Fran Bennett
Acting
🎂 1937-08-14
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.
Cast credits(75)
Mary Elaine Smith
2003
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
1987
Detective MacKenzie
1984
Louis
2012
Nana
2009
Ada Simpson
1989
Marie Billings
1989
Dr. Miller
1992
Phyllis
1994
Michelle
1994
Betty Harding
1986
Judge
2001
Bev Tolner
1979
Kimya Haman
1979
Dr. Faulkner
1979
Judge Diane Avent
2004
Nurse
1981
Wanda Tale
1981
1994
Estelle Brown
2005
Amelia Halimon
1996
Flora
1984
Mrs. Watson
1986
Coroner
1982
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
1986
Nurse Julie Attucks
1982
1982
Iris
2013
Chairwoman
1999
UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
1985
Sarah
1977
Chaney
1977
Lucille
1982
1997
Judge A. Harding Joseph
1996
Thornton
1987
Judge (uncredited)
1987
Mrs. Johnson
1987
Nurse Etting
1972
Nun
1999
Dr. Christine Heffner
1994
Beatrice Rahming
2002
Mrs. Davis
2014
1989
Judge Donna Andrews
1994
Mrs. Caldwell
1987
1990
Airline Clerk
1986
Self
2010
Admissions Secretary
1991
Mrs. Crutch
2008
Judge Holifield
1996
Jane
1992
Clarissa
1979
1989
Lorraine
2006
Mrs. Quinn
2001
Judge Tracey Bennett
2000
Nurse Ritt
1988
Dr. Frolov
1985
Judge Virginia Richards
1992
May
1988
Ruth
2021
Night Nurse
1986
Doctor #1
1983
Ms. Merriam
1981
Miss Deal
1984
Dr. Liz Wells
1994
Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
1989
Mrs. Cook
1989
Mother Jefferson
2019
Nurse Etting
1989
1978
1984
Nurse Mary Falk
1990