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Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

ActingBorn August 14, 1937Died September 12, 2021 (age 84)Malvern, Arkansas, USA

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

Movie
2014
Jessabelle

as Mrs. Davis

Movie
2013TV
2012
Scandal

as Louis

TV
2009
Community

as Nana

TV
2008
Grave Misconduct

as Mrs. Crutch

Movie
2006TV
2005
Numb3rs

as Estelle Brown

TV
2004
Boston Legal

as Judge Diane Avent

TV
2003
NCIS

as Mary Elaine Smith

TV
2002
Boomtown

as Beatrice Rahming

TV
2001TV
2001
The Sky is Falling

as Mrs. Quinn

Movie
2000
The Next Best Thing

as Judge Tracey Bennett

Movie
1999
8MM

as Nun

Movie
1999
Providence

as Chairwoman

TV
1996
Early Edition

as Judge A. Harding Joseph

TV
1996
Foxfire

as Judge Holifield

Movie
1996
Arli$$

as Amelia Halimon

TV
1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare

as Dr. Christine Heffner

Movie
1994
Once in a Lifetime

as Dr. Liz Wells

Movie
1994
ER

as Phyllis

TV
1994
ER

as Michelle

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Andrea Porter

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Odelia Wilkes

TV
1992Movie
1992
Melrose Place

as Dr. Miller

TV
1992
Breaking the Silence

as Judge Virginia Richards

Movie
1991
The Doctor

as Admissions Secretary

Movie
1990
The Knife and Gun Club

as Nurse Mary Falk

Movie
1989Movie
1989Movie
1989
Quantum Leap

as Ada Simpson

TV
1989
Quantum Leap

as Marie Billings

TV
1989
Nightingales

as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt

TV
1988Movie
1988
Nightingales

as Nurse Ritt

Movie
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Fleet Admiral Shanthi

TV
1987TV
1987
Jake and the Fatman

as Judge (uncredited)

TV
1987
Tour of Duty

as Mrs. Johnson

TV
1987
A Year in the Life

as Mrs. Caldwell

TV
1986
The Morning After

as Airline Clerk

Movie
1986
ALF

as Mrs. Watson

TV
1986
L.A. Law

as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson

TV
1986
Between Two Women

as Night Nurse

Movie
1986
Matlock

as Betty Harding

TV
1985
Shadow Chasers

as Dr. Frolov

TV
1985
The Twilight Zone

as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Detective MacKenzie

TV
1984TV
1983
Romantic Comedy

as Doctor #1

Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Nurse Julie Attucks

TV
1982TV
1982
Matt Houston

as Lucille

TV
1981
Falcon Crest

as Nurse

TV
1981
Simon & Simon

as Wanda Tale

TV
1981Movie
1979
Knots Landing

as Bev Tolner

TV
1979
Knots Landing

as Dr. Faulkner

TV
1979
Knots Landing

as Kimya Haman

TV
1979Movie
1977
Lou Grant

as Sarah

TV
1977
Lou Grant

as Chaney

TV
1972TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 14, 1937
Day of DeathSeptember 12, 2021
Place of BirthMalvern, Arkansas, USA
Popularity0.5