Bonnie Bedelia
Bonnie Bedelia (* 25. March 1948 as Bonnie Bedelia Culkin in New York ) is an American actress .
Life
Bedelia grew up with three siblings, her brother Christopher is also an actor and father of Macaulay , Kieran and Rory Culkin . At the age of nine, she appeared in her first theater production at the North Jersey Playhouse. She trained as a ballet dancer at the New York City Ballet with George Balanchine and studied acting at Hunter College .
From 1961 she played five years in the soap opera Love of Life . Between 1962 and 1966 she starred in various roles on Broadway and as a guest star on television series such as High Chaparral . In 1969 she made her feature film debut in Risking Your Neck, starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr . In the same year she married the screenwriter Kenneth Luber and had their first child the following year. For this reason, she rarely appeared in the 1970s, including in episodes of Bonanza and Hawkins .
After their divorce in 1980, she turned back to her acting career. In 1983 she had a leading role in ... and when the last tire blows , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . She became better known in Germany as the wife of John McClane in Die Hard and the sequel Die Hard 2 . Since the 1990s she has mainly worked as a television actress and was nominated twice for an Emmy . From 2001 to 2004 she played one of the leading roles in the series Lady Cops - Knallhart Female .
Bedelia has been married to actor Michael McRae for the third time since 1995 . She has two children from her first marriage to Kenneth Luber (1969–1980).
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1968: The the Gypsy Moths (The Gypsy Moths)
- 1969: Only horses are given the coup de grace (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?)
- 1970: Lovers and Other Strangers (Lovers and Other Strangers)
- 1978: Love in court (A Question of Love)
- 1978: Salem has to burn ( Salem's Lot , TV movie)
- 1980: Hard times for Guardian Angels (Fighting Back)
- 1982: Creepshow
- 1983: ... and when the last tire bursts (Heart Like a Wheel)
- 1987: Like father, like son (Like Father, Like Son)
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1988: The Prince of Pennsylvania (Prince of Pennsylvania)
- 1989: The Shadow Makers (Fat Man and Little Boy)
- 1990: Die Hard II (Die Hard II)
- 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
- 1993: In a Small Town (Needful Things)
- 1994: Speechless (Speechless)
- 1994: The Avenger in My Bed (Judicial Consent)
- 1999: Gloria
- 1999: Anywhere but Here (Anywhere But Here)
Series
- 1968: High Chaparral ( The High Chaparral , episode 2x09)
- 1969, 1972: Bonanza (2 episodes)
- 1973: Hawkins (episode 1x01)
- 1974: The New Land (6 episodes)
- 1996: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , episode 2x10)
- 2001-2004: Lady Cops - tough female ( The Division , 88 episodes)
- 2008: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , episode 8x12)
- 2010-2015: Parenthood (80 episodes)
- 2017: Designated Survivor (5 episodes)
Awards
- 1984: Golden Globe nomination for ... and when the last tire bursts
- 1989: Independent Spirit Award nomination for The Prince of Pennsylvania
- 1994: Emmy nomination for Fallen Angels
- 1997: CableACE nomination for Any Mother's Son
- 2000: Emmy nomination for Locked in Silence
Web links
- Bonnie Bedelia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bonnie Bedelia in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Bonnie Bedelia in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bedelia, Bonnie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bedelia Culkin, Bonnie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |