Bonnie Bedelia

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Bonnie Bedelia
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Bedelia in The New Land (1974)
Born
Bonnie Bedelia Culkin

(1948-03-25) March 25, 1948 (age 76)
Other namesBonnie Culkin
OccupationActress
Years active1958–present
Spouses
Ken Luber
(m. 1969;div. 1980)
Jay Telfer
(m. 1975;div. 1975)
Michael MacRae
(m. 1995)
Children2
Relatives Kit Culkin (brother)
Macaulay Culkin (nephew)
Kieran Culkin (nephew)
Rory Culkin (nephew)

Bonnie Bedelia (born Bonnie Bedelia Culkin; March 25, 1948) [1] is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap opera Love of Life and made her film debut in The Gypsy Moths . Bedelia subsequently appeared in the films They Shoot Horses, Don't They? , Lovers and Other Strangers , Heart Like a Wheel , The Prince of Pennsylvania , Die Hard , Presumed Innocent , Sordid Lives , and Needful Things .

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For her television work, Bedelia has earned two Emmy Awards nominations. From 2001 to 2004, Bedelia played the lead role in the Lifetime television drama series The Division . She also starred as family matriarch Camille Braverman in the NBC family drama series Parenthood (2010–15).

Early life

Bedelia was born in New York City, [2] the daughter of Marian Ethel (née Wagner), a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin, who was in public relations and 50 years old at the time. [3] She was born in a difficult financial period when her father's firm went bankrupt, and they lived in a cold-water tenement flat. [3] Her mother died when she was 14 and her father, who had always had ulcers, died shortly afterward. [3] She has two brothers, [3] one of whom is actor Kit Culkin, and a sister, Candice Culkin. [4] She is the aunt of actors Macaulay, Kieran, and Rory Culkin. [3] [4]

Bedelia studied dance in her youth, at School of American Ballet. [3] She received her acting training at HB Studio. [5]

Career

Before becoming an actress, Bedelia studied ballet and appeared in a few productions with the New York City Ballet, including The Nutcracker . Her only dancing role onscreen was that of Clara in the Playhouse 90 television production of the George Balanchine Nutcracker (1958). From 1961 to 1967, Bedelia was a regular on the CBS soap opera Love of Life , portraying Sandy Porter. She also worked on Broadway, where she debuted supporting Patty Duke in 1962, in Isle of Children, [3] and won a Theatre World Award for playing the lead of in My Sweet Charlie , in 1966. [6]

Bedelia in the made-for-TV film Message to My Daughter (1973) Bonnie Bedelia 1973.JPG
Bedelia in the made-for-TV film Message to My Daughter (1973)

Bedelia made her film debut in The Gypsy Moths in 1969; later that year she attracted attention as the pregnant marathon dancer in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? [7] She starred in the comedy Lovers and Other Strangers (1970), had dramatic roles in The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972), Bonanza (1972), and Between Friends (1973), and appeared opposite Richard Dreyfuss in the comedy The Big Fix (1978). On television she played the leading role in the short-lived ABC drama series, The New Land (1974).

In 1984, Bedelia received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her starring role in Heart Like a Wheel (1983), as drag racer Shirley Muldowney. [4] [8] Other well-known performances include her portrayals of Holly Gennero McClane, the wife of Bruce Willis's character John McClane in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990), and of Barbara Sabich, the wife of Harrison Ford's character in Presumed Innocent (1990). [7] [9]

Bedelia appeared in two Stephen King screen adaptations: Salem's Lot (1979) and Needful Things (1993). She was nominated for Emmy Awards for her performance in the Showtime anthology series Fallen Angels (1993) and for the leading role in the made-for-television movie Locked in Silence (1999). [9] She played a number of leading roles in television films and miniseries, such as Switched at Birth , A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story , Her Costly Affair , and Picnic . From 2001 to 2004, Bedelia starred as Capt. Kate McCafferty in the Lifetime television drama series The Division . [9] She later guest-starred in Big Love and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , and starred opposite Rue McClanahan and Olivia Newton-John in the 2008 sitcom Sordid Lives: The Series . [10]

Bedelia starred in the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–15) as the family matriarch, Camille Braverman. [11] [12]

In 2017, she appeared in season 2 of the ABC crime drama series Designated Survivor , and in two Hallmark movies. In 2019, she guest starred on the Netflix series What/If.

Personal life

Bedelia married scriptwriter Ken Luber on April 24, 1969.[ citation needed ] The couple had two sons, Uri (b. 1970) and Jonah (b. 1976), before divorcing in 1980. [3] She wed actor Michael MacRae in 1995. [13] [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 The Gypsy Moths Annie Burke
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Ruby Bates
1970 Lovers and Other Strangers Susan Henderson
1972In Pursuit of Treasure
1972 The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie Rosalie
1973 Between Friends Ellie
1978 The Big Fix Suzanne
1983 Heart Like a Wheel Shirley Muldowney
1986 Death of an Angel Deacon Grace McKenzie
1986 Violets Are Blue Ruth Squires
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly Charlene Michaelson
1987 Like Father Like Son Lady with Gum in Hair
1987 The Stranger Alice Kildee
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania Pam Marshetta
1988 Die Hard Holly Gennaro McClane
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Kitty Oppenheimer
1990 Die Hard 2 Holly Gennaro McClane
1990 Presumed Innocent Barbara Sabich
1993 Needful Things Polly Chalmers
1994 Speechless Annette
1994 Judicial Consent Gwen Warwick
1997 Bad Manners Nancy Westlund
1999 Gloria Brenda
1999 Anywhere But Here Carol
2000 Sordid Lives Latrelle Williamson
2003 Manhood Alice
2005 Berkeley Hawkins
2013 Munchausen MotherShort film
2016Broken LinksMelanie
2017 A Very Sordid Wedding Latrelle Williamson
2017 The Scent of Rain and Lightning [15] Annabelle
2019A Stone in the WaterMartha
2021 Violet Aunt Helen
2022 The Noel Diary Ellie Foster
2023 The Hill Gram

