Fran Bennett
Acting
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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movieLive in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019
Mother Jefferson
movieJessabelle
2014
Mrs. Davis
tvScandal
2012
Louis
tvCommunity
2009
Nana
movieGrave Misconduct
2008
Mrs. Crutch
tvThe Book of Daniel
2006
Lorraine
tvNumb3rs
2005
Estelle Brown
tvBoston Legal
2004
Judge Diane Avent
tvNCIS
2003
Mary Elaine Smith
tvBoomtown
2002
Beatrice Rahming
movieThe Sky is Falling
2001
Mrs. Quinn
movieThe Next Best Thing
2000
Judge Tracey Bennett
movie8MM
1999
Nun
tvProvidence
1999
Chairwoman
tvEarly Edition
1996
Judge A. Harding Joseph
movieFoxfire
1996
Judge Holifield
tvArli$$
1996
Amelia Halimon
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
Judge Donna Andrews
movieWes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Dr. Christine Heffner
movieOnce in a Lifetime
1994
Dr. Liz Wells
tvER
1994
Phyllis / Michelle
tvChicago Hope
1994
Andrea Porter / Odelia Wilkes
tvMelrose Place
1992
Dr. Miller
movieBreaking the Silence
1992
Judge Virginia Richards
movieThe Doctor
1991
Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
1990
Nurse Mary Falk
movieMy Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989
Nurse Etting
movieHow I Got Into College
1989
Mrs. Cook
tvQuantum Leap
1989
Ada Simpson / Marie Billings
tvNightingales
1989
Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
movieNightingales
1988
Nurse Ritt
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
tvJake and the Fatman
1987
Thornton / Judge (uncredited)
tvTour of Duty
1987
Mrs. Johnson
tvA Year in the Life
1987
Mrs. Caldwell
movieThe Morning After
1986
Airline Clerk
tvALF
1986
Mrs. Watson
tvL.A. Law
1986
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
movieBetween Two Women
1986
Night Nurse
tvMatlock
1986
Betty Harding
tvShadow Chasers
1985
Dr. Frolov
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Detective MacKenzie
movieRomantic Comedy
1983
Doctor #1
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Nurse Julie Attucks
tvRemington Steele
1982
Coroner
tvMatt Houston
1982
Lucille
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Sookey
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Nurse
tvSimon & Simon
1981
Wanda Tale
movieThe Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981
Ms. Merriam
tvKnots Landing
1979
Bev Tolner / Kimya Haman / Dr. Faulkner
tvLou Grant
1977
Sarah / Chaney
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972
Nurse Etting