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Fran Bennett
Malvern, Arkansas, USA
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…
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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.
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2021
The Manor
Movie Ruth
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2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Movie Mother Jefferson
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2014
Jessabelle
Movie Mrs. Davis
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2013
The Fosters
TV show Iris
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2012
Scandal
TV show Louis
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2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Movie Self
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2009
Community
TV show Nana
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2008
Grave Misconduct
Movie Mrs. Crutch
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2006
The Book of Daniel
TV show Lorraine
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2005
Numb3rs
TV show Estelle Brown
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2004
Boston Legal
TV show Judge Diane Avent
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2003
NCIS
TV show Mary Elaine Smith
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2002
Boomtown
TV show Beatrice Rahming
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2001
Crossing Jordan
TV show Judge
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2001
The Sky is Falling
Movie Mrs. Quinn
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2000
The Next Best Thing
Movie Judge Tracey Bennett
More credits
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1999
8MM
Movie Nun
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1999
Providence
TV show Chairwoman
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1997
Sunset Beach
TV show
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1996
Early Edition
TV show Judge A. Harding Joseph
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1996
Foxfire
Movie Judge Holifield
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1996
Arli$$
TV show Amelia Halimon
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1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Movie Judge Donna Andrews
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1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Movie Dr. Christine Heffner
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1994
Once in a Lifetime
Movie Dr. Liz Wells
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1994
ER
TV show Phyllis
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1994
Chicago Hope
TV show Andrea Porter
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1992
Majority Rule
Movie Jane
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1992
Melrose Place
TV show Dr. Miller
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1992
Breaking the Silence
Movie Judge Virginia Richards
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1991
The Doctor
Movie Admissions Secretary
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1990
The Knife and Gun Club
Movie Nurse Mary Falk
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1990
Capital News
TV show
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1990
Nasty Boys
TV show
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1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV show
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1989
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Movie Nurse Etting
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1989
How I Got Into College
Movie Mrs. Cook
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1989
Quantum Leap
TV show Ada Simpson
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1989
Nightingales
TV show Head Nurse Lenore Ritt
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1988
Roots: The Gift
Movie May
