People
Bonita Granville
Biography:
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 1938-39 came the movies she is now best remembered for -- playing the bright and feisty detective/reporter Nancy Drew in the Nancy Drew... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Hollywood’s Children as Self | 1982-02-24 |
The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Woman (uncredited) | 1981-08-06 |
The Velvet Alley as Mrs. Kirkley | 1959-01-22 |
The Lone Ranger as Welcome Kilgore | 1956-02-25 |
Guilty of Treason as Stephanie Varna | 1950-02-20 |
Strike It Rich as Julie Ann Brady | 1948-12-01 |
The Guilty as Estelle Mitchell / Linda Mitchell | 1947-03-22 |
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy as Kay Wilson | 1946-12-25 |
Suspense as Ronnie | 1946-06-15 |
The Truth About Murder as Christine Allen | 1946-04-01 |
Breakfast in Hollywood as Dorothy Larson | 1946-02-26 |
Senorita from the West as Jeannie Blake | 1945-10-12 |
The Beautiful Cheat as Alice | 1945-07-20 |
Youth Runs Wild as Toddy Jones | 1944-09-01 |
Song of the Open Road as Bonnie | 1944-06-21 |
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Kay Wilson | 1944-05-04 |
Hitler's Children as Anna Miller | 1943-01-06 |
Seven Miles from Alcatraz as Anne Porter | 1942-11-18 |
Now, Voyager as June Vale | 1942-10-22 |
The Glass Key as Opal 'Snip' Madvig | 1942-09-08 |
Syncopation as Kit Latimer | 1942-05-22 |
Soaring Stars as Passenger | 1942-04-25 |
H.M. Pulham, Esq. as Mary Pulham | 1941-12-04 |
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self | 1941-08-15 |
Down in San Diego as Betty Haines | 1941-08-01 |
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare as Frances Marlowe | 1941-05-02 |
The Wild Man of Borneo as Francine 'Frankie' Diamond | 1941-01-24 |
Gallant Sons as Kate Pendleton | 1940-11-15 |
Escape as Ursula | 1940-11-01 |
Third Finger, Left Hand as Vicky Sherwood | 1940-10-11 |
Those Were the Days! as Martha Scroggs | 1940-07-14 |
The Mortal Storm as Elsa | 1940-06-20 |
Forty Little Mothers as Doris | 1940-04-26 |
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Nancy Drew | 1939-09-09 |
Angels Wash Their Faces as Peggy Finnegan | 1939-08-26 |
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as Nancy Drew | 1939-06-17 |
Nancy Drew... Reporter as Nancy Drew | 1939-02-18 |
Breakdowns of 1938 as Nancy Drew (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938-12-31 |
Nancy Drew… Detective as Nancy Drew | 1938-11-19 |
Hard to Get as Connie Richards | 1938-11-05 |
My Bill as Gwen Colbrook | 1938-07-08 |
White Banners as Sally Ward | 1938-06-23 |
The Beloved Brat as Roberta Morgan | 1938-04-30 |
Merrily We Live as Marian Kilbourne | 1938-03-04 |
It's Love I'm After as Gracie Kane | 1937-10-08 |
Call It a Day as Ann Hilton | 1937-04-17 |
Quality Street as Isabella | 1937-03-26 |
Maid of Salem as Ann | 1937-02-12 |
The Plough and the Stars as Mollser Gogan | 1936-12-26 |
The Garden of Allah as Convent Girl (uncredited) | 1936-10-14 |
These Three as Mary Tilford | 1936-03-18 |
Song of the Saddle as Jen as a Child | 1936-02-28 |
Ah, Wilderness! as Mildred Miller | 1935-12-25 |
The Life of Vergie Winters as Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited) | 1934-06-14 |
Little Women as Amy's Classmate (uncredited) | 1933-11-24 |
Cradle Song as Carmen (uncredited) | 1933-11-19 |
Cavalcade as Young Fanny | 1933-02-08 |
Silver Dollar as Liddy (uncredited) | 1932-12-22 |
Westward Passage as Little Olivia Allen (age 9) | 1932-05-27 |