Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia: Biography in Details

Who is Bonnie Bedelia?

Bonnie Bedelia is an American actress who is best known as Holly Gennero McClane in the action film Die Hard series. Bedelia began Bonnie Bedelia’s career in theatre and during the 1960s starred in the CBS daytime soap opera, Love of Life (1961–67), before making her movie debut in The Gypsy Moths (1969).

Who are the parents of Bonnie Bedelia?

Bonnie Bedelia was born in New York City, New York, United States on March 25, 1948. She is the daughter of Phillip Harley Culkin, a journalist, and Marian Ethel Wagner Culkin, a writer, and editor.  She has two brothers and one sister  Kit Culkbrothersry Culkin, and  Candace Culkin.  Bedelia was born in a difficult financial period when her father’s firm went bankrupt and they lived in “a cold-water tenement flat”. As of nationality, she is an American but her ethnicity is unknown.

Bonnie Bedelia attended Hunter College of the City University of New York which is Professional Children’s School in New York City and also studied ballet at George Balanchine’s School of American Ballet.

Bonnie Bedelia’s Career, Salary, Net Worth

Before becoming an actress, Bonnie Bedelia studied ballet and appeared in New York City Ballet, including The Nutcracker.  From 1961 to 1967 Bedelia was a regular on the CBS soap opera, Love of Life, and worked on Broadway. She debuts in 1962 in Isle of Children and won a Theatre World Award in the lead of My Sweet Charlie in 1966.

Bonnie Bedelia made her film debut in The Gypsy Moths. From 1970-to 1978, she starred in the comedy Lovers and Other Strangers, dramatic roles in The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie, and  Between Friends, the comedy The Big Fix, and played a lead role in the ABC drama series, The New Land. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in 1983’s Heart Like a Wheel. Her best performances came as Holly Gennero McClane in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990). This was followed by various hit roles in films and TV series including  Presumed Innocent (1990),  Needful Things (1993),  Her Costly Affair,  Picnic, and Designated Survivor among others.

Bonnie Bedelia has a net worth of $2 million as of 2023, and no detailed information about her salary.

Bonnie Bedelia’s Rumors and Controversy

During her long and famed illustrious career, she was not involved in any controversy nor was she in media attention with her rumors. We can say that she is far from all the media tantrums and gossip.

Bonnie Bedelia’s Body Measurement

Bonnie Bedelia has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and a weight of 57kgs. Her eyes color is Brown and her hair color is Dark Brown. She fits in 42C bra size, US 8 dress size, and US 8.5 shoe size. Furthermore, she has a figure of 37-27-37 inches.

Is Bonnie Bedelia active on social media?

Bonnie Bedelia is not much active on social media profiles like Instagram and Twitter. However, he has a Facebook account with around 1k followers.

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References: Wikipedia, IMDB

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