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Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett was an American actress, known for her works in theater and on television.
Bennett made her onscreen debut on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 1965 and went on to appear on Roots: The Next Generations, Lou Grant, St. Elsewhere, Cagney & Lacey, Dynasty, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, In the Heat of the Night, Becker, Community, and Scandal.
In 2019, she portrayed Mother Jefferson on The Jeffersons segment of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.
Fran Bennett was an American actress, known for her works in theater and on television.
Bennett made her onscreen debut on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light in 1965 and went on to appear on Roots: The Next Generations, Lou Grant, St. Elsewhere, Cagney & Lacey, Dynasty, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, In the Heat of the Night, Becker, Community, and Scandal.
In 2019, she portrayed Mother Jefferson on The Jeffersons segment of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.
Bennett was a member of the Linklater Voice faculty at CalArts from 1978 until her retirement in 2014. She also served as head of acting and director of performance from 1996 to 2003.
Bennett died September 11, 2021 in Los Angeles. She was 84.
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