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Fran Bennett

Acting
Known For

84 Years Old

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.

Born

Malvern, Arkansas, USA on 14th August 1937

Died

12th September 2021

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Jake and the Fatman
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Knots Landing
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Sunset Beach
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The Twilight Zone
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Crossing Jordan
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L.A. Law
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Melrose Place
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Falcon Crest
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New Nightmare
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The Book of Daniel
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Jessabelle
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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