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Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 14, 1937
Died
September 12, 2021
Place of Birth
Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Fran Bennett
0.7 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.5
Ruth
The Manor
2021
6.6
Mother Jefferson
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
5.4
Mrs. Davis
Jessabelle
2014
7.5
Iris
The Fosters
2013
7.2
Louis
Scandal
2012
7.8
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
8.0
Nana
Community
2009
4.2
Mrs. Crutch
Grave Misconduct
2008
7.1
Lorraine
The Book of Daniel
2006
7.0
Estelle Brown
Numb3rs
2005
Credits
The Manor
as Ruth
2021
5.5
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mother Jefferson
2019
6.6
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis
2014
5.4
The Fosters
as Iris
2013
7.5
Scandal
as Louis
2012
7.2
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010
7.8
Community
as Nana
2009
8.0
Grave Misconduct
as Mrs. Crutch
2008
4.2
The Book of Daniel
as Lorraine
2006
7.1
Numb3rs
as Estelle Brown
2005
7.0
Boston Legal
as Judge Diane Avent
2004
7.9
NCIS
as Mary Elaine Smith
2003
7.6
Boomtown
as Beatrice Rahming
2002
6.5
Crossing Jordan
as Judge
2001
7.2
The Sky is Falling
as Mrs. Quinn
2001
8.0
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett
2000
5.3
8MM
as Nun
1999
6.5
Providence
as Chairwoman
1999
6.5
Sunset Beach
1997
6.0
Early Edition
as Judge A. Harding Joseph
1996
7.3
Foxfire
as Judge Holifield
1996
6.0
Arliss
as Amelia Halimon
1996
6.7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Judge Donna Andrews
1994
6.7
New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner
1994
6.4
Once in a Lifetime
as Dr. Liz Wells
1994
4.4
ER
as Phyllis
1994
7.8
ER
as Michelle
1994
7.8
Chicago Hope
1994
7.2
Majority Rule
as Jane
1992
3.0
Melrose Place
as Dr. Miller
1992
5.9
Breaking the Silence
as Judge Virginia Richards
1992
0.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Shanthi (archive footage)
1991
6.4
The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary
1991
6.4
🎬
The Knife and Gun Club
as Nurse Mary Falk
1990
0.0
🎬
Capital News
1990
6.0
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
6.0
Nasty Boys
1989
5.5
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Nurse Etting
1989
0.0
How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook
1989
5.9
Quantum Leap
as Ada Simpson
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
as Marie Billings
1989
8.0
Nightingales
as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
1989
5.0
Roots: The Gift
as May
1988
6.8
Nightingales
as Nurse Ritt
1988
0.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
1987
8.4
Jake and the Fatman
as Thornton
1987
6.0
Jake and the Fatman
as Judge (uncredited)
1987
6.0
Tour of Duty
as Mrs. Johnson
1987
8.0
A Year in the Life
as Mrs. Caldwell
1987
6.8
The Morning After
as Airline Clerk
1986
5.9
ALF
as Mrs. Watson
1986
7.7
L.A. Law
as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
1986
7.1
Between Two Women
as Night Nurse
1986
4.7
Matlock
as Betty Harding
1986
7.1
Shadow Chasers
as Dr. Frolov
1985
6.5
The Twilight Zone
as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
1985
7.8
Murder, She Wrote
as Detective MacKenzie
1984
7.5
Highway to Heaven
as Flora
1984
7.4
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
5.5
🎬
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Miss Deal
1984
1.0
Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1
1983
5.2
St. Elsewhere
as Nurse Julie Attucks
1982
5.5
Remington Steele
as Coroner
1982
7.1
Matt Houston
as Lucille
1982
6.2
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.9
Falcon Crest
as Nurse
1981
5.5
Simon & Simon
as Wanda Tale
1981
6.7
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Ms. Merriam
1981
3.5
Knots Landing
as Bev Tolner
1979
6.8
Knots Landing
as Kimya Haman
1979
6.8
Knots Landing
as Dr. Faulkner
1979
6.8
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
as Clarissa
1979
4.8
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
7.0
Lou Grant
as Sarah
1977
7.3
Lou Grant
as Chaney
1977
7.3
ABC Afterschool Special
as Nurse Etting
1972
6.4