
Fran Bennett
Acting
1937-08-14 - Present
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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New NightmareasDr. Christine Heffner

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacyasSelf

JessabelleasMrs. Davis

The ManorasRuth

FoxfireasJudge Holifield

The DoctorasAdmissions Secretary

The Morning AfterasAirline Clerk

The Next Best ThingasJudge Tracey Bennett

How I Got Into CollegeasMrs. Cook

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing GovernorasJudge Donna Andrews

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"asMother Jefferson

Roots: The GiftasMay

Star Trek: The Next Generation - RedemptionasShanthi (archive footage)

Once in a LifetimeasDr. Liz Wells

Romantic ComedyasDoctor #1

Between Two WomenasNight Nurse

The Sky is FallingasMrs. Quinn

Breaking the SilenceasJudge Virginia Richards
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Majority RuleasJane

Friendships, Secrets and LiesasClarissa

Grave MisconductasMrs. Crutch

The Violation of Sarah McDavidasMs. Merriam

Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterasMiss Deal

NightingalesasNurse Ritt

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?asNurse Etting