Fran Bennett
Acting
Born: 1937-08-14 in 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
NCIS
Mary Elaine Smith
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Melrose Place
Dr. Miller
Murder, She Wrote
Detective MacKenzie
ER
Phyllis
ER
Michelle
Scandal
Louis
Quantum Leap
Ada Simpson
Quantum Leap
Marie Billings
Chicago Hope
Andrea Porter
Chicago Hope
Odelia Wilkes
Community
Nana
Crossing Jordan
Judge
Boston Legal
Judge Diane Avent
Numb3rs
Estelle Brown
Falcon Crest
Nurse
Remington Steele
Coroner
L.A. Law
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Sunset Beach
Matlock
Betty Harding
Knots Landing
Bev Tolner
Knots Landing
Kimya Haman
Knots Landing
Dr. Faulkner
Simon & Simon
Wanda Tale
American Playhouse
Sookey
Cagney & Lacey
Highway to Heaven
Flora
Jake and the Fatman
Thornton
Jake and the Fatman
Judge (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
St. Elsewhere
Nurse Julie Attucks
The Fosters
Iris
Lou Grant
Sarah
Lou Grant
Chaney
Early Edition
Judge A. Harding Joseph
ALF
Mrs. Watson
Arli$$
Amelia Halimon
Tour of Duty
Mrs. Johnson
ABC Afterschool Special
Nurse Etting
Providence
Chairwoman