Birth Date: January 6, 1944, Hermosa Beach, California.
Info: She sits on the advisory council
for the Save the Children Foundation and volunteers with the Stroke Association
of Southern California.
Family Life: Marvin Minoff (1980 - present),
Ronald Sossi (1967 - 1970) (divorced)
Bonnie on having children... "It’s my one regret.
When I thought, Yeah, I really wanna have kids, it just never happened. I guess
I wasn’t driven enough to go to extraordinary means or to adopt even,
and then time passed."
Trivia: Began acting as a child.
She once said that because of her red hair and freckles, fans have a hard time
believing that she is Jewish.
She won a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for the
Broadway musical, "Applause
Where
Is She Now: Just appeared in the documentary "Broadway: The Next
Generation"
After the series' demise, her television work became sporadic, and by the early
'90s, she had left the medium altogether, though Franklin continues acting in
regional theater and in cross-country tours of plays.
This little tidbit is from Trashy Tabloid reader Terry. I live in
Ventura California and have recently seen Ms. Franklin at the outdoor farmer's
market in our area. I believe she lives somewhere around here; maybe Ojai; just
north of Ventura.
Credits: Broadway: The Next Generation (2004)
Intimate Portrait: Bonnie Franklin (2003) (TV) .... Herself
CBS at 75 (2003) (TV) .... Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age (2003) .... Herself
"Touched by an Angel" (2000) playing "Carol Anne Larkin"
"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1997) playing "Herself"
"Almost Perfect" (1996) playing "Mary Ryan"
"Burke's Law" (1994) playing "Theresa St. Claire"
Sister Margaret & Saturday Night Ladies (1987) (TV)... Sister Margaret
"Comedy Zone" (1984) playing "Herself"
I Love Liberty (1982) (TV)
Your Place... or Mine (1982) (TV) .... Alexandra
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV)
The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (1980) (TV) .... Margaret Sanger
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979) (TV) .... Gail
"Mary Tyler Moore Hour, The" (1979) playing "Herself"
Hal Linden Special, The (1979) (TV) .... Herself
Guide for the Married Woman, A (1978) (TV) .... Shirley
32nd Annual Tony Awards, The (1978) (TV) .... Herself
"CBS: On the Air" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Co-host - part VI
"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1978) playing "Herself"
"Love Boat, The" (1977) playing "Stacy Skogstad, Captain's Ex-Wife"
"Bronk" (1975) in episode: "The Pickoff"
"Match Game PM" (1975) (episode # 1.12)
"One Day at a Time" (1975) TV Series .... Ann Romano Royer
Law, The (1974) (TV) .... Bobbie Stone
"Munsters, The" (1966) playing "Janice"
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1966) playing "Dorie"
"Gidget" (1965) playing "Jean" in episode: "Too Many Cooks"
"Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1965) playing "Dorie"
"Gidget" (1965) playing "Janie" in episode: "Chivalry Isn't Dead"
"Man from U.N.C.L.E., The" (1965) playing "Peggy Durance"
"Mr. Novak" (1964) in episode: "The People Doll"
Summer Place, A (1959) (uncredited) .... Girl in dormitory
Wrong Man, The (1956) (uncredited) .... Young girl
Kettles in the Ozarks, The (1956) .... Betty
DIRECTOR:
"Munsters Today, The" (1988) TV Series
"Karen's Song" (1987) TV Series
"Charles in Charge" (1984) TV Series (several episodes)
Name:
Bonnie Franklin
Where
Is She Now: Just appeared in the documentary "Broadway: The Next
Generation"