Fran Bennett
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)
The Doctor
(Admissions Secretary)
New Nightmare
(Dr. Christine Heffner)
Foxfire
(Judge Holifield)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Romantic Comedy
(Doctor #1)
Roots: The Gift
(May)
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
(Miss Deal)
Once in a Lifetime
(Dr. Liz Wells)
Nightingales
(Nurse Ritt)
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
(Ms. Merriam)
Majority Rule
(Jane)
Breaking the Silence
(Judge Virginia Richards)
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
(Nurse Etting)
How I Got Into College
(Mrs. Cook)
Jessabelle
(Mrs. Davis)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(Mother Jefferson)
The Morning After
(Airline Clerk)
The Next Best Thing
(Judge Tracey Bennett)
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
(Clarissa)
Grave Misconduct
(Mrs. Crutch)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
(Judge Donna Andrews)
The Manor
(Ruth)
The Knife and Gun Club
(Nurse Mary Falk)
Between Two Women
(Night Nurse)
8MM
(Nun)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(Self)
St. Elsewhere
(Nurse Julie Attucks)
Falcon Crest
(Nurse)
Numb3rs
(Estelle Brown)
Remington Steele
(Coroner)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Fleet Admiral Shanthi)
Boomtown
(Beatrice Rahming)
L.A. Law
(Judge Hillary Miller Johnson)
Providence
(Chairwoman)
Sunset Beach
Early Edition
(Judge A. Harding Joseph)
Simon & Simon
(Wanda Tale)
Crossing Jordan
(Judge)
Diff'rent Strokes
The Book of Daniel
(Lorraine)
Knots Landing
(Bev Tolner)
Quantum Leap
(Ada Simpson)
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Cagney & Lacey
Melrose Place
(Dr. Miller)
Jake and the Fatman
(Thornton)
Chicago Hope
ER
(Phyllis)
Boston Legal
(Judge Diane Avent)
ALF
(Mrs. Watson)
Tour of Duty
(Mrs. Johnson)
Matt Houston
(Lucille)
Nightingales
(Head Nurse Lenore Ritt)
ABC Afterschool Special
(Nurse Etting)
Community
(Nana)
Nasty Boys
The Fosters
(Iris)
ER
(Michelle)
Quantum Leap
(Marie Billings)
A Year in the Life
(Mrs. Caldwell)
Scandal
(Louis)
Matlock
(Betty Harding)
Highway to Heaven
(Flora)
Shadow Chasers
(Dr. Frolov)
Arli$$
(Amelia Halimon)
Murder, She Wrote
(Detective MacKenzie)
Knots Landing
(Kimya Haman)
Knots Landing
(Dr. Faulkner)
Lou Grant
(Sarah)
Lou Grant
(Chaney)
NCIS
(Mary Elaine Smith)
Jake and the Fatman
(Judge (uncredited))
Capital News
The Twilight Zone
(UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War"))