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Fran Bennett

1937–2021 · 31 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. NCIS2003as Mary Elaine Smith
  2. 8MM1999as Nun
  3. Community2009as Nana
  4. Star Trek: The Next Generation1987as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
  5. Wes Craven's New Nightmare1994as Dr. Christine Heffner
  6. ALF1986as Mrs. Watson
  7. ER1994as Phyllis
  8. Jessabelle2014as Mrs. Davis
  9. Quantum Leap1989as Marie Billings
  10. Scandal2012as Louis
  11. Murder, She Wrote1984as Detective MacKenzie
  12. Numb3rs2005as Estelle Brown
  13. Boston Legal2004as Judge Diane Avent
  14. The Fosters2013as Iris
  15. The Manor2021as Ruth
  16. Diff'rent Strokes1978guest actor
  17. The Twilight Zone1985as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
  18. Highway to Heaven1984as Flora
  19. The Next Best Thing2000as Judge Tracey Bennett
  20. Melrose Place1992as Dr. Miller
  21. Tour of Duty1987as Mrs. Johnson
  22. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010as Self
  23. Early Edition1996as Judge A. Harding Joseph
  24. Crossing Jordan2001as Judge
  25. Foxfire1996as Judge Holifield
  26. Remington Steele1982as Coroner
  27. The Morning After1986as Airline Clerk
  28. Matlock1986as Betty Harding
  29. Simon & Simon1981as Wanda Tale
  30. St. Elsewhere1982as Nurse Julie Attucks
  31. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"2019as Mother Jefferson