- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 14, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Malvern, Arkansas, USA
- Died
- September 12, 2021
Fran Bennett
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.
Filmography
movieThe Manor
2021 · Ruth
movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Mother Jefferson
movieJessabelle
2014 · Mrs. Davis
tvThe Fosters
2013 · Iris
tvScandal
2012 · Louis
movieNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · Self
tvCommunity
2009 · Nana
movieGrave Misconduct
2008 · Mrs. Crutch
tvThe Book of Daniel
2006 · Lorraine
tvNumb3rs
2005 · Estelle Brown
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Judge Diane Avent
tvNCIS
2003 · Mary Elaine Smith
tvBoomtown
2002 · Beatrice Rahming
tvCrossing Jordan
2001 · Judge
movieThe Sky is Falling
2001 · Mrs. Quinn
movieThe Next Best Thing
2000 · Judge Tracey Bennett
movie8MM
1999 · Nun
tvProvidence
1999 · Chairwoman
tvSunset Beach
1997
tvEarly Edition
1996 · Judge A. Harding Joseph
movieFoxfire
1996 · Judge Holifield
tvArli$$
1996 · Amelia Halimon
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994 · Judge Donna Andrews
movieWes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Dr. Christine Heffner
movieOnce in a Lifetime
1994 · Dr. Liz Wells
tvER
1994 · Phyllis, Michelle
tvChicago Hope
1994 · Andrea Porter, Odelia Wilkes
movieMajority Rule
1992 · Jane
tvMelrose Place
1992 · Dr. Miller
movieBreaking the Silence
1992 · Judge Virginia Richards
movieThe Doctor
1991 · Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
movieThe Knife and Gun Club
1990 · Nurse Mary Falk
tvCapital News
1990
tvNasty Boys
1990
tvMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
movieMy Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989 · Nurse Etting
movieHow I Got Into College
1989 · Mrs. Cook
tvQuantum Leap
1989 · Ada Simpson, Marie Billings
tvNightingales
1989 · Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
movieRoots: The Gift
1988 · May
movieNightingales
1988 · Nurse Ritt
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Fleet Admiral Shanthi
tvJake and the Fatman
1987 · Thornton, Judge (uncredited)
tvTour of Duty
1987 · Mrs. Johnson
tvA Year in the Life
1987 · Mrs. Caldwell
movieThe Morning After
1986 · Airline Clerk
tvALF
1986 · Mrs. Watson
tvL.A. Law
1986 · Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
movieBetween Two Women
1986 · Night Nurse
tvMatlock
1986 · Betty Harding
tvShadow Chasers
1985 · Dr. Frolov
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Detective MacKenzie
tvHighway to Heaven
1984 · Flora
movieCat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
movieErnie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984 · Miss Deal
movieRomantic Comedy
1983 · Doctor #1
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Nurse Julie Attucks
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Coroner
tvMatt Houston
1982 · Lucille
tvCagney & Lacey
1982
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Sookey
tvFalcon Crest
1981 · Nurse
tvSimon & Simon
1981 · Wanda Tale
movieThe Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981 · Ms. Merriam
tvKnots Landing
1979 · Bev Tolner, Kimya Haman, Dr. Faulkner
movieFriendships, Secrets and Lies
1979 · Clarissa
tvDiff'rent Strokes
1978
tvLou Grant
1977 · Sarah, Chaney
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Nurse Etting