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Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

Department: Acting

Biography

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

The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

2001

The Doctor

The Doctor

1991

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

1994

Foxfire

Foxfire

1996

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Comedy

1983

Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift

1988

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

1994

Nightingales

Nightingales

1988

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

1981

Majority Rule

Majority Rule

1992

Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

1992

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

1989

How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College

1989

Jessabelle

Jessabelle

2014

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019

The Morning After

The Morning After

1986

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

2000

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

1979

Grave Misconduct

Grave Misconduct

2008

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994

The Manor

The Manor

2021

The Knife and Gun Club

The Knife and Gun Club

1990

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

1986

8MM

8MM

1999

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

1982

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Boomtown

Boomtown

2002

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

Providence

Providence

1999

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach

1997

Early Edition

Early Edition

1996

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

2001

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

2006

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

1989

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

1989

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

1992

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994

ER

ER

1994

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

2004

ALF

ALF

1986

Tour of Duty

Tour of Duty

1987

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

1982

Nightingales

Nightingales

1989

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

Community

Community

2009

Nasty Boys

Nasty Boys

1989

The Fosters

The Fosters

2013

ER

ER

1994

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

1989

A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

1987

Scandal

Scandal

2012

Matlock

Matlock

1986

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984

Shadow Chasers

Shadow Chasers

1985

Arli$$

Arli$$

1996

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

1979

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977

NCIS

NCIS

2003

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Capital News

Capital News

1990

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994