# Francesca Scorsese
**Francesca Scorsese** (born 1999) is an American actress, director, and short-form video creator, the youngest daughter of filmmaker Martin Scorsese and producer Helen Morris.[1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930900/bio/) She is known for her role as Britney in [Luca Guadagnino](https://www.edgepedia.org/luca-guadagnino)'s HBO series *[We Are Who We Are](https://www.edgepedia.org/we-are-who-we-are)* (2020), for her TikTok videos with her father, and for her short film *Fish Out of Water*, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) • [4](https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/francesca-scorsese-23-featured-in-nylon)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930900/bio/) |
| Family | Youngest daughter of Martin Scorsese and producer Helen Morris[1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445) |
| Training | NYFA NYC youth acting programs (2012, 2013, 2014); BFA, NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & TV, 2023[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) • [4](https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/francesca-scorsese-23-featured-in-nylon) |
| Breakout role | Britney in *We Are Who We Are*, directed by Luca Guadagnino (2020)[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) |
| Directing debut | *Fish Out of Water* (2023), premiered at Tribeca and screened at Cannes[5](https://variety.com/2024/digital/columns/martin-scorsese-daughter-francesca-retirement-tik-tok-1235934767/) • [1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445) |
| Following | More than 210,000 TikTok followers in early 2024; over 500,000 across TikTok and Instagram by a later 2025 interview[5](https://variety.com/2024/digital/columns/martin-scorsese-daughter-francesca-retirement-tik-tok-1235934767/) • [6](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview) |
| 2024 work | Michelle in *Christmas Eve in Miller's Point* opposite Michael Cera; creative director on the Squarespace Super Bowl ad with her father[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) |
## Early life and background
Francesca Scorsese was born in 1999.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930900/bio/) She is the youngest daughter of Martin Scorsese and producer Helen Morris.[1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445) She has said she practically grew up on film sets and began making short films around age six or seven on her mother's old [MacBook Pro](https://www.edgepedia.org/macbook-pro).[7](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34534570/francesca-scorsese-interview/)
Her training began before college. She attended summer programs at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School and the [New York Film Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-film-academy), and NYFA's alumni record shows she graduated from its NYC campus youth acting program in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese) • [3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) She then earned a BFA from NYU Tisch's Kanbar Institute of Film & TV in 2023, her father's alma mater.[4](https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/francesca-scorsese-23-featured-in-nylon) • [1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445)
## Acting career
Her screen credits include small roles in *[The Aviator](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-aviator-2004-film)* (2004), *The Departed* (2006), *Hugo*, and *Boardwalk Empire*, and an appearance in the feature *Wolf at the Door*.[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930900/bio/)
**Breakout.** Her breakout television role came as Britney in *We Are Who We Are*, directed by Luca Guadagnino.[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) Casting director Carmen Cuba discovered her on Instagram through a mutual friend, and it was her first in-person audition. Guadagnino said he learned of her relation to Martin Scorsese only while writing down the cast members' first and last names.[7](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34534570/francesca-scorsese-interview/) • [8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese)
In 2024 she starred as Michelle in the feature *Christmas Eve in Miller's Point*, opposite [Michael Cera](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-cera).[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/)
## TikTok and short-form content
Her TikTok account centers on videos with her father: quizzing him on modern slang, teaching him about [Letterboxd](https://www.edgepedia.org/letterboxd), and, days before the release of *Killers of the Flower Moon* in late October 2023, a video in which he conducted a "very serious audition" with the family dog Oscar.[8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese) • [9](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/movies/martin-scorsese-tiktok-francesca.html) These videos have gone viral and, per NYLON, helped connect his work with younger audiences.[8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese)
The timing mattered commercially. Around the SAG strike, she and her father's PR team used her videos to promote *Killers of the Flower Moon*; 46 percent of the film's opening-night audience was under 35.[8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese) She has also described the pressure of the format: the things she posts reflect not only on her but on her father, which leads her to self-censor.[6](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview)
