Fran Bennett
Date of birth: 1937-08-14
Place of birth: Malvern, Arkansas, USA
Known for: Acting
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Biography
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.
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The Sky is Falling
2001-06-07
A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is
The Doctor
1991-07-24
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he
New Nightmare
1994-10-13
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp pl
Foxfire
1996-08-23
The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexuall
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984-08-19
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexual
Romantic Comedy
1983-10-07
Jason is in need of a collaborator to give him inspiration. Phoebe is a small-town English teacher w
Roots: The Gift
1988-12-11
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold int
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984-05-14
TV movie biopic depicting the life, career, and family of comedian Ernie Kovacs.
Once in a Lifetime
1994-10-02
After losing her husband and baby daughter to a fire, Daphne Fields raises her deaf son while beginn
Nightingales
1988-06-27
"Nightingales" are eight student nurses living off campus in Southern California in this stylish Aar
The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1981-05-19
Sarah McDavid, an idealistic young teacher, takes a job in a rough high school where she is eventual
Majority Rule
1992-10-27
A war heroine returns to the US to run for president and ends up facing enemies worse than those in
Breaking the Silence
1992-01-14
Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must c
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
1989-09-14
Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.
How I Got Into College
1989-05-19
High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wa
Jessabelle
2014-11-07
A young woman recuperating at her father's run-down home after a tragic accident soon encounters a t
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019-05-22
Celebrities re-create an original episode each from "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
The Morning After
1986-12-25
Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize
The Next Best Thing
2000-03-03
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who d
Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979-12-03
Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins of
Grave Misconduct
2008-11-01
A fledgling mystery writer sees an opportunity to advance her career after the death of a novelist/f
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994-11-09
The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to t
The Manor
2021-10-08
After suffering a stroke, Judith moves into a historic nursing home, where she begins to suspect som
The Knife and Gun Club
1990-07-30
Failed drama series pilot about events at a trauma center run by two doctors struggling to keep the
Between Two Women
1986-03-10
When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly dis
8MM
1999-02-26
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an i
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring