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