Who killed frankie frame on another world

FRANKIE FRAME


GENERAL INFORMATION


First Appearance:
April 14, 1989

Last Appearance:
June 25, 1999

Portrayer:
Alice Barrett-Mitchell, April 14, 1989 - August 29, 1996; June 17 and 25, 1999.

Arrival:
Came to discover who killed her uncle Jason Frame.

Introduction Scenes:
(1989) Frame kitchen, to Sharlene Frame, "It's you, isn't it? Yeah, it is."
(1999) In the living room of the house she had shared with Cass Winthrop, "Cass?"

Exit Scenes:
(1996) The Cory icehouse, to Fax Newman, her killer, "I beg of you. I have a child."
(1999) To her daughter Charlie Frame Winthrop in Foster Park, "The best, just like you."

Birthplace:
Chadwell, Oklahoma.

Date of Death:
August 19, 1996.

Cause of Death:
Strangled by Fax Newman.

Place of Death:
The Cory icehouse.

Other Aliases:
Mary Frances Ordway (real name). [HW Donna Swajeski wanted this character to have two names, with one reflecting her tomboy nature.]

Other Whereabouts:
Chicago (-1989).

FAMILY


Parents

Frankie's mother, Emma Frame Ordway, was a mainstay in Bay City in the late 1970s. She made only one appearance in recent years, and that was to attend her daughter's wedding in 1990. Emma was often mentioned.


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Fax stalks Frankie while she's at Joise's bridal shower. Fax then tampers with Frankie's car.





Frankie calls Cass and urges him to come home. The Stalker (Fax) enters the house. Frankie escapes. Frankie's car breaks down and fears the Stalker is coming. Frankie then comes face to face with her killer.






Frankie & The Stalker end up in a fight. Frankie is able to escape him and run into the woods. Rachel & Matt hear screams but shrug it off. Frankie finds shelter in the Cory icehouse but Stalker shows up. Frankie realizes she's going to die so she attacks the killer and pulls his mask off. Frankie knows the killer and begs him to let her live but he strangles and kills her. Frankie is able to give a clue before she dies by trying to write an F.











Frankie Frame

April 14, 1989 - August 22, 1996

Who Killed Frankie Frame?

In the most disgusting betrayal that in my opinion has ever been perpetrated against its viewers, Another World fired Alice Barrett because it needed to get rid of a "mid-level" actor to be able to afford a host of new actors (foremost among them, the high-priced, and dear-bought, Robert Kelker-Kelly).
Word is that both then-Executive Producer Jill Farren Phelps and NBC Daytime Executive Susan Lee fingered Frankie as the next victim in the show's stalker storyline. Head writer Maggie DePriest ran with the idea and crafted an excessively violent murder for Frankie. When viewers got wind of the plans, the shit hit the fan. Phelps asked DePriest if she could rewrite Frankie's exit so as to leave open the possibility of her return. But DePriest refused, determined to revert Cass back to his former roguish ways. Thus, the scene was filmed as originally envisioned, and Another World viewers watched in shock and disbelief as their beloved Frankie was beaten and strangled to death before their eyes...

The show, the network, and the chief sponsor continue to pass the buck regarding whose decision it was to






INTERVIEW WITH ALICE BARRETT-MITCHELL (FRANKIE): Part #1


AWT: Do you remember your initial audition as Frankie?

ABM: I remember the screen-test. I really didn’t know much about Frankie from the sides except that she was originally named Francesca. What I was told about the character was that she was going to be brought in to shake up Nicole (Love) and Cass, and give Nicole a run for her money.

AWT: What do you think you brought to your screen-test that made it clear you were the actress for the job?

ABM: The scene for my screen-test was a pretty generic scene where Cass and Frankie were doing that quibbling thing they do and at one point I got the idea to inject something a little silly that might bring something else to the table. So I did a silly dance and allowed for a goofy moment. Then I had to wait because it took them forever to decide! Once I was tested, I signed a contract and was on hold for three weeks until finally I got the call. I found out that in those weeks while I was waiting they were tinkering with the character and made her a Frame so she would be related to someone on canvas (Sharlene) and also made her intro storyline to the show that she