7.6
TV
Acting
Fran Bennett
- Born
- Died
- (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Malvern, Arkansas, USA
- Credits
- 70 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.6
TV
6.5
Movie
8MM
8.0
TV
Community
8.4
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
6.4
Movie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
7.6
TV
ALF
7.8
TV
ER
5.4
Movie
Jessabelle
8.0
TV
Quantum Leap
7.2
TV
Scandal
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.0
TV
Numb3rs
7.9
TV
Boston Legal
7.5
TV
The Fosters
5.5
Movie
The Manor
7.1
TV
Diff'rent Strokes
7.7
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.4
TV
Highway to Heaven
Acting credits 70
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Manor Film | Ruth |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" Film | Mother Jefferson |
| 2014 | Jessabelle Film | Mrs. Davis |
| 2013 | The Fosters TV | Iris (2 ep) |
| 2012 | Scandal TV | Louis (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Film | Self |
| 2009 | Community TV | Nana (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Grave Misconduct Film | Mrs. Crutch |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel TV | Lorraine (4 ep) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs TV | Estelle Brown (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Boston Legal TV | Judge Diane Avent (1 ep) |
| 2003 | NCIS TV | Mary Elaine Smith (2 ep) |
| 2002 | Boomtown TV | Beatrice Rahming (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan TV | Judge (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Sky is Falling Film | Mrs. Quinn |
| 2000 | The Next Best Thing Film | Judge Tracey Bennett |
| 1999 | 8MM Film | Nun |
| 1999 | Providence TV | Chairwoman (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Sunset Beach TV | (6 ep) |
| 1996 | Early Edition TV | Judge A. Harding Joseph (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Foxfire Film | Judge Holifield |
| 1996 | Arli$$ TV | Amelia Halimon (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Film | Judge Donna Andrews |
| 1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare Film | Dr. Christine Heffner |
| 1994 | Once in a Lifetime Film | Dr. Liz Wells |
| 1994 | ER TV | Phyllis, Michelle (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope TV | Andrea Porter, Odelia Wilkes (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Majority Rule Film | Jane |
| 1992 | Melrose Place TV | Dr. Miller (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Breaking the Silence Film | Judge Virginia Richards |
| 1991 | The Doctor Film | Admissions Secretary |
| 1990 | The Knife and Gun Club Film | Nurse Mary Falk |
| 1990 | Capital News TV | (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys TV | (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. TV | (1 ep) |
| 1989 | My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? Film | Nurse Etting |
| 1989 | How I Got Into College Film | Mrs. Cook |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap TV | Ada Simpson, Marie Billings (2 ep) |
| 1989 | Nightingales TV | Head Nurse Lenore Ritt (13 ep) |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift Film | May |
| 1988 | Nightingales Film | Nurse Ritt |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation TV | Fleet Admiral Shanthi (2 ep) |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | Thornton, Judge (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Tour of Duty TV | Mrs. Johnson (1 ep) |
| 1987 | A Year in the Life TV | Mrs. Caldwell (1 ep) |
| 1986 | The Morning After Film | Airline Clerk |
| 1986 | ALF TV | Mrs. Watson (1 ep) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law TV | Judge Hillary Miller Johnson (2 ep) |
| 1986 | Between Two Women Film | Night Nurse |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Betty Harding (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Shadow Chasers TV | Dr. Frolov (1 ep) |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone TV | UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War") (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Detective MacKenzie (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven TV | Flora (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Film | Sookey |
| 1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter Film | Miss Deal |
| 1983 | Romantic Comedy Film | Doctor #1 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere TV | Nurse Julie Attucks (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Remington Steele TV | Coroner (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Matt Houston TV | Lucille (1 ep) |