Barbara Allyne Bennet Dies: Veteran Character Actress Was 76
Barbara Allyne Bennet, a veteran character actress and former SAG board member, has died January 9. She was 76.
A Cleveland native, Bennet moved to New York and landed theater roles in shows including Gorilla Queen and Boy On The Straight-Back Chair. She relocated to Hollywood in the 1970s and went on to amass more than three dozen film and TV credits. She appeared in the 1988 feature Mac And Me and guested on TV series as The West Wing, The Office, Brothers & Sisters, Shameless, Chicago Hope and NYPD Blue. She also did commercials and worked as a production assistant on The Rose, production coordinator on Flying High and a casting coordinator on A Killer In The Family.
Bennet also was active in the Screen Actors Guild. She served on the SAG Board from 2005-07, chaired the SAG Casting Committee and served on the SAG Commercial Performers Committee from 2005-06. She also served on the SAG-AFTRA Film Society Executive Committee for several years. She worked on the Western Council of The Actors Fund, fundraising and producing the annual Tony party.
She also performed in many productions as a member of Actors Alley Workshops in Los Angeles, including starring roles in The Trolls and The Long Goodbye.
A memorial service and celebration will be announced.
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