Fran Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-08-14

Day of death

2021-09-12 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Malvern, Arkansas, USA

Fran Bennett

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.

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Community

    Community

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • ER

    ER

  • ER

    ER

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Melrose Place

    Melrose Place

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Sunset Beach

    Sunset Beach

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • ALF

    ALF

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Fosters

    The Fosters

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Tour of Duty

    Tour of Duty

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • Arli$$

    Arli$$

  • New Nightmare

    New Nightmare

  • 8MM

    8MM

  • Boomtown

    Boomtown

  • A Year in the Life

    A Year in the Life

  • Friendships, Secrets and Lies

    Friendships, Secrets and Lies

  • Grave Misconduct

    Grave Misconduct

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • Nasty Boys

    Nasty Boys

  • Majority Rule

    Majority Rule

  • The Manor

    The Manor

  • Jessabelle

    Jessabelle

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • The Sky is Falling

    The Sky is Falling

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

  • Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

  • Once in a Lifetime

    Once in a Lifetime

  • The Morning After

    The Morning After

  • Capital News

    Capital News

  • Roots: The Gift

    Roots: The Gift

  • The Next Best Thing

    The Next Best Thing

  • Shadow Chasers

    Shadow Chasers

  • Romantic Comedy

    Romantic Comedy

  • The Violation of Sarah McDavid

    The Violation of Sarah McDavid

  • Nightingales

    Nightingales

  • How I Got Into College

    How I Got Into College

  • My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

    My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • Nightingales

    Nightingales

  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

  • The Knife and Gun Club

    The Knife and Gun Club

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

    Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

    Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

  • Breaking the Silence

    Breaking the Silence