Fran Bennett
Actor
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.
Filmography
New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner 1994
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis 2014
The Manor
as Ruth 2021
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett 2000
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self 2010
Foxfire
as Judge Holifield 1996
The Morning After
as Airline Clerk 1986
The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary 1991
How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook 1989
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mother Jefferson 2019
Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1 1983
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Judge Donna Andrews 1994
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
Roots: The Gift
as May 1988
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
as Clarissa 1979
Between Two Women
as Night Nurse 1986