Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-08-14

Day of Death

2021-09-12 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Malvern, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Fran Bennett

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.

Known For

The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Acting

The Sky is Falling

2001

The Sky is Falling

as

Mrs. Quinn

The Doctor

1991

The Doctor

as

Admissions Secretary

New Nightmare

1994

New Nightmare

as

Dr. Christine Heffner

Foxfire

1996

Foxfire

as

Judge Holifield

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as

Romantic Comedy

1983

Romantic Comedy

as

Doctor #1

Roots: The Gift

1988

Roots: The Gift

as

May

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

as

Miss Deal

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

as

Shanthi (archive footage)

Once in a Lifetime

1994

Once in a Lifetime

as

Dr. Liz Wells

Nightingales

1988

Nightingales

as

Nurse Ritt

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

1981

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

as

Ms. Merriam

Majority Rule

1992

Majority Rule

as

Jane

Breaking the Silence

1992

Breaking the Silence

as

Judge Virginia Richards

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

1989

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

as

Nurse Etting

How I Got Into College

1989

How I Got Into College

as

Mrs. Cook

Jessabelle

2014

Jessabelle

as

Mrs. Davis

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

2019

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

as

Mother Jefferson

The Morning After

1986

The Morning After

as

Airline Clerk

The Next Best Thing

2000

The Next Best Thing

as

Judge Tracey Bennett

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

1979

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

as

Clarissa

Grave Misconduct

2008

Grave Misconduct

as

Mrs. Crutch

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

as

Judge Donna Andrews

The Manor

2021

The Manor

as

Ruth

The Knife and Gun Club

1990

The Knife and Gun Club

as

Nurse Mary Falk

Between Two Women

1986

Between Two Women

as

Night Nurse

8MM

1999

8MM

as

Nun

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as

Self

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Nurse Julie Attucks

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Nurse

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Estelle Brown

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Coroner

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Fleet Admiral Shanthi

Boomtown

Boomtown

as

Beatrice Rahming

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Judge Hillary Miller Johnson

Providence

Providence

as

Chairwoman

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach

as

Early Edition

Early Edition

as

Judge A. Harding Joseph

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

as

Wanda Tale

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Judge

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

as

The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

as

Lorraine

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Bev Tolner

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Ada Simpson

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

as

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

as

Dr. Miller

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

as

Thornton

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

ER

as

Phyllis

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

Judge Diane Avent

ALF

ALF

as

Mrs. Watson

Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty

as

Mrs. Johnson

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Lucille

Nightingales

Nightingales

as

Head Nurse Lenore Ritt

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

as

Nurse Etting

Community

Community

as

Nana

Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys

as

The Fosters

The Fosters

as

Iris

ER

as

Michelle

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Marie Billings

A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

as

Mrs. Caldwell

Scandal

Scandal

as

Louis

Matlock

Matlock

as

Betty Harding

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as

Flora

Shadow Chasers

Shadow Chasers

as

Dr. Frolov

Arliss

Arliss

as

Amelia Halimon

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Detective MacKenzie

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Kimya Haman

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Dr. Faulkner

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as

Sarah

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

as

Chaney

NCIS

NCIS

as

Mary Elaine Smith

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

as

Judge (uncredited)

Capital News

Capital News

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")

Production

Crew

Directing