Francine was born to Nicholas and Cassandra Dawson. When Francine was a young toddler in " Big Trouble in Little Langley ", her parents gave her up to be in first class on a plane. Not much is known about Francine's younger years; however, she was brought up in an orphanage where she was taught that left-handers were the Devil in " Office Spaceman ", and was hit with a piece of beef or a mackerel on Fridays whenever she used her left hand. Her maiden name is Ling.

Ma Ma Ling adoptive mother. Francine is known widely as the stereotypical housewife. She enjoys cleaning dishes and doing laundry. She even scolded Stan for keeping her locked in the basement and not giving her any laundry to fold, saying tat she "hates down time" in 'Jack's Back'. Although Francine does not have a job she even admitted that she dislikes being a breadwinner , she has engaged in different employments. Such as when she briefly managed a muffin kiosk and acncted as a surgeon for a handicapped mafia. She also became a very successful Realtor.

Living… in Langley Falls, Virginia, with her husband and two kids. Profession… stay-at-home mom and housewife. Challenge… keeping herself occupied.

This article lists characters from the animated series American Dad! The voice actors are not assembled as a group when performing the lines of their characters; rather, each of the voice actors perform their lines privately. The voice actors have stated that because of their personalities and tendency to goof off when together as a group, they would never get anything completed if they performed their lines collectively. Stan is Francine's husband and Hayley and Steve's father.