Nick Name : Bonz
Birth : 24 February 1974, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height : 5' 8"
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Bonnie was raised by her mother, and her mother's large Irish Catholic family in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her mother is one of 9 children! Bonnie started acting and singing at a young age, appearing in all the high school plays at Poly Prep Country Day School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. She attended Boston College as a Musical Theater major, and left to move back home to New York to try acting professionally. Bonnie sang in many bands in the NYC music scene, and had a development deal to sing her own music at 17 years old. She was noticed by a modeling scout while waiting tables in NYC, and did some modeling in New York, and Europe, only to return more focused on acting. She packed her bags and moved to Los Angeles at age 22, very quickly had a band and then an agent. One of her first auditions, after getting an agent, was for the lead role in CBS's mini-series, _Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV)_ (qv), in which she also sang. She now lives in Los Angeles.
Biography written by: Mel Mckeon
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- Band from TV: Hoggin' All the Covers (2008) (V)
- Bedazzled (2000) [Girl at Beer Garden] <22>
- Chasing Zero (2009) [Dr. Diane Rider]
- Count Me In (2001) (TV) [Emmy] <2>
- Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000) [Stuck Up Girl] <12>
- Gays on Strike: The Truth Behind Wedding Wars (2007) (V) [Herself]
- Jack's House (2003) (TV) [Wendy]
- Jump (2006) (TV) [Sam Boyd]
- Labor Pains (2009) [Suzi Cavandish] <8>
- Nobody (2009) [Fiona] <5>
- Off Duty (2009) (TV) [Kim Roberts]
- Shades of Ray (2008) [Noel Wilson] <4>
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV) [Lyne Danner] <1>
- Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000) [Julie Proudfit] <7>
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) (uncredited) [Screaming Woman]
- The Best and the Brightest (2010) [Samantha] <2>
- The Danny Comden Project (2006) (TV) [SAM]
- The Search for Santa Paws (2010) [Kate Huckle]
- The Ugly Truth (2009) [Elizabeth] <10>
- This Could Work (2001) (TV)
- Tikiville (2001) (TV) <2>
- Wedding Wars (2006) (TV) [Maggie Welling] <3>
- Without a Paddle (2004) [Denise] <12>
- "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) {Dog's Best Friend (#9.24)} [Mary] <21>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {Conference Call (#1.2)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {Dangerous Liaisons (#1.3)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {Dog Eat Dog (#1.7)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {Stay with Me (#1.5)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {The Deciders (#1.4)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Cashmere Mafia" (2008) {Yours, Mine and Hers (#1.6)} [Caitlin Dowd] <4>
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2007-09-18)} [Herself]
- "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) {(2007-12-28)} [Herself]
- "Friends" (1994) {The One After I Do (#8.1)} [Mona] <9>
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with Rachel's Date (#8.5)} [Mona] <9>
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with Ross's Step Forward (#8.11)} [Mona]
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with the Birthing Video (#8.15)} [Mona]
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with the Halloween Party (#8.6)} [Mona] <8>
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with the Stripper (#8.8)} [Mona]
- "Friends" (1994) {The One with the Tea Leaves (#8.17)} [Mona]
- "Gary Unmarried" (2008) {Gary Shoots Fish in a Barrel (#2.4)} [Leah]
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Barenaked in America (#1.12)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Boys on the Side (#1.9)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Devil in a Blue Dress (#1.4)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Halloween (#1.5)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Mommy Dearest (#1.6)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {My Best Friend's Wedding (#1.17)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Opposite of Sex (#1.15)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <3>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Passion Fish (#1.16)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Prelude to a Kiss (#1.3)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Puppet Master (#1.10)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Satisfaction (#1.8)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Secrets & Lies (#1.13)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Sleeping with the Enemy (#1.7)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Star Wars (#1.11)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {The End of the Affair (#1.14)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "Grosse Pointe" (2000) {Thieves Like Us (#1.2)} [Courtney Scott/Laura Johnson] <4>
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Crown Vic (#1.6)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Fleetwood Matt (#1.2)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Games People Play (#1.9)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Halloween: Resurrection (#1.8)} [Alex Landis] <4>
- "In-Laws" (2002) {If You Can't Stand the Heat (#1.11)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Love Is the Key (#1.4)} [Alex Landis] <3>
