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Fran Bennett

Aug 14, 1937 - Sep 12, 2021 (84 years old) in Malvern, Arkansas, USA

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.

Known For

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NCIS
Mary Elaine Smith
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Fleet Admiral Shanthi
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Murder, She Wrote
Detective MacKenzie
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Jake and the Fatman
Thornton
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Knots Landing
Bev Tolner
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Crossing Jordan
Judge
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ER
Phyllis
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Community
Nana
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Boston Legal
Judge Diane Avent
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Numb3rs
Estelle Brown

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