Bonnie Bedelia
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| Bonnie Bedelia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bonnie Bedelia Culkin March 25, 1948 New York City, New York |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michael MacRae |
Bonnie Bedelia Culkin (born March 25, 1948) is an American actress, best known for her roles in Die Hard (1988), its sequel, Die Hard 2 (1990), and Presumed Innocent (1990).
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[edit] Biography
Bedelia was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Marian Ethel (née Wagner), a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin, a journalist.[1] She is the sister of Kit Culkin and the aunt of actors Macaulay, Quinn, Kieran, Christian, Shane and Rory Culkin.
[edit] Career
From 1961–1967, Bonnie was a regular on the CBS soap opera, Love of Life, playing the role of Sandy Porter. Bedelia was nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role in 1983's Heart Like a Wheel as drag racer Shirley Muldowney. Other well–known performances came as the wives of Bruce Willis's character John McClane in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990), and Harrison Ford in Presumed Innocent (1990).
Bedelia appears in two Stephen King film adaptations: Salem's Lot and Needful Things (1993).
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson - Pilot | Temple Brooks | |
| The Gypsy Moths | Annie Burke | ||
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Ruby | ||
| 1970 | Pursuit of Treasure | ||
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Susan Henderson | ||
| 1972 | The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie | Rosalie | |
| 1973 | Between Friends | Ellie | |
| 1978 | The Big Fix | Suzanne | |
| 1979 | Salem's Lot | Susan Norton | |
| 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | Shirley Muldowney | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1986 | Violets Are Blue | Ruth Squires | |
| Death of an Angel | Grace | ||
| The Boy Who Could Fly | Charlene Michaelson | ||
| Alex: The Life of a Child | Carol Deford | TV | |
| 1987 | Like Father Like Son | Lady with gum in hair | (uncredited) |
| The Stranger | Alice Kildee | ||
| 1988 | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Pam Marshetta | Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female |
| Die Hard | Holly Gennaro McClane | ||
| 1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Kitty Oppenheimer | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Holly McClane | |
| Presumed Innocent | Barbara Sabich | ||
| 1993 | Needful Things | Polly Chalmers | |
| Judicial Consent | Gwen Warwick | ||
| 1994 | Speechless | Annette | |
| 1996 | A Season in Purgatory | Valerie Sabbath | TV miniseries |
| Her Costly Affair | Dr. Diane Weston | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Bad Manners | Nancy | |
| Any Mother's Son | Dorothy Hajdys | Nominated — CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | |
| 1999 | Gloria | Brenda | |
| Anywhere But Here | Carol | ||
| 2000 | Sordid Lives | Latrelle Williamson | |
| 2001–2004 | The Division | Captain Kaitlyn McCafferty | (58 episodes) |
| 2003 | Manhood | Alice | |
| 2005 | Berkeley | Hawkins | |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | DDA Madeline Klein | episode "Grissom's Divine Comedy" |
| Sordid Lives: The Series | Latrelle Williamson | (11 episodes) | |
| 2009 | Parenthood | Camille Braverman |
[edit] References
- ^ "Bonnie Bedelia Biography (1952–)". Filmreference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Bonnie-Bedelia.html. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
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