Fran Bennett
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 14, 1937
- Died
- Sep 12, 2021 (aged 84)
- Place of birth
- Malvern, Arkansas, USA
- Credits
- 70
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Manor
2021Movie
Ruth
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019Movie
Mother Jefferson
Jessabelle
2014Movie
Mrs. Davis
The Fosters
2013TV
Iris
Scandal
2012TV
Louis
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010Movie
Self
Community
2009TV
Nana
Grave Misconduct
2008Movie
Mrs. Crutch
The Book of Daniel
2006TV
Lorraine
Numb3rs
2005TV
Estelle Brown
Boston Legal
2004TV
Judge Diane Avent
NCIS
2003TV
Mary Elaine Smith
Boomtown
2002TV
Beatrice Rahming
Crossing Jordan
2001TV
Judge
The Sky is Falling
2001Movie
Mrs. Quinn
The Next Best Thing
2000Movie
Judge Tracey Bennett
8MM
1999Movie
Nun
Providence
1999TV
Chairwoman
Sunset Beach
1997TV
Early Edition
1996TV
Judge A. Harding Joseph
Foxfire
1996Movie
Judge Holifield
Arli$$
1996TV
Amelia Halimon
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994Movie
Judge Donna Andrews
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994Movie
Dr. Christine Heffner
Once in a Lifetime
1994Movie
Dr. Liz Wells
ER
1994TV
Phyllis, Michelle
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Andrea Porter, Odelia Wilkes
Majority Rule
1992Movie
Jane
Melrose Place
1992TV
Dr. Miller
Breaking the Silence
1992Movie
Judge Virginia Richards
The Doctor
1991Movie
Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
1990Movie
Nurse Mary Falk
Capital News
1990TV
Nasty Boys
1990TV
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989TV
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989Movie
Nurse Etting
How I Got Into College
1989Movie
Mrs. Cook
Quantum Leap
1989TV
Ada Simpson, Marie Billings
Nightingales
1989TV
Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
Roots: The Gift
1988Movie
May
Nightingales
1988Movie
Nurse Ritt
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987TV
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Thornton, Judge (uncredited)
Tour of Duty
1987TV
Mrs. Johnson
A Year in the Life
1987TV
Mrs. Caldwell
The Morning After
1986Movie
Airline Clerk
ALF
1986TV
Mrs. Watson
L.A. Law
1986TV
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Between Two Women
1986Movie
Night Nurse
Matlock
1986TV
Betty Harding
Shadow Chasers
1985TV
Dr. Frolov
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Detective MacKenzie
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Flora
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984Movie
Sookey
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984Movie
Miss Deal
Romantic Comedy
1983Movie
Doctor #1
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Nurse Julie Attucks
Remington Steele
1982TV
Coroner
Matt Houston
1982TV
Lucille
Cagney & Lacey
1982TV
American Playhouse
1982TV
Sookey
Falcon Crest
1981TV
Nurse
Simon & Simon
1981TV
Wanda Tale
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981Movie
Ms. Merriam
Knots Landing
1979TV
Bev Tolner, Dr. Faulkner, Kimya Haman
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979Movie
Clarissa
Diff'rent Strokes
1978TV
Lou Grant
1977TV
Sarah, Chaney
ABC Afterschool Special
1972TV
Nurse Etting