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.
27 movies · 43 shows
The Manor
2021·5.5
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019·6.6
Jessabelle
2014·5.4
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010·7.8
Grave Misconduct
2008·4.2
The Sky is Falling
2001·8.3
The Next Best Thing
2000·5.3
8MM
1999·6.5
Foxfire
1996·6.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994·6.4
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994·6.5
Once in a Lifetime
1994·5.0
Majority Rule
1992·6.0
Breaking the Silence
1992·10.0
The Doctor
1991·6.5
The Knife and Gun Club
1990·4.3
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989·0.0
How I Got Into College
1989·6.0
Roots: The Gift
1988·7.3
Nightingales
1988·0.0
The Morning After
1986·6.0
Between Two Women
1986·5.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984·5.7
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984·4.5
Romantic Comedy
1983·5.1
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981·4.5
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979·5.0