Fran Bennett
Born: 1937-08-14 in Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Died: 2021-09-12
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- The Manor as Ruth
2019
2014
- Jessabelle as Mrs. Davis
2013
- The Fosters as Iris
2012
- Scandal as Louis
2010
2009
- Community as Nana
2008
- Grave Misconduct as Mrs. Crutch
2006
- The Book of Daniel as Lorraine
2005
- Numb3rs as Estelle Brown
2004
- Boston Legal as Judge Diane Avent
2003
- NCIS as Mary Elaine Smith
2002
- Boomtown as Beatrice Rahming
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Judge
- The Sky is Falling as Mrs. Quinn
2000
- The Next Best Thing as Judge Tracey Bennett
1999
- Providence as Chairwoman
- 8MM as Nun
1997
1996
- Early Edition as Judge A. Harding Joseph
- Arli$$ as Amelia Halimon
- Foxfire as Judge Holifield
1994
- ER as Phyllis
- Chicago Hope as Andrea Porter
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare as Dr. Christine Heffner
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor as Judge Donna Andrews
- Once in a Lifetime as Dr. Liz Wells
1992
- Melrose Place as Dr. Miller
- Breaking the Silence as Judge Virginia Richards
- Majority Rule as Jane
1991
- The Doctor as Admissions Secretary
1990
- Capital News
- Nasty Boys
- The Knife and Gun Club as Nurse Mary Falk
1989
- Quantum Leap as Ada Simpson
- Mancuso, F.B.I.
- Nightingales as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
- How I Got Into College as Mrs. Cook
- My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? as Nurse Etting
1988
- Roots: The Gift as May
- Nightingales as Nurse Ritt
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
- Jake and the Fatman as Thornton
- Tour of Duty as Mrs. Johnson
- A Year in the Life as Mrs. Caldwell
1986
- L.A. Law as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
- Matlock as Betty Harding
- ALF as Mrs. Watson
- The Morning After as Airline Clerk
- Between Two Women as Night Nurse
1985
- The Twilight Zone as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
- Shadow Chasers as Dr. Frolov
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Detective MacKenzie
- Highway to Heaven as Flora
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter as Miss Deal
1983
- Romantic Comedy as Doctor #1
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Nurse Julie Attucks
- Cagney & Lacey
- Remington Steele as Coroner
- Matt Houston as Lucille
1981
- Falcon Crest as Nurse
- Simon & Simon as Wanda Tale
- The Violation of Sarah McDavid as Ms. Merriam
1979
- Knots Landing as Bev Tolner
- Friendships, Secrets and Lies as Clarissa
1978
1977
- Lou Grant as Sarah
1972
- ABC Afterschool Special as Nurse Etting