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 (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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Manor
Character:Ruth
Release Date:08/10/2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Character:Mother Jefferson
Release Date:22/05/2019
Jessabelle
Character:Mrs. Davis
Release Date:07/11/2014
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:04/05/2010
Grave Misconduct
Character:Mrs. Crutch
Release Date:01/11/2008
The Sky is Falling
Character:Mrs. Quinn
Release Date:07/06/2001
The Next Best Thing
Character:Judge Tracey Bennett
Release Date:03/03/2000
8MM
Character:Nun
Release Date:26/02/1999
Foxfire
Character:Judge Holifield
Release Date:23/08/1996
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Character:Judge Donna Andrews
Release Date:09/11/1994
New Nightmare
Character:Dr. Christine Heffner
Release Date:13/10/1994
Once in a Lifetime
Character:Dr. Liz Wells
Release Date:02/10/1994
Majority Rule
Character:Jane
Release Date:27/10/1992
Breaking the Silence
Character:Judge Virginia Richards
Release Date:14/01/1992
The Doctor
Character:Admissions Secretary
Release Date:24/07/1991
The Knife and Gun Club
Character:Nurse Mary Falk
Release Date:30/07/1990
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Character:Nurse Etting
Release Date:14/09/1989
How I Got Into College
Character:Mrs. Cook
Release Date:19/05/1989
Roots: The Gift
Character:May
Release Date:11/12/1988
Nightingales
Character:Nurse Ritt
Release Date:27/06/1988
The Morning After
Character:Airline Clerk
Release Date:25/12/1986
Between Two Women
Character:Night Nurse
Release Date:10/03/1986
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Character:
Release Date:19/08/1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Character:Miss Deal
Release Date:14/05/1984
Romantic Comedy
Character:Doctor #1
Release Date:07/10/1983
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Character:Ms. Merriam
Release Date:19/05/1981
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Character:Clarissa
Release Date:03/12/1979
Television Appearances
The Fosters
Character:Iris
Scandal
Character:Louis
Community
Character:Nana
The Book of Daniel
Character:Lorraine
Numb3rs
Character:Estelle Brown
Boston Legal
Character:Judge Diane Avent
NCIS
Character:Mary Elaine Smith
Boomtown
Character:Beatrice Rahming
Crossing Jordan
Character:Judge
Providence
Character:Chairwoman
Sunset Beach
Character:
Early Edition
Character:Judge A. Harding Joseph
Arli$$
Character:Amelia Halimon
ER
Character:Phyllis
ER
Character:Michelle
Chicago Hope
Character:Andrea Porter
Chicago Hope
Character:Odelia Wilkes
Melrose Place
Character:Dr. Miller
Capital News
Character:
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Character:
Nasty Boys
Character:
Quantum Leap
Character:Ada Simpson
Quantum Leap
Character:Marie Billings
Nightingales
Character:Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character:Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Jake and the Fatman
Character:Thornton
Jake and the Fatman
Character:Judge (uncredited)
Tour of Duty
Character:Mrs. Johnson
A Year in the Life
Character:Mrs. Caldwell
ALF
Character:Mrs. Watson
L.A. Law
Character:Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Matlock
Character:Betty Harding
Shadow Chasers
Character:Dr. Frolov
The Twilight Zone
Character:UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Detective MacKenzie
Highway to Heaven
Character:Flora
St. Elsewhere
Character:Nurse Julie Attucks
Remington Steele
Character:Coroner
Matt Houston
Character:Lucille
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
Falcon Crest
Character:Nurse
Simon & Simon
Character:Wanda Tale
Knots Landing
Character:Bev Tolner
Knots Landing
Character:Kimya Haman
Knots Landing
Character:Dr. Faulkner
Diff'rent Strokes
Character:
Lou Grant
Character:Sarah
Lou Grant
Character:Chaney
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Nurse Etting
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