Fran Bennett
Actor
Born August 14, 1937 in Malvern, Arkansas, USA
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
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
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
Shadow Chasers
Dr. Frolov
The Twilight Zone
UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Murder, She Wrote
Detective MacKenzie
Highway to Heaven
Flora
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Miss Deal
Romantic Comedy
Doctor #1
St. Elsewhere
Nurse Julie Attucks
Remington Steele
Coroner
Matt Houston
Lucille
Cagney & Lacey
American Playhouse
Sookey
Falcon Crest
Nurse
Simon & Simon
Wanda Tale
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Ms. Merriam
Knots Landing
Bev Tolner
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Clarissa
Diff'rent Strokes
Lou Grant
Sarah
ABC Afterschool Special
Nurse Etting