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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
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8

Star Trek: The Next Generation

(1987) Fleet Admiral Shanthi
Quantum Leap
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8

Quantum Leap

(1989) Marie Billings
ER
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8

ER

(1994) Michelle
The Fosters
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8

The Fosters

(2013) Iris
Crossing Jordan
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7

Crossing Jordan

(2001) Judge
New Nightmare
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7

New Nightmare

(1994) Dr. Christine Heffner
8MM
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6

8MM

(1999) Nun
L.A. Law
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7

L.A. Law

(1986) Judge Hillary Miller Johnson

Acting

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
N/A
1992 Jane
N/A
Judge Virginia Richards
1991 Admissions Secretary
1990 Nurse Mary Falk
1989 N/A
N/A
Ada Simpson
Marie Billings
N/A
1988 May
Nurse Ritt
1987 Fleet Admiral Shanthi
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N/A
1986 Airline Clerk
Mrs. Watson
Judge Hillary Miller Johnson
Night Nurse
N/A
1985 N/A
1984 N/A
N/A
Miss Deal
1983 Doctor #1
1982 N/A
Coroner
N/A
N/A
1981 N/A
N/A
Ms. Merriam
1979 N/A
Clarissa
1978 N/A
1972 Nurse Etting
Year Character Movie/Tv

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