Actor

Fran Ryan

November 29, 1916 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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 episode on Television's Batman, in 1966, followed by a bit part in Beverly Hillbillies. Ryan's best known television role was as Aggie Thompson in The Doris Day Show (in its first incarnation plotline theme), though the gig only lasted a few months.

Notable work

7.3
Rocky II (1979)
as Adrian's Nurse (uncredited)
7.2
Pale Rider (1985)
as Ma Blankenship
6.6
Stripes (1981)
as Dowager in Cab
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
as Switchboard Operator
8
Quantum Leap (1989)
as Dorothy Jaeger
7.3
Batman (1966)
as Chairlady
6
Baywatch (1989)
cast
7.8
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
as Grandma (voice)
6.8
Family Plot (1976)
as Registrar Clerk (uncredited)
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Rose Mulligan
6.5
The Sure Thing (1985)
as Lady in Car

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