Fran Bennett
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.
Acting
TV
NCIS
as Mary Elaine Smith
2003
Movie
8MM
as Nun
1999
TV
Community
as Nana
2009
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Fleet Admiral Shanthi
1987
Movie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner
1994
TV
ALF
as Mrs. Watson
1986
TV
ER
as Phyllis
1994
TV
ER
as Michelle
1994
Movie
Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis
2014
TV
Quantum Leap
as Ada Simpson
1989
TV
Quantum Leap
as Marie Billings
1989
TV
Scandal
as Louis
2012
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Detective MacKenzie
1984
TV
Numb3rs
as Estelle Brown
2005
TV
Boston Legal
as Judge Diane Avent
2004
TV
The Fosters
as Iris
2013
Movie
The Manor
as Ruth
2021
TV
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
TV
The Twilight Zone
as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")
1985
Movie
The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett
2000
TV
Highway to Heaven
as Flora
1984
TV
Tour of Duty
as Mrs. Johnson
1987
TV
Melrose Place
as Dr. Miller
1992
Movie
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010