Bonita Granville
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Feb 02 1923• Died Oct 11 1988
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Daughter of Bernard 'Bunny' Granville and Rosina Timponi, Bonita Granville was born into an acting family on 2 Febuary 1923, in New York, New York. It's not surprising that she herself became a child actor, first on the stage and, at the age of 9, debuting in movies in Westward Passage (1932). She was regularly cast as a naughty little girl, as in These Three (1936) where she played Mary, an obnoxious girl spreading lies about her teachers. Her performance left an impression on the audience, and she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award. In…
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Bonita Granville's Credits
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Lassie
Climax!
Laura Jordan
Studio One
Ann
Lux Video Theatre
Kitty
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ellen Morison
Now, Voyager
June Vale
The Lone Ranger
Welcome Kilgore
Quality Street
Isabella
The Mortal Storm
Elsa
These Three
Mary Tilford
Hard to Get
Connie Richards
Youth Runs Wild
Toddy Jones
Escape
Ursula
Angels Wash Their Faces
Peggy Finnegan
The Garden of Allah
Convent Girl (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
Nancy Drew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suspense
Ronnie
Call It a Day
Ann Hilton
The Glass Key
Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Ah, Wilderness!
Mildred Miller
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew
Gallant Sons
Kate Pendleton
Maid of Salem
Ann
My Bill
Gwen Colbrook
Cavalcade
Young Fanny
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Woman (uncredited)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Kay Wilson
It's Love I'm After
Gracie Kane
The Guilty
Estelle Mitchell / Linda Mitchell
White Banners
Sally Ward
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew
The Life of Vergie Winters
Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Mary Pulham
Syncopation
Kit Latimer
Third Finger, Left Hand
Vicky Sherwood
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Nancy Drew
The Beloved Brat
Roberta Morgan
Breakfast in Hollywood
Dorothy Larson
Hollywood’s Children
Self
The Magic of Lassie
Production
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Kay Wilson
Song of the Open Road
Bonnie
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
Anne Porter
Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
Production
Forty Little Mothers
Doris
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
Frances Marlowe
Down in San Diego
Betty Haines
The Velvet Alley
Mrs. Kirkley
Soaring Stars
Passenger
The Plough and the Stars
Mollser Gogan
The Beautiful Cheat
Alice
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew
Guilty of Treason
Stephanie Varna
Senorita from the West
Jeannie Blake
The Wild Man of Borneo
Francine 'Frankie' Diamond
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
The Truth About Murder
Christine Allen
Those Were the Days!
Martha Scroggs
Cradle Song
Carmen (uncredited)
Westward Passage
Little Olivia Allen (age 9)
Strike It Rich
Julie Ann Brady
Song of the Saddle
Jen as a Child
Merrily We Live
Marian Kilbourne
Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka
Production
Silver Dollar
Liddy (uncredited)
Hitler's Children
Anna Miller