Bonnie Bedelia Biography (1952?-)
Full name, Bonnie Bedelia Culkin; born March 25, 1952 (some sources cite 1946or 1948), in New York, NY; daughter of Philip Harley (a journalist) and Marian Ethel (a writer and editor; maiden name, Wagner) Culkin; sister of Christopher "Kit" Culkin (an actor) and Candice Culkin (an actress); aunt of Macaulay Culkin, Rory Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Shane Culkin, and Christian Culkin (actors); aunt of Dakota Culkin and Quinn Culkin (an actresses); married KennethLuber (a scriptwriter), April 15, 1969 (divorced); married Robert Lieberman (a director; divorced); married James Telfer (an actor), May 24, 1975 (divorced); married Michael McRae; children: (first marriage) Yuri, Jonah.
Addresses:
Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- March 25, 1952?
- New York, New York
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Annie Burke,
The Gypsy Moths,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
- Ruby,
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?,
Cinerama, 1969
- Susan Henderson,
Lovers and Other Strangers,
Cinerama, 1970
- Title role,
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
(also known as
Rosalie
and
The Strange Vengeance
), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
- Ellie,
Between Friends
(also known as
Get Back
and
Entreamis
), Clearwater, 1973
- Suzanne,
The Big Fix,
Universal, 1978
- Shirley Muldowney,
Heart like a Wheel,
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Grace,
Death of an Angel,
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- Charlene Michaelson,
The Boy Who Could Fly,
Twentieth Century-Fox,1986
- Ruth Squires,
Violets Are Blue,
Columbia, 1986
- Alice Kildee,
The Stranger
(also known as
Cudzoziemka
and
El extrano
), Columbia, 1987
- Holly Gennaro McClane,
Die Hard,
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Pam Marshetta,
The Prince of Pennsylvania,
New Line Cinema, 1988
- Kitty Oppenheimer,
Fat Man and Little Boy
(also known as
Shadowmakers
), Paramount, 1989
- Holly Gennaro McClane,
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
(also known as
Die Hard 2
), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
- Barbara Sabich,
Presumed Innocent,
Warner Bros., 1990
- Polly Chambers,
Needful Things,
Columbia, 1993
- Annette,
Speechless,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
- Nancy Westlund,
Bad Manners,
Phaedra Cinema, 1997
- Brenda,
Gloria,
Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
- Carol,
Anywhere But Here,
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Latrelle Williamson,
Sordid Lives,
Regent Entertainment, 2000
- Alice,
Manhood,
Lighting Entertainment, 2003
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Sandy Porter,
Love of Life,
CBS, 1961-1967
- Anna Larsen,
The New Land,
ABC, 1974
- Ellie Boone,
Partners,
1999
- Captain Kaitlyn "Kate" McCafferty,
The Division,
Lifetime, 2001-2004
- Miniseries
- Susan Norton,
Salem's Lot
(also known as
Blood Thirst,
Salem's Lot: The Miniseries,
and
Salem's Lot: The Movie
), CBS, 1979
- Virginia Twigg,
Switched at Birth,
NBC, 1991
- Suzanne Morgan,
The Fire Next Time,
CBS, 1993
- Valerie Sabbath,
A Season in Purgatory,
CBS, 1996
- Movies
- Temple Brooks,
Then Came Bronson,
NBC, 1969
- Jenna Hampshire,
Sandcastles,
CBS, 1972
- Janet Thatcher,
Message to My Daughter,
ABC, 1973
- Kitty,
A Time for Love
(also known as
A New Kind of Love
),NBC, 1973
- Edith Dayton-Thomas,
Hawkins on Murder
(also known as
Death andthe Maiden
), 1973
- Laura Taylor,
Heatwave!
