Bonita Granville

Person

Bonita Granville

Born 2 February 1923 Died 11 October 1988, aged 65 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
9age in their first credit on record (1932)
49years on screen and counting
7credits in 1938, their busiest year
63dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Legend of the Lone Ranger poster Age: 58

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981
as Woman (uncredited)
The Velvet Alley poster Age: 35

The Velvet Alley

1959
as Mrs. Kirkley
The Lone Ranger poster Age: 33

The Lone Ranger

1956
as Welcome Kilgore
Guilty of Treason poster Age: 27

Guilty of Treason

1950
as Stephanie Varna
Strike It Rich poster Age: 25

Strike It Rich

1948
as Julie Ann Brady
The Guilty poster Age: 24

The Guilty

1947
as Estelle Mitchell / Linda Mitchell
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy poster Age: 23

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

1946
as Kay Wilson
Suspense poster Age: 23

Suspense

1946
as Ronnie
The Truth About Murder poster Age: 23

The Truth About Murder

1946
as Christine Allen
Breakfast in Hollywood poster Age: 23

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946
as Dorothy Larson
Senorita from the West poster Age: 22

Senorita from the West

1945
as Jeannie Blake
The Beautiful Cheat poster Age: 22

The Beautiful Cheat

1945
as Alice
Youth Runs Wild poster Age: 21

Youth Runs Wild

1944
as Toddy Jones
Song of the Open Road poster Age: 21

Song of the Open Road

1944
as Bonnie
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble poster Age: 21

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

1944
as Kay Wilson
Hitler's Children poster Age: 19

Hitler's Children

1943
as Anna Miller
Seven Miles from Alcatraz poster Age: 19

Seven Miles from Alcatraz

1942
as Anne Porter
Now, Voyager poster Age: 19

Now, Voyager

1942
as June Vale
The Glass Key poster Age: 19

The Glass Key

1942
as Opal 'Snip' Madvig
Syncopation poster Age: 19

Syncopation

1942
as Kit Latimer
No poster
Age: 19

Soaring Stars

1942
as Passenger
H.M. Pulham, Esq. poster Age: 18

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941
as Mary Pulham
Down in San Diego poster Age: 18

Down in San Diego

1941
as Betty Haines
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare poster Age: 18

The People Vs. Dr. Kildare

1941
as Frances Marlowe
The Wild Man of Borneo poster Age: 17

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941
as Francine 'Frankie' Diamond
Gallant Sons poster Age: 17

Gallant Sons

1940
as Kate Pendleton
Escape poster Age: 17

Escape

1940
as Ursula
Third Finger, Left Hand poster Age: 17

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940
as Vicky Sherwood
Those Were the Days! poster Age: 17

Those Were the Days!

1940
as Martha Scroggs
The Mortal Storm poster Age: 17

The Mortal Storm

1940
as Elsa
Forty Little Mothers poster Age: 17

Forty Little Mothers

1940
as Doris
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase poster Age: 16

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939
as Nancy Drew
Angels Wash Their Faces poster Age: 16

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939
as Peggy Finnegan
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter poster Age: 16

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

1939
as Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew... Reporter poster Age: 16

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939
as Nancy Drew
Breakdowns of 1938 poster Age: 15

Breakdowns of 1938

1938
as Nancy Drew (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nancy Drew… Detective poster Age: 15

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938
as Nancy Drew
Hard to Get poster Age: 15

Hard to Get

1938
as Connie Richards
My Bill poster Age: 15

My Bill

1938
as Gwen Colbrook
White Banners poster Age: 15

White Banners

1938
as Sally Ward
The Beloved Brat poster Age: 15

The Beloved Brat

1938
as Roberta Morgan
Merrily We Live poster Age: 15

Merrily We Live

1938
as Marian Kilbourne
It's Love I'm After poster Age: 14

It's Love I'm After

1937
as Gracie Kane
Call It a Day poster Age: 14

Call It a Day

1937
as Ann Hilton
Quality Street poster Age: 14

Quality Street

1937
as Isabella
Maid of Salem poster Age: 14

Maid of Salem

1937
as Ann
The Plough and the Stars poster Age: 13

The Plough and the Stars

1936
as Mollser Gogan
The Garden of Allah poster Age: 13

The Garden of Allah

1936
as Convent Girl (uncredited)
These Three poster Age: 13

These Three

1936
as Mary Tilford
Song of the Saddle poster Age: 13

Song of the Saddle

1936
as Jen as a Child
Ah, Wilderness! poster Age: 12

Ah, Wilderness!

1935
as Mildred Miller
The Life of Vergie Winters poster Age: 11

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934
as Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited)
Cradle Song poster Age: 10

Cradle Song

1933
as Carmen (uncredited)
Cavalcade poster Age: 10

Cavalcade

1933
as Young Fanny
Silver Dollar poster Age: 9

Silver Dollar

1932
as Liddy (uncredited)
Westward Passage poster Age: 9

Westward Passage

1932
as Little Olivia Allen (age 9)
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TV credits

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