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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Malvern, Arkansas, USA
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Movie Involvements: 20
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Fleet Admiral ShanthiQuantum Leap
(1989) Marie BillingsER
(1994) MichelleThe Fosters
(2013) IrisCrossing Jordan
(2001) JudgeNew Nightmare
(1994) Dr. Christine Heffner8MM
(1999) NunL.A. Law
(1986) Judge Hillary Miller JohnsonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ruth | |
| 2019 | Mother Jefferson | |
| 2014 | Mrs. Davis | |
| 2013 | Iris | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| 2009 | Nana | |
| 2008 | Mrs. Crutch | |
| 2006 | Lorraine | |
| 2005 | N/A | |
| 2004 | Judge Diane Avent | |
| 2002 | Beatrice Rahming | |
| 2001 | Judge | |
| Mrs. Quinn | ||
| 2000 | Judge Tracey Bennett | |
| 1999 | Nun | |
| Chairwoman | ||
| 1997 | N/A | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Judge Holifield | ||
| 1994 | Judge Donna Andrews | |
| Dr. Christine Heffner | ||
| Dr. Liz Wells | ||
| Phyllis | ||
| Michelle | ||
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| 1992 | Jane | |
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| Judge Virginia Richards | ||
| 1991 | Admissions Secretary | |
| 1990 | Nurse Mary Falk | |
| 1989 | N/A | |
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| Ada Simpson | ||
| Marie Billings | ||
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| 1988 | May | |
| Nurse Ritt | ||
| 1987 | Fleet Admiral Shanthi | |
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| 1986 | Airline Clerk | |
| Mrs. Watson | ||
| Judge Hillary Miller Johnson | ||
| Night Nurse | ||
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| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
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| Miss Deal | ||
| 1983 | Doctor #1 | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Coroner | ||
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| 1981 | N/A | |
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| Ms. Merriam | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Clarissa | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1972 | Nurse Etting | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |