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Bonnie Hunt

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Bonnie Hunt is an American actress and comedian from Chicago, where she worked as an oncology nurse and performed with the Second City improvisational troupe before her screen career. She was cast in Rain Man in 1988 on an audition taken during a lunch break and went on to supporting roles in Beethoven, Jumanji, Jerry Maguire and The Green Mile. She made her directing debut with the romantic drama Return to Me in 2000, in which she also starred. On television she co-created, wrote, directed, produced and starred in the ABC sitcom Life with Bonnie, and she hosted the daytime talk show The Bonnie Hunt Show from 2008 to 2010. In later years she has concentrated on voice work for animated films, including A Bug's Life and the Cars, Toy Story, Monsters, Inc. and Zootopia franchises.

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1961 1
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Performer 1
Notable Work
Return to Me 1
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is an American actress and comedian
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1. Bonnie Hunt (Wikipedia)
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    born September 22, 1961
  • Lead, role
    is an American actress and comedian
  • Lead, directing
    Hunt made her directorial debut with the romantic drama Return to Me (2000)
  • Lead, notable work
    in which she also starred
  • Associated With: Television, Lead, television
    the ABC sitcom which she co-created
  • Associated With: Film, Lead, film
    supporting roles in films including Rain Man (1988)
  • Associated With: Animation, Lead, animation
    Hunt has shifted her focus to animated media
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