Acting · Malvern, Arkansas, USA · Born August 14, 1937
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.
MovieThe Manor
2021
as Ruth
MovieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
as Mother Jefferson
MovieJessabelle
2014
as Mrs. Davis
TVThe Fosters
2013
as Iris
TVScandal
2012
as Louis
MovieNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
TVCommunity
2009
as Nana
MovieGrave Misconduct
2008
as Mrs. Crutch
TVThe Book of Daniel
2006
as Lorraine
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Estelle Brown
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Judge Diane Avent
TVNCIS
2003
as Mary Elaine Smith
TVBoomtown
2002
as Beatrice Rahming
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Judge
MovieThe Sky is Falling
2001
as Mrs. Quinn
MovieThe Next Best Thing
2000
as Judge Tracey Bennett
Movie8MM
1999
as Nun
TVProvidence
1999
as Chairwoman
TVSunset Beach
1997
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Judge A. Harding Joseph
MovieFoxfire
1996
as Judge Holifield
TVArli$$
1996
as Amelia Halimon
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Judge Donna Andrews
MovieWes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
as Dr. Christine Heffner
MovieOnce in a Lifetime
1994
as Dr. Liz Wells
TVER
1994
as Phyllis
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Andrea Porter
MovieMajority Rule
1992
as Jane
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Dr. Miller
MovieBreaking the Silence
1992
as Judge Virginia Richards
MovieThe Doctor
1991
as Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
as Nurse Mary Falk
TVCapital News
1990
TVNasty Boys
1990
TVMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
MovieMy Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989
as Nurse Etting
MovieHow I Got Into College
1989
as Mrs. Cook
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Ada Simpson
TVNightingales
1989
as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
MovieRoots: The Gift
1988
as May
MovieNightingales
1988
as Nurse Ritt
TVStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Thornton
TVTour of Duty
1987
as Mrs. Johnson
TVA Year in the Life
1987
as Mrs. Caldwell
MovieThe Morning After
1986
as Airline Clerk
TVALF
1986
as Mrs. Watson
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
MovieBetween Two Women
1986
as Night Nurse
TVMatlock
1986
as Betty Harding
TVShadow Chasers
1985
as Dr. Frolov
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Detective MacKenzie
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
as Flora
MovieCat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
MovieErnie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984
as Miss Deal
MovieRomantic Comedy
1983
as Doctor #1
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Nurse Julie Attucks
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Coroner
TVMatt Houston
1982
as Lucille
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Sookey
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Nurse
TVSimon & Simon
1981
as Wanda Tale
MovieThe Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981
as Ms. Merriam
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Bev Tolner
MovieFriendships, Secrets and Lies
1979
as Clarissa
TVDiff'rent Strokes
1978
TVLou Grant
1977
as Sarah
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Nurse Etting
