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| Bonnie Hunt was nominated for a 2004 Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Comedy Series, for her role as Bonnie Malloy in the television series Life With Bonnie. Born September 22, 1954, in Chicago, IL, Hunt is one of seven siblings. Having worked part-time as a nurse's aide when she was in high school, she went on to become an oncology and emergency room nurse at Northwestern University Hospital in the 1980's. Also during that time, she co-founded a Chicago women's improvisational group called "An Impulsive Thing." In 1986, she joined Chicago's Second City comedy troupe. Taking three days off her nursing job in 1988, Hunt made her feature acting debut in Rain Man, her first onscreen collaboration with Tom Cruise. She would appear with him again later in the movie, Jerry Maguire. In 1990, Hunt debuted in her first television series, a sitcom called Grand. She also co-starred in the sitcom Davis Rules (ABC then CBS), portraying Jonathan Winters' daughter. In 1992, Hunt landed her first lead role in a film, playing Charles Grodin's wife in Beethoven. She next appeared in a small, but memorable role as a White House tour guide in the Kevin Kline film, Dave (1993). Later films include Only You (1994), Jumanji (1995), Jerry Maguire (1996), Random Hearts (1999), The Green Mile (1999), Stolen Summer (2002), and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003). In 2002, she made her feature directing and co-screenwriting (with longtime collaborator Don Lake) debut with Return to Me, starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver. On television, Hunt created, wrote and co-executive produced (along with David Letterman), the sitcom, The Building, in 1993. Despite great critical acclaim, the series never caught on with the viewing public, and, when Hunt refused to replace the cast which consisted of a lot of long-time Chicago friends with more well-known actors, the show was dropped. She tried television again in 1995, when she wrote, created and co-executive produced (again with Letterman) the TV sitcom The Bonnie Hunt Show. In 2002, she returned to the small screen in Life With Bonnie, winning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical. She was nominated for the award again in 2003. |
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