Bonnie Somerville

About

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, Amours et rock'n' roll (1999), in...

Known for

Law & OrderSeries • 1990Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The MentalistSeries • 2008FriendsSeries • 1994Blue BloodsSeries • 2010Beverly Hills, 90210Series • 1990NYPD BlueSeries • 1993The O.C.Series • 2003MotiveSeries • 2013The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2002Code BlackSeries • 2015Spider-Man 2Movie • 2004The Ugly TruthMovie • 2009Kitchen ConfidentialSeries • 2005Gary UnmarriedSeries • 2008BedazzledMovie • 2000HeelsSeries • 2021In-LawsSeries • 2002Golden BoySeries • 2013Fire with FireMovie • 2012Without a PaddleMovie • 2004Santa Paws 2: The Santa PupsMovie • 2012The Search for Santa PawsMovie • 2010The PrinceMovie • 2014