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Love Thy Neighbor (#1.7)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Lucky Charms (#1.10)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Married Christmas (#1.12)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Matt Goes Into Labor (#1.13)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Monopoly Report (#1.5)} [Alex Landis] <4>
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Mother's Nature (#1.15)} [Alex Landis] <4>
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Pilot (#1.1)} [Alex Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {The Mattress Kings (#1.3)} [Alex Pellet Landis]
- "In-Laws" (2002) {Two Rooms (#1.14)} [Alex Landis] <4>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Aftermath (#1.2)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {An Affair to Remember (#1.11)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {And the Award Goes to... (#1.13)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Dinner Date with Death (#1.3)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Exile on Main Street (#1.1)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {French Fight (#1.4)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Let's Do Brunch (#1.7)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Power Play (#1.12)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Praise Be Praise (#1.10)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Rabbit Test (#1.6)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {Teddy Takes Off (#1.8)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {The Robbery (#1.9)} [Mimi] <5>
- "Kitchen Confidential" (2005) {You Lose, I Win (#1.5)} [Mimi] <5>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Bale Out (#12.11)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Bale to the Chief (#12.19)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Dress for Success (#12.1)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <24>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Great Balls of Ire (#12.3)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <24>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {I Like Ike (#12.8)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid (#12.12)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Lenny Scissorhands (#12.18)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Moving Day (#12.20)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <9>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {My Dinner with Andy (#12.7)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band (#12.17)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Stoli with a Twist (#12.13)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {Stratis Fear (#12.14)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {The 3-H Club (#12.9)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {The Dead Donald (#12.10)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "NYPD Blue" (1993) {The Vision Thing (#12.6)} [Det. Laura Murphy] <8>
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(2008-01-28)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) {(2008-02-12)} [Herself]
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999) {(2004-10-18)} [Herself]
- "The O.C." (2003) {The Escape (#1.7)} [Rachel Hoffman] <8>
- "The O.C." (2003) {The Heights (#1.9)} [Rachel Hoffman] <8>
- "The O.C." (2003) {The Homecoming (#1.11)} [Rachel Hoffman] <8>
- "The O.C." (2003) {The Perfect Couple (#1.10)} [Rachel Hoffman] <8>
- "The O.C." (2003) {The Rescue (#1.8)} [Rachel Hoffman] <8>
- "The Twilight Zone" (2002) {How Much Do You Love Your Kid? (#1.34)} [Donna Saicheck] <1>
- "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998) {Two Guys, a Girl and a Homecoming (#2.4)} [Cindy] <17>
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- "The Trades" (USA), 15 July 2004, by: Scott Juba, "Scott's Spotlight: Bonnie Somerville Interview"
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- "Stuff" (USA), November 2005, Vol. 8, Iss. 11, pg. 100-108, by: Jim Malucci, "In The Mood"
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- "Stuff" (USA), November 2005, Vol. 8, Iss. 11
- "Fit Magazine" (USA), September 2004
- "Stuff Magazine" (USA), May 2004
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- "It's always fun to play the bitch."
- "I'm always studying (acting)"
- "My Mom took me to see Annie on Broadway when I was little and I just wanted to be doing what those girls were doing. I was that annoying little girl who sang the (Annie) soundtrack all the time. My Mom would be like, "please stop with the singing!". All I've ever wanted was to do a musical."
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- Studied at the 'Lee Strasberg' (qv) Theatre Institute.
- Studied Musical Theatre at Boston College
- Grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, went to Poly Prep High School in Bay Ridge, where she was a cheerleader.
- Was on the cover of Stuff magazine in May 2004, issue titled, "Girls of _"The O.C." (2003)_ (qv)"
- Her very first acting job was as an extra in the movie, _City Hall (1996)_ (qv)
- She recorded the song "Winding Road" for the Grammy-winning soundtrack of her then boyfriend 'Zach Braff' (qv)'s movie _Garden State (2004)_ (qv). He specifically requested a song from her for the soundtrack.
- When Bonnie is not busy working, she enjoys singing in local clubs, playing volleyball and skiing.
- Sang backup on 'Joshua Radin' (qv)'s very first record.
- Sings female lead with "Band From TV", which also features 'Hugh Laurie' (qv), 'James Denton' (qv), 'Bob Guiney' (qv) and 'Greg Grunberg' (qv).
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