Fran Ryan

Fran Ryan

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Birthday: 
29 November 1916, Los Angeles, California, USA
As an American character actress, Fran Ryan was a familiar face on stage, screen and television from her theatrical stage debut in the 1950s and continuing for nearly three decades. Ryan's similarity to actress Marjorie Main was soon noticed in the late 1960s, and she frequently played tough, mean-lipped, earthy and gruff-but-lovable female ch... Show more »
As an American character actress, Fran Ryan was a familiar face on stage, screen and television from her theatrical stage debut in the 1950s and continuing for nearly three decades. Ryan's similarity to actress Marjorie Main was soon noticed in the late 1960s, and she frequently played tough, mean-lipped, earthy and gruff-but-lovable female characters.One of Ryan's first major television roles was playing Aggie Thompson, the housekeeper on The Doris Day Show (1968) and quickly found her place as a last-minute replacement on several television shows. She replaced the late Barbara Pepper in playing Doris Ziffel on the final season of Green Acres (1965). She also successfully succeeded Amanda Blake to play Miss Hannah on the final season of Gunsmoke (1955). Ryan's best-known TV credits include General Hospital (1963) and No Soap, Radio (1982).Ryan also had supporting roles in major motion pictures including Big Wednesday (1978), The Long Riders (1980), Stripes (1981), Savannah Smiles (1982), Private School (1983), Eyes of Fire (1983) and Pale Rider (1985). Although she was never far from television, she returned to play Hannah the Barbarian in the short lived animated series Little Dracula (1991).Fran Ryan passed away at her home in Burbank, California on January 15, 2000 of natural causes. Show less «

Fran Ryan's FILMOGRAPHY

Murphy Brown - Season 3

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Murphy Brown - Season 2

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Empty Nest - Season 3

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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

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Columbo - Season 9

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Columbo - Season 8

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Quantum Leap - Season 1

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Night Court - Season 7

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Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers - Season 2

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Murder, She Wrote - Season 6

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Matlock - Season 4

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Empty Nest - Season 2

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Chances Are

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Falcon Crest - Season 9

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Baywatch - Season 1

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Night Court - Season 6

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Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers - Season 1

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Murder, She Wrote - Season 5

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Matlock - Season 3

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Murphy Brown - Season 1

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Highway to Heaven - Season 5

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Empty Nest - Season 1

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Punky Brewster - Season 4

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Fran Ryan'S roles

Mrs. Samuels
Mrs. Samuels
Ma Blankenship
Ma Blankenship
The Three
The Three