Television films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969Then Came BronsonTemple BrooksTelevision Pilot (NBC)
1972SandcastlesJenna HampshireTelevision film (NBC)
1973A Time for LoveKittyTelevision film (CBS)
1973 Message to My Daughter Janet ThatcherTelevision film (NBC)
1974 Heatwave! Laura TaylorTelevision film (ABC)
1978 A Question of Love Joan SaltzmanTelevision film (ABC)
1979Walking Through the FireDr. RandTelevision film (CBS)
1979 Salem's Lot Susan NortonMiniseries (CBS)
1980TouristMandy BurkeTelevision film
1980 Fighting Back: The Rocky Bleier Story AletaTelevision film (ABC)
1982 Million Dollar Infield Marcia MillerTelevision film (CBS)
1983 Memorial Day CassTelevision film (CBS)
1985 The Lady from Yesterday Janet WestonTelevision film (CBS)
1986Alex: The Life of a ChildCarole DefordTelevision film (ABC)
1987When the Time ComesLiddy TravisTelevision film (ABC)
1990 Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture Hannah McGrathTelevision film (HBO)
1991 Switched at Birth Regina TwiggTelevision film (NBC)
1992 A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story Elizabeth MorganTelevision film (ABC)
1993 The Fire Next Time Suzanne MorganTelevision film (CBS)
1995Legacy of Sin: The William Coit StoryJill CoitTelevision film (Fox)
1995 Shadow of a Doubt Robin HarwellTelevision film (NBC)
1996 Homecoming Eunice LoganTelevision film (Showtime)
1996 A Season in Purgatory Valerie SabbathMiniseries (CBS)
1996 Her Costly Affair Dr. Diane WestonTelevision film (NBC)
1997 Any Mother's Son Dorothy HajdysTelevision film (Lifetime)
1998To Live AgainIris SayerTelevision film (CBS)
1999Locked in SilenceLydiaTelevision film (Hallmark)
2000 Flowers for Algernon RoseTelevision film (CBS)
2000 Picnic Flo OwensTelevision film (CBS)
2017A Joyous ChristmasJoyTelevision film (Hallmark)
2017Christmas on the CoastEllie CassadineTelevision film (Hallmark)
2022 The Noel Diary Ellie FosterNetflix film

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1958 Playhouse 90 ClaraEpisode: "The Nutcracker"
1961–1967 Love of Life Sandy PorterSeries regular
1964 East Side/West Side Linda StuartEpisode: "The $5.98 Dress"
1968 Judd, for the Defense EllieEpisode: "The Death Farm"
1968 The High Chaparral Tina GrangerEpisode: "The Deceivers"
1969 Then Came Bronson Temple BrooksEpisode: "Pilot"
1969, 1972 Bonanza Laurie Mansfield /Alice HarperEpisodes: "The Unwanted" and "Forever"
1973 Hawkins Edith Dayton-ThomasEpisode: "Death and the Maiden"
1973 Love Story Alice HartmanEpisode: "Love Came Laughing"
1974 The New Land Anna LarsenSeries regular, 13 episodes
1993 Fallen Angels Sally CreightonEpisode: "The Quiet Room"
1996 The Outer Limits Nancy McDonaldEpisode: "Worlds Apart"
2001–2004 The Division Capt. Kate McCaffertySeries regular, 88 episodes
2007 Big Love Virginia "Ginger" HeffmanEpisode: "Good Guys and Bad Guys"
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation DDA Madeline KleinEpisode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy"
2008 Sordid Lives: The Series Latrelle WilliamsonSeries regular, 12 episodes
2010–2015 Parenthood Camille BravermanSeries regular, 103 episodes
2017 Designated Survivor Eva Booker5 episodes
2019 What/If Margaret DennerEpisode: "What Secrets"
2021 Panic Anne McCarthy8 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1967 Theatre World Award Theatre World AwardMy Sweet CharlieWon
1984 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Heart Like a WheelNominated
1989 Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female The Prince of PennsylvaniaNominated
1994 Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Fallen AngelsNominated
1997 CableACE Award Outstanding Actress in a Movie or MiniseriesAny Mother's SonNominated
1999Lone Star Film & Television AwardsBest TV ActressTo Live AgainWon
2000 Emmy Award Outstanding Actress in a Movie or MiniseriesLocked in SilenceNominated
2012Ojai Film FestivalLifetime Achievement AwardWon
2017FilmOut Festival AwardBest Actress A Very Sordid Wedding Won

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