Francie Swift

Swift was born in Amarillo, Texas.^[1] She began acting as a child at the Amarillo Theatre School for Children.^[1] Prior to her senior year in high school, Swift left Amarillo to attend the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.^[1] Swift then attended State University of New York at Purchase, then settled in New York City.^[1]

Swift had roles in several plays from 1997 to 2002. In 1997, Swift starred alongside Amy Ryan and Peter Dinklage in Marking, a black comedy by Patrick Breen.^[2] In 1998, Swift had a leading role in Whale Music, a play by Anthony Minghella.^[3] In 2000, Swift starred in Tooth, a theater production in New York.^[4] In 2002, she starred in Richard Greenberg's play, The Dazzle, alongside Peter Frechette.^[5]

On Gossip Girl, Swift had a recurring role as Anne Vanderbilt Archibald, the mother of Nate Archibald.^[6] From 2010-2011, Swift played Sherrie West, an assistant district attorney on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.^[7] She had a recurring role as Haylie Grimes in the Outsiders.^[8][9] In 2017, Swift played Cynthia in Thoroughbreds, which was played at Sundance Film Festival.^[10]

Swift lives in New York City with her husband, Brad Blumenfeld, and their two sons.^[1][6]