Francine's career started in photography, modeling for national publications, traveling throughout in the Midwest, Toronto & Montreal. She began working in commercials & industrial training films, booking roles on Chicago productions, like Early Edition and Chicago Story, and played opposite Tom Cruise in Risky Business. Although her acting career began in her hometown of Chicago, it blossomed in the south. With a successful print and commercial career under her belt, she took a 10 year hiatus, and then got back into the industry with a bang, winning a Best Supporting nomination on her first film, and then booking the lead role in the award winning feature film, "Stand your Ground". Having fallen in love with the South while on location, she soon moved to the Atlanta area and booked the recurring role of Sandra Barkley (Avery's mom) on CMT's Nashville. Roles on Necessary Roughness, The Originals, The Dream Factory, Halt and Catch Fire followed, but her favorite was a viral transformation on Fox's The Passage. She has had many lead and supporting roles in a number of feature films, including Mine 9, Christmas Ranch, Keys to the City, Charlies Christmas Wish, Calm Before, Modern Prodigal (also produced) and Circles (pilot) where she was in her essence as a strong, battle weary, never-again-victim, fighting against unknown invaders. Along with her success in front of the camera, Locke has taken on the role of Producer, in order to have a more active role in the stories she tells. "As an actress, you train and work, and pretty much have to just wait to get hired. I am not very good at waiting, I believe in challenging myself, and doing what has to be done, not waiting for someone else. And when I don't know how to do something, I can always learn, what's life without challenges?" With this in mind, she started ElFilm Productions, LLC (named for her mother), produced several short films, won some awards, and has produced her first feature film, Modern Prodigal, which was immediately picked up for distribution by Bridgestone Multimedia Group, and is available on Amazon. Her goal is to make good films about real people, who make mistakes and hopefully learn from them. "I want to make people think, see another perspective, remember moments, and maybe even set them up to make better choices." She recently optioned a 2 book series by award winning author Deborah Raney, and hopes to be in production before the end of 2020.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Francine Locke's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Joy in Grace and Gravity (2018)
- Mentoras Dr. Elizbeth Chaffin in Modern Prodigal (2019)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Francine Locke's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Francine Locke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Order of Rights(2020)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Calm Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Keys to the City(2019)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Modern Prodigal(2019)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Mine 9(2019)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Heavens to Betsy 2(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Grace and Gravity(2018)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Klippers(2018)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Trew Calling(2017)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Horse Called Hope(2016)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all filmsMy Dream Beside Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Halt and Catch Fire(2014)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
In Gramps' Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Stand Your Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Originals(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Crime Story(1986)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Risky Business(1983)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all filmsThe Sacred Eternal: 1st Movement Overture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 54th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1983 to 2021; peak year 1983.
Biggest box office
Mine 9 (2019)
Highest rated
Mine 9 (2019)
Most popular right now
Keys to the City (2019)
Film career
Peak 1983 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1983Screen debut· Risky Business
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Francine Locke's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive5
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 19. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Francine Locke work with?
People who share at least 2 of Francine Locke's MovieCove titles; Kevin Sizemore shares the most, 2.
- Kevin SizemoreShared titles: Mine 9 (2019), Trew Calling (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Kevin Sizemore
- Gabrielle PickleShared titles: Keys to the City (2019), Mine 9 (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Gabrielle Pickle
