Birthday: 1937-08-14
Place of birth: Malvern, Arkansas, USA
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.
The Sky is Falling
Mrs. Quinn
8
The Doctor
Admissions Secretary
6.4
New Nightmare
Dr. Christine Heffner
6.454
Foxfire
Judge Holifield
6.04
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.583
Romantic Comedy
Doctor #1
5.2
Roots: The Gift
May
6.8
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Miss Deal
1
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Shanthi (archive footage)
6.438
Once in a Lifetime
Dr. Liz Wells
4.4
Nightingales
Nurse Ritt
0
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Ms. Merriam
3.5
Majority Rule
Jane
3
Breaking the Silence
Judge Virginia Richards
0
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Nurse Etting
0
How I Got Into College
Mrs. Cook
5.9
Jessabelle
Mrs. Davis
5.426
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Mother Jefferson
6.6
The Morning After
Airline Clerk
5.9
The Next Best Thing
Judge Tracey Bennett
5.273
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Clarissa
4.8
Grave Misconduct
Mrs. Crutch
4.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Judge Donna Andrews
6.708
The Manor
Ruth
5.53
The Knife and Gun Club
Character: Nurse Mary Falk
2
Between Two Women
Night Nurse
4.7
8MM
Nun
6.459
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
7.8