Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 14, 1937
Died
Sep 12, 2021
Place of Birth
Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Credits
70 titles
Fran Bennett
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Manor
Ruth
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Mother Jefferson
Jessabelle
Mrs. Davis
The Fosters
Iris
Scandal
Louis
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Community
Nana
Grave Misconduct
Mrs. Crutch
The Book of Daniel
Lorraine
Numb3rs
Estelle Brown
Boston Legal
Judge Diane Avent
NCIS
Mary Elaine Smith
Boomtown
Beatrice Rahming
Crossing Jordan
Judge
The Sky is Falling
Mrs. Quinn
The Next Best Thing
Judge Tracey Bennett
8MM
Nun
Providence
Chairwoman
Sunset Beach
Early Edition
Judge A. Harding Joseph
Foxfire
Judge Holifield
Arli$$
Amelia Halimon
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Judge Donna Andrews
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Dr. Christine Heffner
Once in a Lifetime
Dr. Liz Wells
ER
Phyllis
Chicago Hope
Andrea Porter
Majority Rule
Jane
Melrose Place
Dr. Miller
Breaking the Silence
Judge Virginia Richards
The Doctor
Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
Nurse Mary Falk
Capital News
Nasty Boys
Mancuso, F.B.I.
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Nurse Etting
How I Got Into College
Mrs. Cook
Quantum Leap
Ada Simpson
Nightingales
Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
Roots: The Gift
May
Nightingales
Nurse Ritt
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Jake and the Fatman
Thornton
Tour of Duty
Mrs. Johnson
A Year in the Life
Mrs. Caldwell
The Morning After
Airline Clerk
ALF
Mrs. Watson
L.A. Law
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Between Two Women
Night Nurse
Matlock
Betty Harding