
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.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · as Dr. Christine Heffner

8MM
1999 · as Nun

Jessabelle
2014 · as Mrs. Davis

Foxfire
1996 · as Judge Holifield

The Doctor
1991 · as Admissions Secretary

The Next Best Thing
2000 · as Judge Tracey Bennett

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010 · as Self

How I Got Into College
1989 · as Mrs. Cook

Nightingales
1988 · as Nurse Ritt

The Morning After
1986 · as Airline Clerk

The Manor
2021 · as Ruth

Roots: The Gift
1988 · as May

Romantic Comedy
1983 · as Doctor #1

Majority Rule
1992 · as Jane

Between Two Women
1986 · as Night Nurse

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994 · as Judge Donna Andrews

The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981 · as Ms. Merriam

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 · as Mother Jefferson