Bonnie Dennison

Last updated

Bonnie Dennison
Born
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Bonnie Dennison is an American actress. She was born in New York City.[ citation needed ] From 2002 to 2005, she played Emily Yokas on the NBC television show Third Watch . In 2007, she joined the cast of the long-running CBS daytime drama Guiding Light in the role of Susan "Daisy" Lemay, a role she continued to portray until the end of Guiding Light's broadcast run in 2009.

Contents

In 2009, she made a guest appearance in the Ugly Betty episode "Backseat Betty", portraying Ava, a cheerleader at school with Justin. In 2010, she appeared in the movie Stake Land . She has also appeared in commercials for Dannon DanActive, Losethezits.com, and Verizon Wireless.

In 2014, she was cast as one of the leads in a Fox comedy pilot executive produced by Matt Hubbard and Tina Fey, portraying the role of Thena; [1] but the series was later scrapped after a change in management at Fox. [2]

In early 2019, Dennison was cast as Jenny Kenney, the protagonist's daughter in the pilot of the hit CBS series Carol's Second Act starring Patricia Heaton. [3] Following the pilot, Ashley Tisdale replaced Dennison in the role of Jenny (aka she was recast). [4]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 100 Center Street Jessica HoffmanEpisode: "Bottlecaps"
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Heather PorterEpisode: "Justice"
2002 Law & Order Katie ZwybelEpisode: "Slaughter"
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Hannah Grunwald
2002–05 Third Watch Emily YokasRecurring cast (season 4),
Main cast (seasons 5–6):
45 episodes
2006Love/Death/CobainBrett AshleyShort film
2007 Black Irish MariaFilm
2007–09 Guiding Light Daisy LemayMain cast
2009 Ugly Betty AvaEpisode: "Backseat Betty"
2010 Stake Land PeggyFilm
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior ReaganEpisode: "Smother"
2011Born BadBrooke Direct-to-DVD film
2011 NCIS LindsayEpisode: "Restless"
2012Built for TwoSadieShort film
2013 Beneath KittyFilm
2013 The Maid's Room AliceFilm
2014Cabot CollegeThenaTV pilot/failed TV series [2]
2014Break Up CallBonnie(?)Short film
2014The Tangled Webs We TypeBonnieShort film
2015Landon Rob Sketch ShowvariousEpisode: "The Dad Bod"
2015Ken Jeong Made Me Do ItMolly MTV TV pilot [5]
2016 Izzie's Way Home Izzie (voice)Animated film
2017 Stake Land II: The Stakelander Peggy
2017 Training Day LaraEpisode: "Trigger Time"
2017 The Ranch RachelEpisode: "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patricia Heaton</span> American actress (born 1958)

Patricia Helen Heaton is an American actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring role in the ABC drama series, Thirtysomething (1989–1991), and later appearing in the comedy films Memoirs of an Invisible Man and Beethoven. Heaton went on to star in the short-lived sitcoms Room for Two (1992–93), Someone Like Me (1994) and Women of the House (1995) before landing the role of Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashley Tisdale</span> American actress and singer (born 1985)

Ashley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles on-screen and in theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel teen sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008). This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008). The success of the films led to Tisdale's signing with Warner Bros. Records and subsequently releasing her debut studio album, Headstrong (2007), which was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Tisdale also provides the voice of Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Winters</span> American actor (born 1964)

Dean Gerard Winters is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz and his roles in the TV series Millennium, Rescue Me, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as portraying "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials. He co-starred in one season of the CBS Network cop drama series Battle Creek and had a recurring role as "The Vulture" on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He also appeared in the 2023 Netflix film The Out-Laws and the 2024 AMC series Monsieur Spade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yaya DaCosta</span> American actress and model (born 1982)

Camara DaCosta Johnson, known as Yaya DaCosta, is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually went on to star in ABC's daytime drama series All My Children (2008), ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2009), and NBC's medical drama Chicago Med (2015–2022).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Becki Newton</span> American actress (born 1978)

Rebecca Sara "Becki" Newton is an American actress known for her roles as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty, Quinn Garvey on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Taylor on The Lincoln Lawyer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ana Ortiz</span> American actress and singer (born 1971)

Ana Ortiz is an American actress and singer. Having pursued a career in ballet and singing from a young age, she eventually attended University of the Arts. Ortiz began her acting career in theatre, in early 2000s starred in the short-lived NBC sitcoms Kristin (2001) and A.U.S.A. (2003), and had recurring roles on Over There and Boston Legal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max Greenfield</span> American actor

Max Greenfield is an American actor. He appeared in recurring roles in Veronica Mars and Ugly Betty. He co-starred as Schmidt in the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which he received nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Critics' Choice Television Awards. Since 2018, Greenfield has portrayed Dave Johnson in the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenny Wade</span> American actress (born 1980)

