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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.

The Manor
as Ruth

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

Jessabelle
as Mrs. Davis

The Fosters
as Iris

Scandal
as Louis

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self

Community
as Nana

Grave Misconduct
as Mrs. Crutch

The Book of Daniel
as Lorraine

Numb3rs
as Estelle Brown

Boston Legal
as Judge Diane Avent

NCIS
as Mary Elaine Smith

Boomtown
as Beatrice Rahming

Crossing Jordan
as Judge

The Sky is Falling
as Mrs. Quinn

The Next Best Thing
as Judge Tracey Bennett

8MM
as Nun

Providence
as Chairwoman

Sunset Beach

Early Edition
as Judge A. Harding Joseph

Foxfire
as Judge Holifield

Arli$$
as Amelia Halimon

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Judge Donna Andrews

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Dr. Christine Heffner

Once in a Lifetime
as Dr. Liz Wells

ER
as Phyllis

Chicago Hope
as Andrea Porter

Majority Rule
as Jane

Melrose Place
as Dr. Miller

Breaking the Silence
as Judge Virginia Richards

The Doctor
as Admissions Secretary
The Knife and Gun Club
as Nurse Mary Falk

Capital News

Nasty Boys

Mancuso, F.B.I.

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
as Nurse Etting

How I Got Into College
as Mrs. Cook

Quantum Leap
as Ada Simpson

Nightingales
as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt

Roots: The Gift
as May

Nightingales
as Nurse Ritt

Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Fleet Admiral Shanthi

Jake and the Fatman
as Thornton

Tour of Duty
as Mrs. Johnson

A Year in the Life
as Mrs. Caldwell

The Morning After
as Airline Clerk

ALF
as Mrs. Watson

L.A. Law
as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson

Between Two Women
as Night Nurse

Matlock
as Betty Harding

Shadow Chasers
as Dr. Frolov

The Twilight Zone
as UN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")

Murder, She Wrote
as Detective MacKenzie

Highway to Heaven
as Flora

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
as Miss Deal

Romantic Comedy
as Doctor #1

St. Elsewhere
as Nurse Julie Attucks

Remington Steele
as Coroner

Matt Houston
as Lucille