Fran Bennett
Acting
- Born:
- 1937-08-14
- Died:
- 2021-09-12
- Place of birth:
- Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Manor
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Jessabelle
The Fosters
Scandal
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Community
Grave Misconduct
The Book of Daniel
Numb3rs
Boston Legal
NCIS
Boomtown
Crossing Jordan
The Sky is Falling
The Next Best Thing
8MM
Providence
Sunset Beach
Early Edition
Foxfire
Arli$$
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Once in a Lifetime
ER
Chicago Hope
Majority Rule
Melrose Place
Breaking the Silence
The Doctor
The Knife and Gun Club
Capital News
Nasty Boys
Mancuso, F.B.I.
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
How I Got Into College
Quantum Leap
Nightingales
Roots: The Gift
Nightingales
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Jake and the Fatman
Tour of Duty
A Year in the Life
The Morning After
ALF
L.A. Law
Between Two Women
Matlock
Shadow Chasers
The Twilight Zone
Murder, She Wrote
Highway to Heaven
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Romantic Comedy
St. Elsewhere
Remington Steele
Matt Houston
Cagney & Lacey
American Playhouse
Falcon Crest
Simon & Simon
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Knots Landing
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Diff'rent Strokes
Lou Grant
ABC Afterschool Special