Melissa Francis is an anchor and host on the Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel, and a regular contributor on financial, economic, and political issues on shows such as
The Five, Outnumbered, Happening Now, and
America's Newsroom.
Prior to her role at Fox, Melissa spent nine years at CNBC anchoring Power Lunch, The Call, and On the Money. She co-hosted It's the Economy on MSNBC with Contessa Brewer. She contributed to The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and Weekend Today.
Melissa is also an inspirational speaker and author of the acclaimed memoir, Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter, and Lessons from the Prairie. Her books have been featured in The Washington Post, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, The New York Post, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly.
As an actress, she appeared in numerous motion pictures, television series, and commercials. She is best known for her role of Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie.
Melissa grew up in Los Angeles and earned an honors degree in Economics from Harvard University. She now lives in Manhattan with her husband and three children.