About
Daughter of Bernard 'Bunny' Granville and Rosina Timponi, Bonita Granville was born into an acting family on 2 Febuary 1923, in New York, New York. It's not surprising that she herself became a child actor, first on the stage and, at the age of 9, debuting in movies in Westward Passage (1932). She was regularly cast as a naughty little girl, as in These Three (1936) where she played Mary, an obnoxious girl spreading lies about her teachers. Her performance left an impression on the audience, and she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award. In 1938-39 came the movies she is now best remembered for -- playing the bright and feisty detective/reporter Nancy Drew in the Nancy Drew series. She also appeared with Mickey Rooney in a few Andy Hardy movies. She never really had a movie breakthrough, and after marrying oil millionaire and later producer Jack Wrather, she retired from...
Known for
LassieSeries • 1954
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Climax!Series • 1954
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
Now, VoyagerMovie • 1942
The Lone RangerMovie • 1956
The Legend of the Lone RangerMovie • 1981
Quality StreetMovie • 1937
The Mortal StormMovie • 1940
These ThreeMovie • 1936
The Garden of AllahMovie • 1936
The Glass KeyMovie • 1942
Nancy Drew… DetectiveMovie • 1938
CavalcadeMovie • 1933
Merrily We LiveMovie • 1938
It's Love I'm AfterMovie • 1937
SuspenseMovie • 1946
The Plough and the StarsMovie • 1936
The GuiltyMovie • 1947
Nancy Drew... ReporterMovie • 1939
Hitler's ChildrenMovie • 1943