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  • BIRTH 14/08/1937
  • DEATH 12/09/2021
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 26
  • MOVIES 13

Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937, in Malvern, Arkansas; † September 12, 2021, in Los Angeles, California) was an American actress known for her work in theater and television. She appeared in series such as Beauty and the Beast, Little House on the Prairie, Dallas, Falcon Crest, L.A. Law, ER, Boston Legal, and Scandal. Bennett had recurring roles in General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful and appeared in films like Promises in the Dark (1979), How I Got into College (1989), New Nightmare (1994), Foxfire (1996), and Jessabelle (2014). In addition to her acting career, she was the head of the acting program at the California Institute of the Arts from 1996 to 2003 and was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2005. She passed away at the age of 84.

Fran Bennett

Shows (26)

NCIS
NCIS
Mary Elaine Smith
Scandal (2012)
Scandal (2012)
Louis
Community
Community
Nana
ER
ER
Michelle / Phyllis
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
The Fosters (2013)
The Fosters (2013)
Iris
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
Ada Simpson / Marie Billings
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
Estelle Brown
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Judge Diane Avent
Early Edition
Early Edition
Judge A. Harding Joseph
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Detective MacKenzie
ALF
ALF
Mrs. Watson
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty
Mrs. Johnson
Matlock
Matlock
Betty Harding
The Twilight Zone (1985)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Judge
Remington Steele
Remington Steele
Coroner
Matt Houston
Matt Houston
Lucille
Boomtown
Boomtown
Beatrice Rahming
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
Wanda Tale
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
Chaney / Sarah
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
Bev Tolner / Dr. Faulkner / Kimya Haman
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Providence
Providence
Chairwoman
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
Judge (uncredited) / Thornton
The ABC Afterschool Special
The ABC Afterschool Special
Nurse Etting

Movies (13)

New Nightmare
New Nightmare
Dr. Christine Heffner
8MM
8MM
Nun
The Manor
The Manor
Ruth
Jessabelle
Jessabelle
Mrs. Davis
The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing
Judge Tracey Bennett
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Roots: The Gift
Roots: The Gift
May
Grave Misconduct
Grave Misconduct
Mrs. Crutch
The Morning After
The Morning After
Airline Clerk
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman…
Mother Jefferson
The Sky is Falling
The Sky is Falling
Mrs. Quinn
Foxfire
Foxfire
Judge Holifield
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Dr. Liz Wells