Portrait of Bonnie Bedelia

Acting

Bonnie Bedelia

Career

Active from 1958 to 2026, with a break from 1959 to 1968, busiest in 1986 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
48
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

4

The characters Bonnie Bedelia played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bonnie Bedelia Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.9, average 2.5
  • Historical
    1.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Family Secrets 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Murder Mystery 3
  • Emotional 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Human Resilience 2
  • Visceral Sound Design 2
  • Dysfunctional Family 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
No Means No
No Means No

as Mrs. Wells

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 60
Maybe We Should
Maybe We Should (2026)

as Barb Warren

The Hill
The Hill (2023)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gram

The Noel Diary
The Noel Diary (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ellie Foster

Violet
Violet (2021)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aunt Helen

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 62
A Stone in the Water
A Stone in the Water (2019)

as Martha

WHAT / IF
WHAT / IF (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Margaret

Christmas on the Coast
Christmas on the Coast (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ellie Cassadine

The Scent of Rain & Lightning
The Scent of Rain & Lightning (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

as Annabelle

A Very Sordid Wedding
A Very Sordid Wedding (2017)
GoodWatch score 61

as Latrelle Williamson

A Joyous Christmas
A Joyous Christmas (2017)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joy

Her Secret Sessions
Her Secret Sessions (2016)

as Melanie

Munchausen
Munchausen (2013)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mother

Parenthood
Parenthood (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Camille Braverman

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 57
Sordid Lives: The Series
Sordid Lives: The Series (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Latrelle Williamson

Life
Life (2007)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Big Love
Big Love (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Virginia Ginger Heffman

Berkeley
Berkeley (2005)
GoodWatch score 39

as Hawkins

Manhood
Manhood (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

as Alice

The Division
The Division (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Kate McCafferty

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Madeline Klein

Picnic
Picnic (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

as Flo Owens

Sordid Lives
Sordid Lives (2000)
GoodWatch score 52

as Latrelle Williamson

Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rose

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 61
Bad Manners
Bad Manners (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nancy Westlund

To Live Again
To Live Again (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Iris Sayer

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

as Robin Harwell

Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jill Coit

Speechless
Speechless (1994)
GoodWatch score 33

as Annette

Judicial Consent
Judicial Consent (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gwen Warwick

Needful Things
Needful Things (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Polly Chalmers

The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Suzanne Morgan

Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Regina Twigg

Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Holly McClane

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

as Barbara Sabich

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hannah McGrath

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 58
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kitty Oppenheimer

Die Hard
Die Hard (1988)
GoodWatch score 76

as Holly Gennaro McClane

The Prince of Pennsylvania
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
GoodWatch score 34

as Pam Marshetta

The Stranger
The Stranger (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alice Kildee

When the Time Comes
When the Time Comes (1987)

as Liddy Travis

The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

as Charlene

Violets Are Blue
Violets Are Blue (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ruth Squires

Alex: The Life of a Child
Alex: The Life of a Child (1986)
GoodWatch score 79

as Carole Deford

Death of an Angel
Death of an Angel (1986)

as Grace

Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

as Shirley Muldowney

The Million Dollar Infield
The Million Dollar Infield (1982)

as Marcia Miller

Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier (1980)
GoodWatch score 59

as Aleta

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 68
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Susan Norton

The Big Fix
The Big Fix (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

as Suzanne

A Question of Love
A Question of Love (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joan Saltzman

The New Land
The New Land (1974)

TV show

Heatwave!
Heatwave! (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Laura Taylor

Between Friends
Between Friends (1973)

as Ellie

Message to My Daughter
Message to My Daughter (1973)

as Janet Thatcher

A Time For Love
A Time For Love (1973)

as Kitty

Hawkins
Hawkins (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Edith Dayton-Thomas

Sandcastles
Sandcastles (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jenna Hampshire

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rosalie

Lovers and Other Strangers
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

as Susan Henderson

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 68
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ruby Bates

Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Temple Brooks

The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

as Annie Burke

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Tina Granger

Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV show ยท as Laura

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 73
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Laurie Mansfield / Alice Harper

The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker (1958)

as Clara