## By the numbers
Her following grew quickly through the viral period. Variety reported more than 210,000 TikTok followers in early 2024.[5](https://variety.com/2024/digital/columns/martin-scorsese-daughter-francesca-retirement-tik-tok-1235934767/) A later Elite Daily interview put her at over 500,000 followers combined across TikTok and Instagram, with three pinned TikTok videos featuring her father each drawing millions of views.[6](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview)
## Directing, writing, and other work
**Fish Out of Water.** She made her directorial debut in 2023 with the short film *Fish Out of Water*, which she made during her time at Tisch; it premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and screened at Cannes.[4](https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/francesca-scorsese-23-featured-in-nylon) • [1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445) • [5](https://variety.com/2024/digital/columns/martin-scorsese-daughter-francesca-retirement-tik-tok-1235934767/)
**Brands and campaigns.** At age 24 she served as the behind-the-scenes creative director on her father's Squarespace Super Bowl commercial, *Marty & Francesca Make a Website*, in which both appeared.[1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445) • [3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) At 25 she partnered with Dove's Share The First campaign, which encourages posting unedited first photos.[6](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview) She also co-hosts the podcast *Treading Lightly*.[1](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445)
**Projects in development.** She is co-writing a book with her father for A24 about her film upbringing, and the two have discussed a long-form project together.[8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese) In a 2025 interview she said her script for a next film was in the works and that she was directing a project in Italy.[6](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview) Empire's July 2025 issue framed her as moving behind the camera, quoting her: "I've been wanting to make films since I was an infant. I grew up on film sets, and I never even thought about pursuing anything else."[10](https://pocketmags.com/us/empire-magazine/jul-25/articles/meet-the-new-scorsese)
## Public reception and the nepo-baby discourse
Press coverage frames her as both a filmmaker's daughter and a creator in her own right, and she addresses the tension directly. She has said, "I just try to be the best nepo baby that I can be," a self-aware acknowledgment of the advantage her name carries.[8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese) At the same time, she has described wanting to make a name for herself independent of the association with her father, "because people automatically associate me with my dad."[7](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34534570/francesca-scorsese-interview/) Accounts of the casting report that she was found through Instagram and auditioned under her first name, and that Guadagnino learned of her parentage only after casting.[7](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34534570/francesca-scorsese-interview/) • [8](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese)
## What has changed since 2023
The late-2023 viral moment, the dog-audition TikTok posted days before *Killers of the Flower Moon* opened, coincided with a broadening of her professional work.[9](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/movies/martin-scorsese-tiktok-francesca.html) In 2024 she took a lead-adjacent film role as Michelle in *Christmas Eve in Miller's Point* and appeared with her father in the Squarespace Super Bowl commercial.[3](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/) By 2025 she had grown her combined following past 500,000 and added brand partnerships (Dove), the A24 book project, a script in development, and a directing project in Italy, with Empire describing her as moving behind the camera like her father.[6](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview) • [10](https://pocketmags.com/us/empire-magazine/jul-25/articles/meet-the-new-scorsese)
## References
1. [How Francesca Scorsese Helped Dad Martin Scorsese with His Super Bowl Ad, People](https://people.com/francesca-scorsese-helped-dad-martin-scorsese-with-super-bowl-ad-exclusive-8559445)
2. [Francesca Scorsese - Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1930900/bio/)
3. [Francesca Scorsese | New York Film Academy Alum](https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/francesca-scorsese/)
4. [Francesca Scorsese '23 Featured in NYLON, NYU Tisch](https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/alumni-news/francesca-scorsese-23-featured-in-nylon)
5. [Martin Scorsese's Daughter Francesca on Dad Retiring and TikTok Dances, Variety](https://variety.com/2024/digital/columns/martin-scorsese-daughter-francesca-retirement-tik-tok-1235934767/)
6. [Francesca Scorsese On Social Media Pressure & TikToks With Her Dad, Elite Daily](https://www.elitedaily.com/wellness/francesca-scorsese-social-media-tiktok-dad-martin-interview)
7. [Francesca Scorsese on 'We Are Who We Are' and Advice from Her Dad, Harper's Bazaar](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34534570/francesca-scorsese-interview/)
8. [For Francesca Scorsese, TikTok Is Just The Beginning, NYLON](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/francesca-scorsese-it-girl-tiktok-martin-scorsese)
9. [Martin and Francesca Scorsese, TikTok's Dynamic Duo, The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/movies/martin-scorsese-tiktok-francesca.html)
10. [Meet the New Scorsese, Empire, July 2025](https://pocketmags.com/us/empire-magazine/jul-25/articles/meet-the-new-scorsese)
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