Fran Bennett
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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
Credits
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
as Dr. Christine Heffner
8MM (1999)
as Nun
Jessabelle (2014)
as Mrs. Davis
Foxfire (1996)
as Judge Holifield
The Doctor (1991)
as Admissions Secretary
The Manor (2021)
as Ruth
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
The Morning After (1986)
as Airline Clerk
The Next Best Thing (2000)
as Judge Tracey Bennett
How I Got Into College (1989)
as Mrs. Cook
Roots: The Gift (1988)
as May
Majority Rule (1992)
as Jane
The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981)
as Ms. Merriam
Between Two Women (1986)
as Night Nurse
Romantic Comedy (1983)
as Doctor #1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
as Mother Jefferson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
as Judge Donna Andrews
Once in a Lifetime (1994)
as Dr. Liz Wells
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
Actor
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
as Miss Deal
Nightingales (1988)
as Nurse Ritt
The Sky is Falling (2001)
as Mrs. Quinn
Grave Misconduct (2008)
as Mrs. Crutch
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He? (1989)
as Nurse Etting
The Knife and Gun Club (1990)
as Nurse Mary Falk
Breaking the Silence (1992)
as Judge Virginia Richards
Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979)
as Clarissa