Jennifer Wade is an American actress known for playing Liz Traynor on the Fox television series The Good Guys, Nina in The CW television series Reaper, and the character of Honey Pie in the Feast film trilogy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashley Tisdale filmography</span>

American actress Ashley Tisdale has appeared in many motion pictures and television programs since starting her career in 1988. Tisdale made her acting debut at age 12 with small roles in the 1997 television series Smart Guy and 7th Heaven. A year later, she had her first voice role in the feature film A Bug's Life. In the following years, she had small roles in television shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210 (2000), The Amanda Show (2000), Charmed (1998) in the third season, as a runaway teen, The Hughleys (2002), Still Standing (2003) and Boston Public (2000). Her performance in the last earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for "Best Performance in a Television Drama Series." She was eventually cast in her first main role in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in 2005, which had three seasons (2005–2008).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Betsy Brandt</span> American actress

Betsy Brandt is an American actress. She is known for playing Marie Schrader on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Heather Hughes on the CBS sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019).

<i>Lethal Weapon</i> (franchise) American action-comedy media franchise

Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action-comedy media franchise created by Shane Black. It focuses on two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. The franchise consists of a series of four films released between 1987 and 1998 and a television series which aired from 2016 to 2019. The four films were directed by Richard Donner and also share many of the same core cast members, while the television series is a reboot with different actors. Although the first film was not explicitly a comedy, the later films and the television series gradually became comedic in nature.

<i>Super Fun Night</i> American television sitcom (2013–2014)

Super Fun Night is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 2, 2013, to February 19, 2014. The series was broadcast during the 2013–14 television season on ABC in the Wednesday night 9:30 pm (ET/PT) slot after Modern Family. The series stars and was created by Rebel Wilson; it was green-lit by ABC for a series order pick-up on May 10, 2013. On May 9, 2014, ABC canceled the series after one season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tina Fey filmography</span> American actress filmography

The following is the complete filmography of actress, comedian, writer, and producer Tina Fey.

<i>Great News</i> American sitcom television series

Great News is an American sitcom television series created and written by Tracey Wigfield, and executive produced by Wigfield alongside Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Little Stranger and Universal Television. The series premiered April 25, 2017 on NBC.

<i>American Housewife</i> American television sitcom (2016–2021)

American Housewife is an American television sitcom created and written by Sarah Dunn and co-executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, and for the pilot only Ruben Fleischer. The show, which premiered on ABC on October 11, 2016, is a Kapital Entertainment–ABC Signature co-production.

Amanda Warren is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lucy Warburton on the HBO drama series The Leftovers and as Betty on the Apple TV+ comedy series Dickinson.

<i>Guess Who Died</i> American comedy television pilot by Norman Lear

Guess Who Died is an American comedy television pilot created by Norman Lear and Peter Tolan and starring Hector Elizondo, Holland Taylor, Beth Lacke, Adrian Martinez, and Christopher Lloyd. The pilot was directed by Adam Bernstein and written by Lear and Tolan, both of whom also executive produced alongside Brent Miller. Commissioned by NBC for the 2018–19 television season, the pilot was ultimately passed over and not picked up to series. Had the production been given a series order, it would have marked Lear's first original sitcom production in over twenty years.

<i>The Neighborhood</i> (TV series) American television sitcom

The Neighborhood is an American television sitcom created by Jim Reynolds that premiered on CBS on October 1, 2018. The series follows a white Midwestern family as they adjust to moving into a predominantly black neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It stars Max Greenfield, Cedric the Entertainer, Hank Greenspan, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, Beth Behrs, and Tichina Arnold. In April 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season which premiered on October 21, 2024.

<i>Carols Second Act</i> American comedy television series

Carol's Second Act is an American medical television sitcom created by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, which aired from September 26, 2019 to March 12, 2020 on CBS. It stars Patricia Heaton along with Ito Aghayere, Lucas Neff, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees, Ashley Tisdale, Kyle MacLachlan, and Cedric Yarbrough in supporting roles. In May 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

Tommy is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Paul Attanasio that aired on CBS from February 6 to May 7, 2020. The series stars Edie Falco as the first female police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. In May 2020, the series was canceled after one season.

References

  1. Nellie Andreeva (January 13, 2014). "Bonnie Dennison To Star In Fox's Matt Hubbard Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Lesley Goldberg (August 14, 2014). "Tina Fey's 'Cabot College' Officially Dead at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  3. Petski, Denise (March 4, 2019). "'Carol's Second Act': Bonnie Dennison & Ito Aghayere Cast In CBS' Patricia Heaton Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. Andreeva, Nellie (June 7, 2019). "Ashley Tisdale Joins New CBS Comedy Series 'Carol's Second Act' In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  5. Nellie Andreeva (October 14, 2014). "Marshall Allman To Star In 'Ken Jeong Made Me Do It' For MTV, Two Others Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 26, 2015.