Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett
BornAugust 14, 1937
Malvern, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 12, 2021 (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin at Madison, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1961–2021
Employers
  • CalArts School of Theater, 1996-2003
  • Antaeus Theatre Company
  • Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company
  • London Academy of Dramatic Art
Notable workLead in "King Lear", Center for New Theater, Los Angeles, 2002
Television
  • The Bold and the Beautiful
  • Diff'rent Strokes
  • Guiding Light
  • Quantum Leap
  • Roots: The Next Generations
  • Scandal
Honours
  • NAACP Theatre Award
  • AEA/AFTRA/SAG Diversity Award
  • Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, inducted 2005

Fran Bennett (August 14, 1937[citation needed] – 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.