Cast
Fran Bennett
Acting
Cast
Fran Bennett
Known for
Acting
Born
1937-08-14
From
Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Died
2021-09-12
Biography
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.
★6.5
MOVIE1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner
★6.5
MOVIE1999
8MM
as Nun
★5.4
MOVIE2014
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis
★6.0
MOVIE1996
Foxfire
as Judge Holifield
★5.3
MOVIE2000
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett
★6.5
MOVIE1991
The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary
★5.1
MOVIE1983
Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1
★6.0
MOVIE1986
The Morning After
as Airline Clerk
★7.8
MOVIE2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1989
How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook
MOVIE1988
Nightingales
as Nurse Ritt
★5.5
MOVIE2021
The Manor
as Ruth
★4.3
MOVIE1990
The Knife and Gun Club
as Nurse Mary Falk
★7.3
MOVIE1988
Roots: The Gift
as May
★5.0
MOVIE1994
Once in a Lifetime
as Dr. Liz Wells
★6.6
MOVIE2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mother Jefferson
★8.3
MOVIE2001
The Sky is Falling
as Mrs. Quinn
★4.5
MOVIE1981
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Ms. Merriam
★5.7
MOVIE1984
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
★5.6
MOVIE1986
Between Two Women
as Night Nurse
★4.5
MOVIE1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Miss Deal
★10.0
MOVIE1992
Breaking the Silence
as Judge Virginia Richards
★4.2
MOVIE2008
Grave Misconduct
as Mrs. Crutch
★6.4
MOVIE1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Judge Donna Andrews
★5.0
MOVIE1979
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
as Clarissa
MOVIE1989
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Nurse Etting
★6.0
MOVIE1992
Majority Rule
as Jane