Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bonnie Hunt attended Notre Dame High for Girls where she dreamed of becoming an actress. Enrolling in acting classes at Chicago's Second City Improv Theatre led to joining their touring company. In 1984 she had an uncredited appearance in an episode of American Playhouse, followed in 1988 with her big screen debut as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks in Rain Man.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Monsters at Work (2021)
Guest starring as Ms. Flint
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Lights! Camera! Chaos! (Apr 27, 2024) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x07: Monsters in the Dark (Apr 27, 2024) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x06: Field of Screams (Apr 20, 2024)
- Episode 1x10: It's Laughter They're After (Sep 1, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Little Monsters (Aug 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Adorable Returns (Aug 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: The Big Wazowskis (Jul 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Meet MIFT (Jul 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Welcome to Monsters, Incorporated (Jul 7, 2021)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Bonnie Hunt
- Episode 6x38: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Bonnie Hunt, Kiernan Shipka (Nov 15, 2024)
Today 3rd Hour (2018)
Guest starring as Bonnie Hunt
- Episode 2024-11-12: Bonnie Hunt, Christina Tosi (Nov 12, 2024)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Bonnie Hunt
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2024-11-14: Bonnie Hunt, Skye P. Marshall (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 2019-07-26: Margaret Cho, Daphne Zuniga, Bonnie Hunt guest co-hosts (Jul 26, 2019)
- Episode 2019-07-25: Charo, Bonnie Hunt guest co-hosts (Jul 25, 2019)
- Episode 2019-06-17: Bonnie Hunt (Jun 17, 2019)
- Episode 2018-12-06: Bonnie Hunt, Sean Valentine, Carrie Ann Inaba guest co-hosts (Dec 6, 2018)
Mater's Tall Tales (2006)
Guest starring as Sally Carera
- Episode S01 Special: Mater and the Ghostlight (Nov 7, 2006)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Bonnie Hunt
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2005-01-28: Bonnie Hunt/Kelly Clarkson (Jan 28, 2005)
- Episode 2003-10-09: Bonnie Hunt/Lyle Lovett (Oct 9, 2003)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Bonnie Hunt
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2000-02-17: Tom Snyder, Mike Myers, Roseanne, Bonnie Hunt (Feb 17, 2000)
- Episode 1996-12-11: Kenneth Branaugh, Bonnie Hunt, Counting Crows (Dec 11, 1996)
- Episode 1996-03-07: Dan Rather, Bonnie Hunt, The Tony Rich Project (Mar 7, 1996)
- Episode 1995-12-14: Harrison Ford, Bonnie Hunt, Bruce Springsteen (Dec 14, 1995)
- Episode 1995-09-15: Bonnie Hunt, Cyndi Lauper (Sep 15, 1995)
- Episode 1994-10-04: Bonnie Hunt, Mickey Rourke, Gary Suzuki & Soarin' Sam (Oct 4, 1994)
- Episode 1993-12-29: Bonnie Hunt, Tony Toni Tone, Dennis Rogers (Dec 29, 1993)
- Episode 1993-09-16: Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth (Sep 16, 1993)
Davis Rules (1991)
Starring as Gwen Davis
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: The Girl with Someone Extra (May 13, 1992)
- Episode 2x15: Brother Can You Spend a Dime? (May 6, 1992)
- Episode 2x14: Ferry Tale (Apr 22, 1992)
- Episode 2x13: A Foggy Day on Puget Sound (Apr 8, 1992)
- Episode 2x12: Everybody Comes to Nick's (Mar 25, 1992)
- Episode 2x11: Strike Down the Band (Mar 18, 1992)
- Episode 2x10: Bells, Bells, Bells (Mar 11, 1992)
- Episode 2x09: Someone to Watch Over Them (Mar 4, 1992)
- Episode 2x08: Happy as a Clam (Feb 26, 1992)
- Episode 2x07: Gunny's Ex (Feb 5, 1992)
- Episode 2x06: Love at First Sighting (2) (Jan 29, 1992)
- Episode 2x05: Love at First Sighting (1) (Jan 22, 1992)
- Episode 2x04: The Moment of Youth (Jan 15, 1992)
- Episode 2x03: Writing a Wrong (Jan 8, 1992)
- Episode 2x02: A Father Makes All the Difference (Jan 1, 1992)
- Episode 2x01: They're Writing Songs of Love, But Nun for Me (Dec 30, 1991)
Guest starring as Gwen Davis
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Mission: Improbable (Apr 2, 1991)
- Episode 1x08: Twisted Sister (Mar 5, 1991)
Grand (1990)
Starring as Carol Ann Smithson
(26 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: The End of the World as We Know It ()
- Episode 2x12: The Well (Dec 27, 1990)
- Episode 2x11: Wolf Boy (1) (Dec 20, 1990)
- Episode 2x10: The Mother Load (Dec 13, 1990)
- Episode 2x09: One Way Out (Dec 6, 1990)
- Episode 2x08: Lady Luck (Nov 29, 1990)
- Episode 2x07: Roamers and Rumors (Nov 22, 1990)
- Episode 2x06: Norris' Romance (Nov 15, 1990)
- Episode 2x05: Desmond's Mother (Nov 1, 1990)
- Episode 2x04: The Return of Yale Pinhaus (Oct 25, 1990)
- Episode 2x03: The Healing (Oct 18, 1990)
- Episode 2x02: The Chickens Come Home to Roost (Oct 11, 1990)
- Episode 2x01: Janice Steals Home (Oct 4, 1990)
- Episode 1x13: Blow Off (Apr 12, 1990)
- Episode 1x12: Czech, Please (Apr 5, 1990)
- Episode 1x11: Trigonometry Made Easy (Mar 29, 1990)
- Episode 1x10: An Obtuse Triangle (Mar 22, 1990)
- Episode 1x09: Carnagie Hell (Mar 15, 1990)
- Episode 1x08: The Bald, the Blond, and the Dead (Mar 8, 1990)
- Episode 1x07: Deer Hunter (Mar 1, 1990)
- Episode 1x06: Legends of Sport (Feb 22, 1990)
- Episode 1x05: Faded Genes (Feb 15, 1990)
- Episode 1x04: A Boy and His Dad (Feb 8, 1990)
- Episode 1x03: Sex, Lies, and Cable TV (Feb 1, 1990)
- Episode 1x02: The Pretty Good Mother (Jan 25, 1990)
- Episode 1x01: A Tale of One City (Jan 18, 1990)
Crew Credits
Amber Brown (2022)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Show crew as Developer
Episode crew as Writer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Life (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: Love Is Here to Stay (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Hollywood Beginning (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Comes in Waves (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: On a Role (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: No Place Like Two Homes (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: I, Amber Brown (Jul 29, 2022)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: What They Don't Know (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: I, Amber Brown (Jul 29, 2022)
Episode crew as Teleplay
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Schooled Dance (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Sound Advice (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: What They Don't Know (Jul 29, 2022)