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, 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.
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as Nun
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis
Foxfire
as Judge Holifield
The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett
The Manor
as Ruth
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Judge Donna Andrews
Once in a Lifetime
as Dr. Liz Wells
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mother Jefferson
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Ms. Merriam
The Morning After
as Airline Clerk
Nightingales
as Nurse Ritt
How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook
The Sky is Falling
as Mrs. Quinn
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Miss Deal
Majority Rule
as Jane
Roots: The Gift
as May
Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1
Grave Misconduct
as Mrs. Crutch
Breaking the Silence
as Judge Virginia Richards
Between Two Women
as Night Nurse
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
as Clarissa
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Nurse Etting
The Knife and Gun Club
as Nurse Mary Falk