Bonnie Root

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Bonnie Root
Born (1975-08-24) August 24, 1975 (age 48)
OccupationActress
Years active1994present

Bonnie Root (born August 24, 1975) is an American actress and film producer. She is known for her recurring role in the hit CBS series Cold Case as ADA Alexandra Thomas and for her starring roles in indie comedy features, such as COMING SOON and IN THE WEEDS and SHOWTIME original THE RANCH. More recently, she has turned in leading lady roles in crime thriller CRUEL HEARTS, dark comedy/horror, THE MOVIE and forthcoming psychological thriller, DON’T LET THEM OUT. In her early years she also starred as series regular Amanda McCallister in the NBC John Wells series TRINITY and on the daytime soap As the World Turns as the serial killer Eve Coleman Browning. She has also guest-starred and recurred on a variety of popular tv shows, including BLUE BLOODS, JUSTIFIED, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, Without a Trace , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Mentalist .

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Personal life

Root lives in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996EdenLucy
1997Touch MeJulie
1999 Coming Soon Stream Hodsell
2000In the WeedsBecky
2001Beyond the PaleRhiannon
2004 Killer Diller Ladonna
2005Don't TellIzzy
2005Next ExitMona
2007 Rails & Ties Laura Danner
2010VeilSamantha HardinShort
2012Crow & ArrowCatherineShort
2015Belt Loop PrizeShort
2016No Way to LiveBea
2017Spare Some ChangeAliceShort
2018Cruel HeartsTeri Walker
2018Jack and JillCommander GracieShort
2022 The Movie Janet

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Under Suspicion Young Girl"Child Molester: Part 2"
1997Home InvasionWillow PatchettTV film
1997The Accident: A Moment of Truth MovieLizzieTV film
1997 ER Lori"Tribes"
1998 Night Man "Bad Moon Rising"
1998 Trinity Amanda McCallisterMain role
1999 The Practice Jan Carlson"Marooned"
2000 The Fugitive Mia Traeger"Far from Home"
2000 Third Watch Melanie"Kim's Hope Chest"
2000 The Fearing Mind Annabel / Isabel"Two Faces"
2001 FreakyLinks Officer Renee Wright"Subject: Police Siren"
2001 JAG Lt. Sandy Winters"Redemption"
2001 Charmed Susan Coleman"Black as Cole"
2001 Strong Medicine Shay Phillips"Bloodwork"
2002 Dancing at the Harvest Moon Diane WebberTV film
2003 Dragnet Julie Davis"All That Glitters"
2004 The Ranch EmilyTV film
2005 Close to Home Molly"Pilot"
2006 As the World Turns Eve Coleman BrowningGuest role (23 episodes)
2006 Vanished Violet's Mom"Warm Springs"
2006Company TownAgent Shauna AshfieldTV film
2006–2008 Cold Case A.D.A. Alexandra ThomasRecurring role, 6 episodes
2008 Moonlight Ellen"Fated to Pretend"
2008 Criminal Minds Keri Derzmond"The Crossing"
2008 Crash Sheriff Emily Mariel"The Future Is Free"
2009 Without a Trace Jenny Alden"Wanted"
2009 Love Takes Wing Mrs. PineTV film
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tonya Charles"Hog Heaven"
2009Flower GirlVictoria DarlingTV film
2009 The Mentalist Tanya Derask"Red Badge"
2010 Hawthorne Valerie Dayton"The Starting Line"
2010 Law & Order: LA Maura Dillon"Echo Park"
2010 The Event Mary Stern"Your World to Take"
2012 Justified Mary Archer"Cut Ties"
2013 Bones Haley Kent"The Spark in the Park"
2014 Perception FBI Agent Nina Curtis"Silence"
2015 Pretty Little Liars Lawyer"Songs of Innocence"
2015 Wicked City Pam"Destroyer"
2016 Blue Bloods Kathy Elliot"Town Without Pity"

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