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

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • ER

    ER

  • ER

    ER

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Community

    Community

  • Melrose Place

    Melrose Place

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Quantum Leap

    Quantum Leap

  • Tour of Duty

    Tour of Duty

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • ALF

    ALF

  • The Fosters

    The Fosters

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Crossing Jordan

    Crossing Jordan

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Highway to Heaven

    Highway to Heaven

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Sunset Beach

    Sunset Beach

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • 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"

  • Arli$$

    Arli$$

  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

  • 8MM

    8MM

  • Boomtown

    Boomtown

  • Romantic Comedy

    Romantic Comedy

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • New Nightmare

    New Nightmare

  • The Violation of Sarah McDavid

    The Violation of Sarah McDavid

  • The Manor

    The Manor

  • Nasty Boys

    Nasty Boys

  • Mancuso, F.B.I.

    Mancuso, F.B.I.

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

  • Capital News

    Capital News

  • A Year in the Life

    A Year in the Life

  • The Next Best Thing

    The Next Best Thing

  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

  • How I Got Into College

    How I Got Into College

  • Nightingales

    Nightingales

  • Between Two Women

    Between Two Women

  • Jessabelle

    Jessabelle

  • Shadow Chasers

    Shadow Chasers

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • The Sky is Falling

    The Sky is Falling

  • The Morning After

    The Morning After

  • My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

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

  • Friendships, Secrets and Lies

    Friendships, Secrets and Lies

  • Once in a Lifetime

    Once in a Lifetime

  • Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

    Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

  • Nightingales

    Nightingales

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  • Roots: The Gift

    Roots: The Gift

  • The Knife and Gun Club

    The Knife and Gun Club

  • Grave Misconduct

    Grave Misconduct

  • Majority Rule

    Majority Rule

  • Breaking the Silence

    Breaking the Silence