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Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

Actor · Born 1937-08-14 · Malvern, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937 – September 12, 2021) was an American actress, best 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. NCIS (2003) — Mary Elaine Smith
  2. 8MM (1999) — Nun
  3. Community (2009) — Nana
  4. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Fleet Admiral Shanthi
  5. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) — Dr. Christine Heffner
  6. ALF (1986) — Mrs. Watson
  7. ER (1994) — Phyllis
  8. Jessabelle (2014) — Mrs. Davis
  9. Quantum Leap (1989) — Ada Simpson
  10. Scandal (2012) — Louis
  11. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Detective MacKenzie
  12. Numb3rs (2005) — Estelle Brown
  13. Boston Legal (2004) — Judge Diane Avent
  14. The Fosters (2013) — Iris
  15. The Manor (2021) — Ruth
  16. Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
  17. The Twilight Zone (1985) — UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
  18. Highway to Heaven (1984) — Flora
  19. The Next Best Thing (2000) — Judge Tracey Bennett
  20. Melrose Place (1992) — Dr. Miller
  21. Tour of Duty (1987) — Mrs. Johnson
  22. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) — Self
  23. Early Edition (1996) — Judge A. Harding Joseph
  24. Crossing Jordan (2001) — Judge
  25. Foxfire (1996) — Judge Holifield
  26. Remington Steele (1982) — Coroner
  27. The Morning After (1986) — Airline Clerk
  28. Matlock (1986) — Betty Harding
  29. Simon & Simon (1981) — Wanda Tale
  30. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Nurse Julie Attucks
  31. The Doctor (1991) — Admissions Secretary
  32. Chicago Hope (1994) — Andrea Porter
  33. L.A. Law (1986) — Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
  34. Cagney & Lacey (1982)
  35. Falcon Crest (1981) — Nurse
  36. Jake and the Fatman (1987) — Thornton
  37. Knots Landing (1979) — Bev Tolner
  38. How I Got Into College (1989) — Mrs. Cook
  39. Sunset Beach (1997)
  40. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019) — Mother Jefferson