Acting
Fran Bennett
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.
Filmography
The Manor
Film · 2021
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Film · 2019
Jessabelle
Film · 2014
The Fosters
Series · 2013
Scandal
Series · 2012
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Film · 2010
Community
Series · 2009
Grave Misconduct
Film · 2008
The Book of Daniel
Series · 2006
Numb3rs
Series · 2005
Boston Legal
Series · 2004
NCIS
Series · 2003
Boomtown
Series · 2002
The Sky is Falling
Film · 2001
Crossing Jordan
Series · 2001
The Next Best Thing
Film · 2000
8MM
Film · 1999
Providence
Series · 1999
Sunset Beach
Series · 1997
Foxfire
Film · 1996
Early Edition
Series · 1996
Arli$$
Series · 1996
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Film · 1994
Once in a Lifetime
Film · 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Film · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
Majority Rule
Film · 1992
Breaking the Silence
Film · 1992
Melrose Place
Series · 1992
The Doctor
Film · 1991
The Knife and Gun Club
Film · 1990
Nasty Boys
Series · 1990
Capital News
Series · 1990
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Film · 1989
How I Got Into College
Film · 1989
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Series · 1989
Nightingales
Series · 1989
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
Roots: The Gift
Film · 1988
Nightingales
Film · 1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
Tour of Duty
Series · 1987
A Year in the Life
Series · 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
The Morning After
Film · 1986
Between Two Women
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
ALF
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Shadow Chasers
Series · 1985
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1985
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Film · 1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Film · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Romantic Comedy
Film · 1983
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Remington Steele
Series · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Series · 1982
Matt Houston
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
Film · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Simon & Simon
Series · 1981
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
Film · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Series · 1978
Lou Grant
Series · 1977
Lou Grant
Series · 1977
ABC Afterschool Special
Series · 1972