Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 14, 1937
Place of Birth:
Malvern, Arkansas, USA
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Fran Bennett
Biography
Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937, in Malvern, Arkansas; † September 12, 2021, in Los Angeles, California) was an American actress 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
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Fosters | Iris |
| 2012 | Scandal | Louis |
| 2009 | Community | Nana |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | Lorraine |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Estelle Brown |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Judge Diane Avent |
| 2003 | NCIS | Mary Elaine Smith |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Beatrice Rahming |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Judge |
| 1999 | Providence | Chairwoman |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach | |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Judge A. Harding Joseph |
| 1996 | Arliss | Amelia Halimon |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | ER | Phyllis |
| 1994 | ER | Michelle |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Dr. Miller |
| 1990 | Capital News | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Ada Simpson |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | |
| 1989 | Nightingales | Head Nurse Lenore Ritt |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Marie Billings |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Fleet Admiral Shanthi |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Thornton |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Mrs. Johnson |
| 1987 | A Year in the Life | Mrs. Caldwell |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Judge Hillary Miller Johnson |
| 1986 | ALF | Mrs. Watson |
| 1986 | Matlock | Betty Harding |
| 1985 | Shadow Chasers | Dr. Frolov |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War") |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Flora |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Detective MacKenzie |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Nurse Julie Attucks |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Coroner |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | Lucille |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Nurse |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | Wanda Tale |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Bev Tolner |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Dr. Faulkner |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Kimya Haman |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes | |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Sarah |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Chaney |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Nurse Etting |