▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁Kraft ▁Sus p ense ▁Theatre . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁movie ▁Night m are ▁in ▁Chicago ▁st arring ▁Car roll ▁O ' Con nor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Fran n ▁made ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁low ▁budget ▁musical ▁drama ▁Nash ville ▁Reb el , ▁st arring ▁Way lon ▁Jenn ings . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁host ▁another ▁morning ▁show , ▁Fran n ▁realized ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁actress ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁broad c aster . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁where ▁she ▁stayed ▁with ▁her ▁best ▁friend , ▁actress ▁Joan ▁Van ▁Ark . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁her ▁arrival , ▁Fran n ▁won ▁a ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁N BC ▁crime ▁drama ▁series ▁My ▁Friend ▁Tony . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁role , ▁Fran n ' s ▁agent ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁she ▁should ▁change ▁her ▁name ▁to ▁something ▁more ▁appe aling . ▁Fran n ▁adopted ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁" J enn ifer ▁Douglas ," ▁a ▁name ▁she ▁picked ▁from ▁the ▁phone ▁book . ▁After ▁My ▁Friend ▁Tony ▁was ▁can ce led ▁after ▁one ▁season , ▁Fran n ▁returned ▁to ▁using ▁the ▁name ▁" M ary ▁Fran n " ▁( which ▁she ▁had ▁gone ▁by ▁since ▁high ▁school ) ▁as ▁her ▁professional ▁name . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years , ▁Fran n ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁in ▁theatre ▁in ▁Los