Fran Bennett
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Born | August 14, 1937 Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
Education | University of Wisconsin at Madison, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1961–2021 |
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Notable work | Lead in "King Lear", Center for New Theater, Los Angeles, 2002 |
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Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937[
Life and career
Bennett was born in Malvern, Arkansas.[1] She made her acting debut in theater, and her television debut on the daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. Bennett later had guest-starring roles in Roots: The Next Generations, Lou Grant, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Knots Landing, L.A. Law, and Dynasty.
Bennett had a regular role in the short-lived NBC medical drama
Bennett had appeared in a number of films, including (2014).
From 1996 to 2003, she was head of the performance program in the School of Theater at the California Institute of the Arts.[3]
In 2019, she portrayed the role of
Bennett died in Los Angeles on September 12, 2021, at the age of 84.[5][6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Promises in the Dark | ER Nurse | |
1985 | The Dancing Bulrushes | Narrator | Short |
1989 | How I Got into College | Mrs. Cook | |
1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | Dr. Christine Heffner | |
1996 | Foxfire | Judge Holifield | |
1997 | Leave It to Beaver | Dr. Beawoot | |
1999 | Unbowed | Miss Bennett | |
2000 | The Next Best Thing | Judge Tracey Bennett | |
2001 | Maple | Grandmother | Short |
2001 | The Sky Is Falling | Mrs. Quinn | |
2002 | Crazy as Hell | Mrs. Ada Barnett | |
2009 | Star Trek | Vulcan Midwife | Scenes cut |
2014 | Jessabelle | Mrs. Davis | |
2016 | Growing Up | Lenora | Short |
2021 | The Manor | Ruth |
Television
Year late 50s or early 60s | Title Hitch hiker, High way Patrol with Broderick Crawford | Role wife of Hitch hiker | Notes |
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1960 | To Tell the Truth | Herself | |
1965–1966 | Guiding Light | Mrs. Matson | |
1978 | Diff'rent Strokes | Mrs. Thompson | "The Social Worker" |
1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Trixie | "1.6" |
Friendships, Secrets and Lies | Clarissa | TV film | |
1980 | Here's Boomer | Dr. Joyce Clarke | "Molly" |
1980 | The Righteous Apples | Evelyn | "Convictions" |
1980 | Knots Landing | Bev Tolner | "Let Me Count the Ways" |
1981 | The Violation of Sarah McDavid | Ms. Merriam | TV film |
1981 | Lou Grant | Sarah / Chaney | "Boomerang", "Wedding" |
1982 | Knots Landing | Kimya Haman | "Abby's Choice" |
1983 | Matt Houston | Lucille | "The Ghost of Carter Gault" |
1983 | General Hospital | Flora Johnston | 3 episodes |
1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
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Miss Deal | TV film |
1984 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Sookey | TV film |
1984 | Trapper John, M.D. | Mrs. Ramsey | "School Nurse" |
1985 | Falcon Crest | Nurse | "Cold Comfort", "Confessions" |
1985 | Shadow Chasers | Dr. Frolov | "Spirit of St. Louis" |
1986 | St. Elsewhere | Nurse Julie Attucks | "To Tell the Truth" |
1986 | Simon & Simon | Wanda Tale | "The Blue Chip Stomp" |
1986 | Benson | Sen. Williams | "Secret Love" |
1986 | Foley Square | Dr. Charney | "Nobody's Perfect" |
1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Judge Hansen | "Family Connections" |
1987 | A Year in the Life | Mrs. Caldwell | "Don't I Know You from Somewhere?" |
1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Judge Madeline Collins | Recurring role |
1987–1988 | L.A. Law | Judge Hillary Miller Johnson | "The Douglas Fur Ball", "Hand Roll Express" |
1988 | Highway to Heaven | Flora | "Back to Oakland" |
1988 | Dynasty | Gloria Wilby | "The Trial", "The Proposal" |
