mononym Francine, is an American semi-retired professional wrestling valet and professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and 2006. During her tenure with ECW, Francine managed several of the promotion's top wrestlers. Early life Francine was born on February 19, 1972. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she attended West Catholic Preparatory High School in West Philadelphia. She became a fan of professional wrestling as a teenager, attending events at the Spectrum. While working for a life insurance company in 1993, Francine saw a television commercial for the "House of Hardcore", the professional wrestling school run by Extreme Championship Wrestling, on SportsChannel Philadelphia and decided to enroll as she "didn't want to be stuck behind a desk". Professional wrestl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Diaz
Francine Carrel Saenz Diaz (; born January 27, 2004) is a Filipino actress, model and endorser. She rose to prominence and became a household name as Cassandra ''"Cassie"'' Mondragon in the highly successful TV series in the Philippines - ''Kadenang Ginto'' (2018 - 2020). Diaz first appeared in 2015’s Pasión de Amor, where she played as the young Sari Elizondo. She has then played guest roles in Be My Lady, The Greatest Love, Ikaw Lang Ang Iibigin and The Generals Daughter. After her big break in 2018's Kadenang Ginto, she was heralded as one of the ''Teen Drama Queens'' and since become one of the most promising stars of her generation. Personal life Diaz grew up in Manila, Philippines but they moved out to Cavite, Philippines because of struggles of living. Francine Diaz is the third out of the six children of Jesus Michael Diaz and Merdick Saenz-Diaz. Her siblings are Chantal, Cameron, Carmela, Courtney, and Eisa. At a very young age, she became the breadwinner o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Pascal
Francine Pascal (''née'' Rubin, born May 13, 1938) is an American author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. '' Sweet Valley High'' was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series. There were also several spin-offs, including '' The Unicorn Club'' and ''Sweet Valley University.'' Although most of these books were published in the 1980s and 1990s, they remained so popular that several titles have been re-released in recent years. Biography Francine Rubin was born in Manhattan, New York, and raised in Queens, New York, United States. Her father was an auctioneer. She began her writing career writing scripts for the soap opera, The Young Marrieds alongside her husband, John Pascal. The couple also wrote a Broadway musical, George M!, with her brother Michael Stewart. Her first novel, Hangin' Out With Cici, was later turned into an ABC Afterschool Special, My Mother Was Never a Kid. A friend then convinced her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine McKenna
Francine McKenna is an American investigative journalist, educator, blogger, and commentator focused on the accounting industry, specifically the Big Four global accounting firms. She has documented these firms' failures to identify problems in the accounting of international financial corporations. A registered Certified Public Accountant in Illinois, McKenna is a full-timlecturer in financial accountingat the Wharton School and writes and issues the Substack newsletter The Dig', where she scrutinizes accounting, audit and corporate governance issues at public and pre-IPO companies. McKenna's work has been featured in ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Financial Times'', Time', American Banker', ''Accountancy Age'', '' Barron’s'', ''Forbes'', and ''Accountancy'' magazine (UK). Prior to joining the Wharton School, McKenna was the Financial Transparency reporter for Dow Jones/MarketWatch. Prior to her appointment at Wharton, McKenna taught International Business in the MBA program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Bergé
Francine Bergé (born 21 July 1938, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a French film and stage actress. Filmography Theater Awards * 2018 - Prix du Brigadier d’honneur * 2016 - Molière Award The Molière Award recognises achievement in live French theatre and is the national theatre award of France. The awards are presented and decided by the ''Association professionnelle et artistique du théâtre'' (APAT) and supported by the Mi ..., Best Actress in a Public Theatre, for ''Bettencourt boulevard'' * 2013 - Palmarès du théâtre, Honorary Award * 2003 - Molière Award - Nominated for Best Actress for ''Jeux de scène'' * 1970 - Prix du Syndicat de la critique, Best Actress for ''Bérénice'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berge, Francine 1938 births Living people People from Neuilly-sur-Seine French film actresses French stage actresses French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Jordi
Francine Jordi (born Francine Lehmann, 24 June 1977) is a Swiss pop singer. As a young child, she sang songs for Japanese tourists in Interlaken. With this musical background she won the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song "Das Feuer der Sehnsucht". Jordi subsequently became a star in Switzerland with chart success singing mostly in German and leading to golden records and tours throughout not only Switzerland, but also Germany and Austria. She hosted two TV shows at the ARD. In 2002, she represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn with a French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in N ... song " Dans le jardin de mon âme". In autumn that year, she made a solo tour with her band in Switzerland. As of September 2015, Jordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Descartes
