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.
Acting
- 2013The FostersIris2 ep.
- 2006The Book of DanielLorraine4 ep.
- 2005Numb3rsEstelle Brown1 ep.
- 2002BoomtownBeatrice Rahming1 ep.
- 1997Sunset Beach6 ep.
- 1996Early EditionJudge A. Harding Joseph1 ep.
- 1994Chicago HopeOdelia Wilkes2 ep.
- 1990Capital News1 ep.
- 1990Nasty Boys1 ep.
- 1989Mancuso, F.B.I.1 ep.
- 1989Quantum LeapMarie Billings5 ep.
- 1989NightingalesHead Nurse Lenore Ritt13 ep.
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationFleet Admiral Shanthi2 ep.
- 1987Jake and the FatmanJudge (uncredited)3 ep.
- 1987Tour of DutyMrs. Johnson1 ep.
- 1987A Year in the LifeMrs. Caldwell1 ep.
- 1986ALFMrs. Watson1 ep.
- 1986L.A. LawJudge Hillary Miller Johnson2 ep.
- 1985Shadow ChasersDr. Frolov1 ep.
- 1982Remington SteeleCoroner1 ep.
- 1982Matt HoustonLucille1 ep.
- 1978Diff'rent Strokes1 ep.
- 1977Lou GrantSarah2 ep.
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialNurse Etting1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2017NCISMary Elaine Smith2 ep.
- 2015The FostersIris2 ep.
- 2015ScandalLouis1 ep.
- 2010CommunityNana, Nana (archive footage)3 ep.
- 2009Numb3rsEstelle Brown1 ep.
- 1996ERMichelle, Phyllis2 ep.
- 2006The Book of DanielLorraine8 ep.
- 2006Crossing JordanJudge1 ep.
- 2006Boston LegalJudge Diane Avent1 ep.
- 2003BoomtownBeatrice Rahming1 ep.
- 2001ProvidenceChairwoman1 ep.
- 1997Chicago HopeAndrea Porter, Odelia Wilkes2 ep.
- 1999Early EditionJudge A. Harding Joseph1 ep.
- 1997Sunset Beach6 ep.
- 1996Arli$$Amelia Halimon1 ep.
- 1994Murder, She WroteDetective MacKenzie1 ep.
- 1992Melrose PlaceDr. Miller1 ep.
- 1991Quantum LeapAda Simpson, Marie Billings5 ep.
- 1987Jake and the FatmanJudge (uncredited), Thornton3 ep.
- 1991Star Trek: The Next GenerationFleet Admiral Shanthi2 ep.
- 1990MatlockBetty Harding1 ep.
- 1990Nasty Boys1 ep.
- 1990Mancuso, F.B.I.1 ep.
- 1989Tour of DutyMrs. Johnson1 ep.
- 1989ALFMrs. Watson1 ep.
- 1989ABC Afterschool SpecialNurse Etting1 ep.
- 1988Highway to HeavenFlora1 ep.
- 1987L.A. LawJudge Hillary Miller Johnson2 ep.
- 1987A Year in the LifeMrs. Caldwell1 ep.
- 1980Knots LandingBev Tolner, Dr. Faulkner, Kimya Haman3 ep.
- 1986Cagney & Lacey1 ep.
- 1986The Twilight ZoneUN Chairman (segment "A Small Talent for War")1 ep.
- 1986Simon & SimonWanda Tale1 ep.
- 1986St. ElsewhereNurse Julie Attucks1 ep.
- 1986Remington SteeleCoroner1 ep.
- 1985Shadow ChasersDr. Frolov1 ep.
- 1985American PlayhouseSookey1 ep.
- 1985Falcon CrestNurse2 ep.
- 1983Matt HoustonLucille1 ep.
- 1981Lou GrantChaney, Sarah2 ep.
- 1978Diff'rent Strokes1 ep.
- —Capital News1 ep.