Francesca Scorsese

Francesca Scorsese (born November 16, 1999 ) is an American actress, filmmaker, and TikTok creator known for co-starring in the HBO series We Are Who We Are and for making social media videos with her father, filmmaker Martin Scorsese.

Early life and education Scorsese was born on November 16, 1999. She is the daughter of filmmaker Martin Scorsese and book editor Helen Schermerhorn Morris. She has two older half-sisters, Catherine and Domenica. Her father is Italian American and her mother is French American.

Scorsese shot her first footage when she was three years old and continued making home videos with her father. She appeared briefly in some of her father's films, including The Aviator, The Departed, and Hugo. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood stars. She had play dates with Cate Blanchett's children. Robert De Niro is her godfather and when she was growing up, she called Leonardo DiCaprio "Uncle Leo".

As an adolescent, Scorsese watched films with her family every weekend. She attended film-related summer programs at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School and the New York Film Academy.

Career Scorsese began posting videos of her father in 2015 on the defunct lip-syncing app Dubsmash. She chose an audio track called "Disco Disco Party Party", which, she later told GQ, her father "thought was the funniest thing ever." She made her father join Instagram as well as the movie rating app Letterboxd.

Scorsese's short film Fish Out of Water, which she created as a thesis, premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner. It was also shown at the Tribeca Festival. In October 2023, she posted a TikTok video called "Dad Guesses Slang" in which she explained Generation Z slang such as "simp", "tea," "the ick" and "sneaky link" to him. In the fall of 2023, Scorsese worked with her father to promote his film Killers of the Flower Moon, working within the constraints put on promoting works amid the Hollywood labor disputes.

Personal life Scorsese lives in Manhattan a few blocks away from her parents' apartment.

Filmography Film Year Film RoleNotesRef 2004 The Aviator Little Girl 2006 The Departed Little Girl at Airport 2011 Hugo Little Girl at Café 2013 One Direction: This Is Us Herself Documentary; uncredited, with father Martin Scorsese 2016 Almost Paris Lindsay 2017 Wolf at the Door Libby 2018 We Salute You Kate Short film 2021 Sleeping Beauty Role unknown 2022 Crimson Ties Short film; director and co-writer with Savannah Braswell 2023 Fish Out of Water Short film; director and co-writer with Savannah Braswell and Megan Lulu Taylor 2023 The Muse Short film; director 2024 Christmas Eve in Miller's Point Michelle 2026 Roommates Ellie

Television Year Series Role Notes 2010 Boardwalk Empire Little Girl on Boardwalk "Boardwalk Empire" (S1, E1) 2020 We Are Who We Are Britney Orton Main role 2026 Cape Fear Reese Episode: "Phantom Sensations"