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name: "Francesca Roberts"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 December 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
updated: "2026-09-16T21:25:42.316777+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Francesca Roberts

Actor. Born 19 December 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 December 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2001
- **Also known as:** Francesca P. Roberts

## Biography

Francesca P. Roberts is an American film and television actress. She was born on 19 December 1953 in Los Angeles, California, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She studied at the University of New Orleans, Southern Illinois University and L'École de Mime Jacques LeCoq in Paris.

Roberts made her film debut in *Inside Moves* (1980). She is known for her roles as Anita Craig in the sitcom *Baby Talk* (1991–1992), Anna-May in *Frank's Place* (1987–1988), Bertha in *Super Mario Bros.* (1993) and Judge Marina R. Bickford in *Legally Blonde* (2001). She has appeared in numerous guest roles on series including *Grey's Anatomy*, *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* and *The Nanny*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Legally Blonde* (2001), Fi1m 78, as Marina R. Bickford — [page](https://film.one/film/legally-blonde.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, as Ms. Mandeville — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), Fi1m 42, as Bertha — [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md)

## Also known for

- *9-1-1* (2018), Mabel
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), Sandy Lawler
- *The Nanny* (1993), Nurse Smith
- *Empire* (2015), Judge Barnes
- *Home Improvement* (1991), Marge
- *In Good Company* (2004), Loan Officer
- *Hard to Kill* (1990), Martha Coe
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Ruth

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