1988 | Nightingales | Lenore Ritt, RN | TV film |
1988 | Roots: The Gift | Mammy May | TV film |
1989 | Nightingales
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Head Nurse Lenore Ritt | Main role |
1989 | ALF | Mrs. Watson | "Happy Together" |
1989 | Tour of Duty | Mrs. Johnson | "Green Christmas" |
1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Anna | "Conspiracy" |
1990 | Amen | Judge Wilde | "Deacon's Dilemma" |
1990 | The Knife and Gun Club | Nurse Mary Falk | TV film |
1990 | Matlock | Betty Harding | "The Personal Trainer" |
1990–1991 | WIOU | Leonara Gates | "The Inquisition", "Labored Relations" |
1990–1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Ruda Gibson | "Family Matters", "Ruda's Awakening", "Last Rights" |
1991 | Plymouth | Debra | TV film |
1991 | Crazy from the Heart | Judge Sandra Farrell | TV film |
1991 | Quantum Leap | Ada Simpson | "Justice" |
1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Fleet Adm. Shanthi | "Redemption II" |
1992 | Jake and the Fatman | Thornton | "Last Dance" |
1992 | Breaking the Silence | Judge Richards | TV film |
1992 | Quantum Leap | Marie Billings | "Trilogy: Parts 1, 2 & 3" |
1992 | Melrose Place | Dr. Miller | "Jake vs. Jake" |
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Det. MacKenzie | "Proof in the Pudding" |
1994 | Once in a Lifetime | Dr. Liz Wells | TV film |
1994 | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor | Judge Donna Andrews | TV film |
1996 | Arliss | Amelia Halimon | "Negotiating: It's Never Personal" |
1996 | ER | Phyllis | "Union Station" |
1996 | What Love Sees | Bessie Hays | TV film |
1997 | Crisis Center | Tess's Mother | Recurring role |
1997 | Sunset Beach | Chief Harris | Recurring role |
1997 | Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal | Grandma Williams | "4 Points" |
1997 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Andrea Porter | "Second Chances" |
1998 | Team Night Rider | Miss Barrett | "Angels in Chains" |
1998 | Tempting Fate | Nurse Lorenzo | TV film |
1999 | Early Edition | Judge A. Harding Joseph | "Pinch Hitters" |
2000 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Odelia Wilkes | "Letting Go" |
2000 | City of Angels | Hattie Brewster | "Prototype", "Weenis Between Us" |
2000 | Becker | Enid Connelly | "Sight Unseen" |
2001 | The Jennie Project | Judge | TV film |
2002 | Any Day Now | Mrs. Raymond | "Just the Beginning: Part 1" |
2002 | Days of Our Lives | Judge Ross | 1 episode |
2003 | Boomtown | Beatrice Rahming | "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" |
2006 | The Book of Daniel | Rainy | Regular role |
2006 | Boston Legal | Judge Diane Avent | "Shock and Owww!" |
2008 | ER | Michelle | "Owner of a Broken Heart" |
2008 | Grave Misconduct | Mrs. Crutch | TV film |
2009 | Numbers | Estelle Brown | "Shadow Markets" |
2010 | Community | Nana Barnes | "Basic Genealogy" |
2015 | Scandal | Lois | "Run" |
2015 | The Fosters
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Iris | "Going South", "Idyllwild" |
2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience | Mother Olivia Jefferson
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Episode: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons |
References
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Fran Bennett". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Fran Bennett". Archived from the original on June 15, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Mason, Charlie (May 22, 2019). "The Jeffersons Live Recap: Did the Cast Make It Look Weezy… Er, Easy?". TVLine. United States: TVLine Media, LLC. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ McGuigan Guerrero, Diana (September 13, 2021). "In Memoriam: Fran Bennett". CalArts. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ Fran Bennett, Actress and Longtime CalArts Voice and Acting Teacher, Dies at 84/
External links
- Fran Bennett at IMDb
- Fran Bennett at AllMovie