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Bonnie Hunt Biography
Birth Name:
Bonnie Lynn Hunt
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Actor, producer, writer, director
Fast Facts
- Worked as a nurse at Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago before going into show business
- Joined the Second City improv group in 1986
- Formed the Los Angeles offshoot of Second City in 1989
- Turned down offers to join the cast of Saturday Night Live three times while trying to launch her own TV projects
Awards
- 2004Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2004Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
- 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
- 1999Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
Relationships
- Patrick Hunt -- Brother
- Tom Hunt -- Brother
- John Murphy -- Ex-husband
- Robert Edward Hunt -- Father
- Alice Hunt -- Mother
- Alice Jatczak -- Mother
- Carol Hunt -- Sister
- Cathy Hunt -- Sister
- Mary Hunt -- Sister