(also known as
Heatwave
), ABC, 1974
- Joan Saltzman,
A Question of Love
(also known as
A Purely LegalMatter
), NBC, 1978
- Dr. Rand,
Walking through the Fire,
CBS, 1979
- Aleta,
Fighting Back
(also known as
The Story of Rocky Blier
and
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
), ABC, 1980
- Mandy Burke,
Tourist,
1980
- Marcia Miller,
Million Dollar Infield,
CBS, 1982
- Cass,
Memorial Day,
CBS, 1983
- Janet Weston,
The Lady from Yesterday,
CBS, 1985
- Carol Deford,
Alex: The Life of a Child,
ABC, 1986
- Lydie Travis,
When the Time Comes,
ABC, 1987
- Hannah McGrath,
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture,
HBO, 1990
- Dr. Elizabeth Morgan,
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
(also known as
Shattered Silence
and
With Reason to Suspect
),ABC, 1992
- Gwen Warwick,
Judicial Consent
(also known as
My Love, Your Honor
), HBO, 1994
- Jill Coit,
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story,
Fox, 1995
- Robin Harwell/Roberta Novak,
Shadow of a Doubt,
NBC, 1995
- Aunt Eunice Logan,
Homecoming,
Showtime, 1996
- Dr. Diane Weston,
Her Costly Affair
(also known as
Consensual Relations
), NBC, 1996
- Dorothy Hajdys,
Any Mother's Son,
Lifetime, 1997
- Iris Sayer,
To Live Again,
1998
- Lydia Cline,
Locked in Silence,
Showtime, 1999
- Rose,
Flowers for Algernon
(also known as
Charlie
), CBS, 2000
- Flo Owens,
Picnic,
CBS, 2000
- Specials
- Mrs. Wells, "No Means No,"
CBS Schoolbreak Specials,
CBS, 1988
- Die Harder: The Making of "Die Hard 2,"
1990
- Noreen, "The Gift,"
Directed By,
Showtime, 1994
- Presenter,
Lifetime Presents: Disney's American Teacher Awards,
Lifetime, 2001
- Episodic
- Clara, "The Nutcracker,"
Playhouse 90,
1958
- "The Death Farm,"
Judd for the Defense,
ABC, 1968
- "My Father and My Mother,"
CBS Playhouse,
CBS, 1968
- Tina Granger, "The Deceivers,"
High Chaparral,
NBC, 1968
- Laurie Mansfield, "The Unwanted,"
Bonanza,
NBC, 1969
- Alice Harper, "Forever: Parts 1 & 2,"
Bonanza,
NBC, 1972
- Alice Hartman, "Love Came Laughing,"
Love Story,
NBC, 1973
- Edith Dayton-Thomas, "Death and the Maiden,"
Hawkins on Murder
(also known as
Hawkins
), CBS, 1973
- Sally Creighton, "The Quiet Room,"
Fallen Angels,
Showtime, 1993
- Chairman Nancy McDonald, "Remittance Man" (also known as "World's Apart"),
The Outer Limits,
Showtime, 1995
- Also appeared in
The Defenders,
CBS,
Doogie Howser, M.D.;
East-Side, West-Side,
CBS;
Naked City,
ABC; appeared in speciallive presentations of
Armstrong Circle Theatre,
The Hallmark Hall of Fame,
and
United States Steel Hour.
- Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Jackie,
Dr. Praetorius,
North Jersey Playhouse, 1957
- Clara,
The Nutcracker,
New York City Ballet, 1961-1962 and 1962-1963
- (Broadway debut) Kathy Lanen,
Isle of Children,
Cort Theatre, 1962
- Wanda,
Enter Laughing,
Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1964
- Pauline,
The Playroom,
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1965
- Sarah Mills,
Happily Never After,
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New YorkCity, 1966
- Marlene Chambers,
My Sweet Charlie,
Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1966
- Laura,
The Glass Menagerie,
Inner City Repertory Theatre, Los Angeles, 1967
- Nina,
The Seagull,
Inner City Repertory Theatre, 1968
- Helena,
A Midsummer Night's Dream,
Inner City Repertory Theatre, 1968
- As You Like It,
1970
- RECORDINGS
- Songs
- Recorded "The Best Things in Life Are Free," from
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?,
original soundtrack recording, ABC Records.
- Other
- Recorded
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?,
Babbit,
AnEvening with Raymond Carver,
and
Once in a Lifetime,
for Los Angeles Classics Theatreworks.