Fran Bennett
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.
Movie Appearances
The Sky is Falling
as Mrs. Quinn
2001
The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary
1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner
1994
Foxfire
as Judge Holifield
1996
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1
1983
Roots: The Gift
as May
1988
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Miss Deal
1984
Once in a Lifetime
as Dr. Liz Wells
1994
Nightingales
as Nurse Ritt
1988
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Ms. Merriam
1981
Majority Rule
as Jane
1992
Breaking the Silence
as Judge Virginia Richards
1992
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Nurse Etting
1989
How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook
1989
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis
2014
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mother Jefferson
2019
The Morning After
as Airline Clerk
1986
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett
2000
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
as Clarissa
1979
TV Appearances
St. Elsewhere
as Nurse Julie Attucks
1982
Falcon Crest
as Nurse
1981
Numb3rs
as Estelle Brown
2005
Remington Steele
as Coroner
1982
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
1987
Boomtown
as Beatrice Rahming
2002
L.A. Law
as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
1986
Providence
as Chairwoman
1999
Sunset Beach
1997
Simon & Simon
as Wanda Tale
1981
Early Edition
as Judge A. Harding Joseph
1996
Crossing Jordan
as Judge
2001