Missy Francis
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Vini Melissa Ann Francis (born December 12, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) was an American child actress.
Known professionally as Missy Francis, she started her acting career in telefilms at age 5. She is best known for her role as Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie.
In 1995, she graduated from Harvard University. She currently works as a news reporter for CNBC, providing live hourly reports from the New York Mercantile Exchange on trading in crude oil futures contracts. Francis earned the moniker of "Ethanol Queen" from veteran CNBC anchor Larry Kudlow for successfully predicting the upcoming ethanol boom in the United States, weeks before it actually took place. She has since appeared regularly on Kudlow's program.
Her sister Tiffany was also a child actress.
There is some mystery as to whether Francis is still working with CNBC. Although her profile remains on CNBC's website, she has not appeared on the network for well over a month and has not been mentioned by name either (i.e. when another reporter is at the NYMEX, they no longer mention that they are "filling in" for Melissa Francis).
[edit] Filmography
- Bad Dreams (1988)
- Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986) TV Series
- The War Between the Classes (1985) (TV)
- Something About Amelia (1984) (TV)
- Man, Woman and Child (1983)
- Little House on the Prairie (1981-1982) TV Series
- A Gun in the House (1981) (TV)
- Midnight Lace (1981) (TV)
- Joe's World (1979) TV Series
- Scavenger Hunt (1979)
- Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV)
- Champions: A Love Story (1979) (TV)
- The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV)
