Miss Frances — Three Coins in the Fountain Character Profile

About Miss Frances

Longtime secretary to John Frederick Shadwell and housemate of Anita. She secretly loves Shadwell for years and accepts his practical marriage proposal. After his illness is revealed, she ends the engagement but ultimately reunites with him. She throws a coin in the Trevi Fountain early in the story.

Character Facts

Played by

Dorothy McGuire

Appears in

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Three Coins in the Fountain

• John Frederick Shadwell (Clifton Webb)
• Anita Hutchins (Jean Peters)
• Prince Dino di Cessi (Louis Jourdan)
• Georgio Bianchi (Rossano Brazzi)
• Maria Williams (Maggie McNamara)
• Burgoyne (Howard St. John)
• Principessa's Butler (uncredited) (Gino Corrado)
• Baroness (uncredited) (Celia Lovsky)
• Principessa (Cathleen Nesbitt)
• Mrs. Burgoyne (Kathryn Givney)
• Angela Bianchi (uncredited) (Luciana Paluzzi)
• Woman at Cocktail Party (uncredited) (Norma Varden)