Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

Acting
Born 1937-08-14 - Died 2021-09-12Malvern, Arkansas, USA

Biography

Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937 – September 12, 2021) was an American actress, best 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.

Movies (27)

8MM
6.5

8MM

1999Movie6.5
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
6.5

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

1994Movie6.5
The Doctor
6.5

The Doctor

1991Movie6.5
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010Movie7.8
Jessabelle
5.4

Jessabelle

2014Movie5.4
How I Got Into College
6.0

How I Got Into College

1989Movie6.0
Foxfire
6.0

Foxfire

1996Movie6.0
The Next Best Thing
5.2

The Next Best Thing

2000Movie5.2
The Manor
5.5

The Manor

2021Movie5.5
Grave Misconduct
4.2

Grave Misconduct

2008Movie4.2
The Morning After
6.0

The Morning After

1986Movie6.0
Romantic Comedy
5.2

Romantic Comedy

1983Movie5.2
Between Two Women
5.6

Between Two Women

1986Movie5.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.7

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984Movie5.7
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
4.5

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984Movie4.5
Majority Rule
6.0

Majority Rule

1992Movie6.0
Roots: The Gift
7.3

Roots: The Gift

1988Movie7.3
The Sky is Falling
8.3

The Sky is Falling

2001Movie8.3
Nightingales

Nightingales

1988Movie
Once in a Lifetime
5.0

Once in a Lifetime

1994Movie5.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
6.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994Movie6.4
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
6.6

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

2019Movie6.6
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

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

1989Movie
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
5.0

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

1979Movie5.0
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
4.5

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

1981Movie4.5
Breaking the Silence
10.0

Breaking the Silence

1992Movie10.0
The Knife and Gun Club
4.3

The Knife and Gun Club

1990Movie4.3

TV Shows (43)

NCIS
7.6

NCIS

2003Series7.6
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987Series8.4
Melrose Place
5.8

Melrose Place

1992Series5.8
Boston Legal
7.9

Boston Legal

2004Series7.9
Scandal
7.2

Scandal

2012Series7.2
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
Crossing Jordan
7.2

Crossing Jordan

2001Series7.2
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Community
8.0

Community

2009Series8.0
Falcon Crest
5.5

Falcon Crest

1981Series5.5
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Numb3rs
7.0

Numb3rs

2005Series7.0
Simon & Simon
6.7

Simon & Simon

1981Series6.7
L.A. Law
7.1

L.A. Law

1986Series7.1
Quantum Leap
8.0

Quantum Leap

1989Series8.0
Knots Landing
7.0

Knots Landing

1979Series7.0
Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984Series7.4
Jake and the Fatman
6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987Series6.2
The Fosters
7.5

The Fosters

2013Series7.5
Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986Series7.1
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

1982Series5.7
Cagney & Lacey
6.9

Cagney & Lacey

1982Series6.9
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
Remington Steele
7.1

Remington Steele

1982Series7.1
ALF
7.7

ALF

1986Series7.7
Sunset Beach
6.1

Sunset Beach

1997Series6.1
Early Edition
7.4

Early Edition

1996Series7.4
Tour of Duty
8.1

Tour of Duty

1987Series8.1
Lou Grant
7.4

Lou Grant

1977Series7.4
Arli$$
6.9

Arli$$

1996Series6.9
Providence
6.7

Providence

1999Series6.7
ABC Afterschool Special
6.5

ABC Afterschool Special

1972Series6.5
Matt Houston
6.3

Matt Houston

1982Series6.3
Boomtown
6.4

Boomtown

2002Series6.4
The Book of Daniel
7.0

The Book of Daniel

2006Series7.0
A Year in the Life
7.2

A Year in the Life

1987Series7.2
Nasty Boys
6.4

Nasty Boys

1990Series6.4
Mancuso, F.B.I.
6.5

Mancuso, F.B.I.

1989Series6.5
Shadow Chasers
7.7

Shadow Chasers

1985Series7.7
Nightingales
7.5

Nightingales

1989Series7.5
Capital News
6.5

Capital News

1990Series6.5
Diff'rent Strokes
7.1

Diff'rent Strokes

1978Series7.1