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Acting

Fran Ryan

Born
Nov 29, 1916 · Aged 83
Died
Jan 15, 2000
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
50
TV credits
68
Also known as (1)
  • Frances Mary Ryan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Fran Ryan (November 29, 1916 – January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Fran Ryan began performing at the age of 6, at Oakland's Henry Duffy Theatre, in Northern California. She attended Stanford University for three years, and during World War II was a member of the USO entertaining troops. She performed comedy, singing and acting on stage in California and Chicago but was not to launch her television career for two decades. Her small screen debut came in an…