Fran Bennett
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.
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mother Jefferson
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis
The Fosters
as Iris
Scandal
as Louis
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
Community
as Nana
Grave Misconduct
as Mrs. Crutch
The Book of Daniel
as Lorraine
Numb3rs
as Estelle Brown
Boston Legal
as Judge Diane Avent
NCIS
as Mary Elaine Smith
Boomtown
as Beatrice Rahming
Crossing Jordan
as Judge
The Sky is Falling
as Mrs. Quinn
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett
8MM
as Nun
Providence
as Chairwoman
Sunset Beach
as Unknown
Early Edition
as Judge A. Harding Joseph
Foxfire
as Judge Holifield
Arli$$
as Amelia Halimon
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Judge Donna Andrews
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner
Once in a Lifetime
as Dr. Liz Wells
ER
as Phyllis
ER
as Michelle
Chicago Hope
as Andrea Porter
Chicago Hope
as Odelia Wilkes
Majority Rule
as Jane
Melrose Place
as Dr. Miller
Breaking the Silence
as Judge Virginia Richards
The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary
Capital News
as Unknown
Nasty Boys
as Unknown
Mancuso, F.B.I.
as Unknown
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Nurse Etting
How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook
Quantum Leap
as Ada Simpson
Quantum Leap
as Marie Billings
Nightingales
as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
Roots: The Gift
as May
Nightingales
as Nurse Ritt
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Jake and the Fatman
as Thornton
Jake and the Fatman
as Judge (uncredited)
Tour of Duty
as Mrs. Johnson
A Year in the Life
as Mrs. Caldwell
The Morning After
as Airline Clerk
ALF
as Mrs. Watson
L.A. Law
as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Between Two Women
as Night Nurse
Matlock
as Betty Harding
Shadow Chasers
as Dr. Frolov
The Twilight Zone
as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
Murder, She Wrote
as Detective MacKenzie
Highway to Heaven
as Flora
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Sookey
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Miss Deal
Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1
St. Elsewhere
as Nurse Julie Attucks
Remington Steele
as Coroner
Matt Houston
as Lucille
Cagney & Lacey
as Unknown
American Playhouse
as Sookey
Falcon Crest
as Nurse
Simon & Simon
as Wanda Tale
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
as Ms. Merriam
Knots Landing
as Bev Tolner
Knots Landing
as Dr. Faulkner
Knots Landing
as Kimya Haman
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
as Clarissa
Diff'rent Strokes
as Unknown
Lou Grant
as Sarah
Lou Grant
as Chaney
ABC Afterschool Special
as Nurse Etting