Francine was born in the US to British parents. She studied theatre and went on to RADA in London, where she has lived ever since. She has worked as an actress and voiceover across the United Kingdom, Europe and the US, appearing in Maigret, The Glass Menagerie and The Importance of Being Ernest. She also starred in the Kinks’ Lost and Found video. She is an experienced corporate and commercial voice, and won the SWPA Bronze Award for her audiobook narration of Italian Fever. Francine has recorded numerous other books, including Bridget Jones’s Diary and Belle de Jour.