Francine Descartes (19 July 1635, Deventer – 7 September 1640, Amersfoort) was René Descartes's daughter. Francine was the daughter of Helena Jans van der Strom,Jeroen van de Ven, Quelques données nouvelles sur Helena Jans', ''Bulletin Cartésien'' XXXI, Centre d’Études Cartésiennes, 2003. a domestic servant of Thomas Sergeant — a bookshop owner and associate of Descartes at whose house in Amsterdam Descartes lodged on 15 October 1634. When Descartes moved back from Amsterdam to Deventer the following winter, Helena went with him. Although Francine was referred to as an illegitimate child, her baptism in Deventer on 7 August 1635, was recorded among the legitimate births. Helena officially remained Descartes' servant, and René referred to Francine as his niece, but both were included in his life. In 1640 Descartes wrote that he would bring his daughter to France to learn the language and be educated,Russell Shorto, ''Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine (band)
Francine is an indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. History Francine was founded by Clayton Scoble, who previously performed with Til Tuesday and Aimee Mann, and was a member of Poundcake and Colortone. He assembled the group towards the end of 1997 and soon after self-released a few solo demo tapes.Francineat Allmusic.com The newly-formed band then released an EP and a full-length album on the Massachusetts indie label Q Division Records. A second album followed in 2003. The group received positive reviews, but did not tour nationally behind the album. In 2006, the group released a third album, entitled ''Airshow''. ''''. Accessed December 6, 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Pelletier (writer)
Francine Pelletier (born 25 April 1959 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel uni ... writer, whose work often features strong female protagonists. She has been a winner of several literary prizes for science fiction, including the Prix Aurora Award. She has published over 20 novels for young readers, mostly in the science fiction and mystery genres, and dozens of short stories, as well as a few science-fiction novels for adults. Some of her work has been translated into English. Bibliography Youth fiction * ''Le Rendez-vous du désert'' (Paulines, Jeunesse-pop 59, 1987) * ''Le Temps des migrations'' (Recueil, Le Préambule, Chroniques du futur 11, 1987) * ''Jardins de lumière'' (Graficor, 1988) * ''Mort sur le Redan'' (Pau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Mussey
Francine Mussey (6 October 1897 – 23 March 1933) was a French film actress whose career began in the silent film era of the 1920s and ended in 1933 when she committed suicide by ingesting poison at age 35. Mussey was born in the 18th arrondissement of Paris as Marcelle Fromholt in 1897. She made her debut in the 1920 Lucien Lehmann-directed film ''L'épave'', opposite actors Marcel Bonneau and Jean-François Martial. She would go on to appear in a number of films throughout the 1920s and into the sound film era of the early 1930s directed by Louis Feuillade, Gaston Ravel, Alexandre Ryder and Jean Daumery, among others. She appeared in the 1927 epic ''Napoléon'' Unifrance.org, Retrieved 12 April 2016 which ran for five and a half hours. Selected filmography *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Lalonde
Francine Lalonde (August 24, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served on both the provincial and federal levels. Prior to being elected, she was a lecturer, teacher, and unionist. She was minister responsible for the status of women in the Lévesque government from January 16, 1985 until June 5, 1985. She resigned following her defeat to Robert Bourassa in the by-election of June 3, 1985 in the electoral district of Bertrand, failing to win a seat in the National Assembly of Quebec. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the districts of La Pointe-de-l'Île from 2004 election to 2011, and Mercier from the 1993 election to 2004. She has in the past been the Bloc's critic of Human Resources Development and of Industry, and of Foreign Affairs. In June 2005, Lalonde introduced in Parliament a private Bill C-407 that would have legalized assisted suicide in Canada. Re-elected in January 2006, she promised to rein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francine Misasi
Francine M. Misasi (May 25, 1944 – June 10, 2001) was an American politician from New York. Life She was born on May 25, 1944, in Glasco, Ulster County, New York. She graduated from Saugerties High School in 1962. In 1973, she moved to Albany, and became a committee clerk of the New York State Legislature. Later she was a chief committee clerk, and was Journal Clerk of the Assembly from 1979 to 1984. She was Clerk of the New York State Assembly from 1985 to 2000, officiating in the 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd and 193rd New York State Legislature The 193rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6, 1999, to December 31, 2000, during the fifth and sixth years of George Pataki's governorship, in Albany. Backgro ...s. She died on June 10, 2001.An obituary was published in the ''Albany Times–Union'' on June 13, 2001 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Misasi, Francine 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
