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Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937 – September 12, 2021) was an American actress, known for her works in theater and on television. She portrayed the role of Mother Olivia Jefferson in a re-creation of the pilot episode of The Jeffersons in Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons.

The Manor

2021

as Ruth

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019

as Mother Jefferson

Jessabelle

2014

as Mrs. Davis

The Fosters

2013

as Iris

Scandal

2012

as Louis

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

as Self

Community

2009

as Nana

Grave Misconduct

2008

as Mrs. Crutch

The Book of Daniel

2006

as Lorraine

Numb3rs

2005

as Estelle Brown

Boston Legal

2004

as Judge Diane Avent

NCIS

2003

as Mary Elaine Smith

Boomtown

2002

as Beatrice Rahming

Crossing Jordan

2001

as Judge

The Sky is Falling

2001

as Mrs. Quinn

The Next Best Thing

2000

as Judge Tracey Bennett

8MM

1999

as Nun

Providence

1999

as Chairwoman

Sunset Beach

1997

Early Edition

1996

Foxfire

1996

as Judge Holifield

Arliss

1996

as Amelia Halimon

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994

as Judge Donna Andrews

New Nightmare

1994

as Dr. Christine Heffner

Once in a Lifetime

1994

as Dr. Liz Wells

ER

1994

as Phyllis

ER

1994

as Michelle

Chicago Hope

1994

Majority Rule

1992

as Jane

Melrose Place

1992

as Dr. Miller

Breaking the Silence

1992

as Judge Virginia Richards

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

1991

as Shanthi (archive footage)

The Doctor

1991

as Admissions Secretary

The Knife and Gun Club

1990

as Nurse Mary Falk

Capital News

1990

Mancuso, F.B.I.

1989

Nasty Boys

1989

My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?

1989

as Nurse Etting

How I Got Into College

1989

as Mrs. Cook

Quantum Leap

1989

as Ada Simpson

Quantum Leap

1989

as Marie Billings

Nightingales

1989

as Head Nurse Lenore Ritt

Roots: The Gift

1988

as May

Nightingales

1988

as Nurse Ritt

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

as Fleet Admiral Shanthi

Jake and the Fatman

1987

as Thornton

Jake and the Fatman

1987

as Judge (uncredited)

Tour of Duty

1987

as Mrs. Johnson

A Year in the Life

1987

as Mrs. Caldwell

The Morning After

1986

as Airline Clerk

ALF

1986

as Mrs. Watson

L.A. Law

1986

as Judge Hillary Miller Johnson

Between Two Women

1986

as Night Nurse

Matlock

1986

as Betty Harding

Shadow Chasers

1985

as Dr. Frolov

The Twilight Zone

1985

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Detective MacKenzie

Highway to Heaven

1984

as Flora

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter

1984

as Miss Deal

Romantic Comedy

1983

as Doctor #1

St. Elsewhere

1982

as Nurse Julie Attucks

Remington Steele

1982

as Coroner

Matt Houston

1982

as Lucille

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Falcon Crest

1981

as Nurse

Simon & Simon

1981

as Wanda Tale

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

1981

as Ms. Merriam

Knots Landing

1979

as Bev Tolner

Knots Landing

1979

as Kimya Haman

Knots Landing

1979

as Dr. Faulkner

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

1979

as Clarissa

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

Lou Grant

1977

as Sarah

Lou Grant

1977

as Chaney

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

as Nurse Etting