Ashley Austin Morris
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Ashley Austin Morris is an actress who has played the villainous Francine Carruthers on the PBS revival of The Electric Company
since its debut in 2009. A profile on Broadway.com lists her hometown as San Antonio, Texas. One of her earliest professional acting experiences was with a comedy troupe called "Viva la Vulva" for which she also functioned as a co-writer and, according to the official presskit of the Sesame Workshop, she wrote Libido Limbo, a finalist at Atlanta's Young Playwrights Festival. According to her website, she graduated from University of North Carolina School of the Arts
and has been featured in several Off Broadway productions including Die Mommie Die, Paper Dolls, Isabel and Bees, Love, Loss, and What I Wore
, and "Reading Under the Influence". Her television acting includes appearances on Ugly Betty
, The Good Wife, and Gravity
, and she was originally cast on the CBS sitcom Mad Love
. She also appeared in the music video for "K.I.A" by Jet
and the film Be Good Daniel.
The Electric Company (2009 TV series)
The Electric Company is an American children's educational series for young children aged 4–8 on PBS, derived from the 1971 series. The series premiered as a four-episode mini-marathon on PBS on January 19, 2009, then became a weekly series with an episode shown each Friday. On September 7, 2009,...
since its debut in 2009. A profile on Broadway.com lists her hometown as San Antonio, Texas. One of her earliest professional acting experiences was with a comedy troupe called "Viva la Vulva" for which she also functioned as a co-writer and, according to the official presskit of the Sesame Workshop, she wrote Libido Limbo, a finalist at Atlanta's Young Playwrights Festival. According to her website, she graduated from University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts , formerly the North Carolina School of the Arts, is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the...
and has been featured in several Off Broadway productions including Die Mommie Die, Paper Dolls, Isabel and Bees, Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Love, Loss, and What I Wore is a play written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the 1995 book of the same name by Ilene Beckerman. It is organized as a series of monologues and uses a rotating cast of five principal women...
, and "Reading Under the Influence". Her television acting includes appearances on Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
, The Good Wife, and Gravity
Gravity (TV series)
Gravity is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jill Franklyn and Eric Schaeffer. It premiered on April 23, 2010 on Starz in the United States.On June 30, 2010, Starz reported that Gravity had been canceled.-Premise:...
, and she was originally cast on the CBS sitcom Mad Love
Mad Love (TV series)
Mad Love is an American television series that aired on CBS from February 14, 2011 to May 16, 2011. The sitcom was planned as a midseason replacement during the 2010–11 television season.On May 15, 2011, Mad Love was officially cancelled by CBS....
. She also appeared in the music video for "K.I.A" by Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
and the film Be Good Daniel.