Frances Nordstrom

Frances Nordstrom (born June 1883[1] in Fort Davis, Texas) was an American actress and playwright.

[3] After their father died, the sisters and their mother moved to Washington, where Nordstrom attended the Georgetown Convent school.

[2] Nordstrom became interested in the theater when, as a youth, she and her sister attended a play in San Antonio, Texas.

[4] Nordstrom's early acting experiences included work with the Baldwin-Melville Stock Company in Buffalo, New York, in 1903.

[5] Her work in stock theater led to a progression from character roles to portraying ingenues to being a leading woman.