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Fran Bennett

Actor • Born 1937

Fran Bennett

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About

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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NCIS posterNCISSeries • 2003Star Trek: The Next Generation posterStar Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987Melrose Place posterMelrose PlaceSeries • 1992ER posterERSeries • 1994Falcon Crest posterFalcon CrestSeries • 1981Boston Legal posterBoston LegalSeries • 2004Numb3rs posterNumb3rsSeries • 2005Remington Steele posterRemington SteeleSeries • 1982Community posterCommunitySeries • 2009Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Scandal posterScandalSeries • 2012Chicago Hope posterChicago HopeSeries • 1994Quantum Leap posterQuantum LeapSeries • 1989Knots Landing posterKnots LandingSeries • 1979Crossing Jordan posterCrossing JordanSeries • 2001American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Sunset Beach posterSunset BeachSeries • 1997L.A. Law posterL.A. LawSeries • 1986St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Matlock posterMatlockSeries • 1986The Fosters posterThe FostersSeries • 2013ALF posterALFSeries • 1986Simon & Simon posterSimon & SimonSeries • 1981Arli$$ posterArli$$Series • 1996