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.
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Movies (27)
La Mansión
2021 · Ruth
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · Mother Jefferson
Jezabel: Las dos caras del terror
2014 · Mrs. Davis
Pesadilla en la calle del infierno 10 - Desde dentro
2010 · Self
Grave Misconduct
2008 · Mrs. Crutch
The Sky is Falling
2001 · Mrs. Quinn
Una pareja casi perfecta
2000 · Judge Tracey Bennett
8MM
1999 · Nun
Foxfire
1996 · Judge Holifield
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994 · Judge Donna Andrews
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · Dr. Christine Heffner
Once in a Lifetime
1994 · Dr. Liz Wells
Majority Rule
1992 · Jane
Breaking the Silence
1992 · Judge Virginia Richards
The Doctor
1991 · Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
1990 · Nurse Mary Falk
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989 · Nurse Etting
How I Got Into College
1989 · Mrs. Cook
Roots: The Gift
1988 · May
Nightingales
1988 · Nurse Ritt
The Morning After
1986 · Airline Clerk
Between Two Women
1986 · Night Nurse
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984 · Sookey
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984 · Miss Deal
Romantic Comedy
1983 · Doctor #1
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981 · Ms. Merriam
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979 · Clarissa
TV shows (43)
Los Fosters
2013 · Iris
Escándalo
2012 · Louis
Community
2009 · Nana
The Book of Daniel
2006 · Lorraine
Numb3rs
2005 · Estelle Brown
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Judge Diane Avent
NCIS
2003 · Mary Elaine Smith
Boomtown
2002 · Beatrice Rahming
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Judge
Providence
1999 · Chairwoman
Sunset Beach
1997 · Chief Harris (uncredited)
Early Edition
1996 · Judge A. Harding Joseph
Arli$$
1996 · Amelia Halimon
ER
1994 · Phyllis, Michelle
Chicago Hope
1994 · Andrea Porter, Odelia Wilkes
Melrose Place
1992 · Dr. Miller
Capital News
1990
Nasty Boys
1990
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Quantum Leap
1989 · Ada Simpson, Marie Billings
Nightingales
1989 · Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Thornton, Judge (uncredited)
Tour of Duty
1987 · Mrs. Johnson
A Year in the Life
1987 · Mrs. Caldwell
ALF
1986 · Mrs. Watson
L.A. Law
1986 · Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Matlock
1986 · Betty Harding
Shadow Chasers
1985 · Dr. Frolov
The Twilight Zone
1985 · UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Detective MacKenzie
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Flora
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Nurse Julie Attucks
Remington Steele
1982 · Coroner
Matt Houston
1982 · Lucille
Cagney & Lacey
1982
American Playhouse
1982 · Sookey
Falcon Crest
1981 · Nurse
Simon & Simon
1981 · Wanda Tale
Knots Landing
1979 · Bev Tolner, Kimya Haman, Dr. Faulkner
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Lou Grant
1977 · Sarah, Chaney
ABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Nurse Etting