- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 2, 1923
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- October 11, 1988
Bonita Granville
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 series. She also appeared with Mickey Rooney in a few Andy Hardy movies. She never really had a movie breakthrough, and after marrying oil millionaire and later producer Jack Wrather, she retired from act…
Filmography
movieHollywood’s Children
1982 · Self
movieThe Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 · Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Magic of Lassie
1978 · Producer
movieLassie: Peace Is Our Profession
1972 · Producer
V.I.P. Schaukel
tvV.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Self
movieLassie: The Adventures of Neeka
1969 · Associate Producer
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieThe Velvet Alley
1959 · Mrs. Kirkley
movieThe Lone Ranger
1956 · Welcome Kilgore
tvClimax!
1954 · Laura Jordan, Molly
tvLassie
1954 · , Director
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Ellen Morison
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Kitty, Joan
movieGuilty of Treason
1950 · Stephanie Varna
movieStrike It Rich
1948 · Julie Ann Brady
tvStudio One
1948 · Ann
movieThe Guilty
1947 · Estelle Mitchell / Linda Mitchell
movieLove Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946 · Kay Wilson
movieSuspense
1946 · Ronnie
movieThe Truth About Murder
1946 · Christine Allen
movieBreakfast in Hollywood
1946 · Dorothy Larson
movieSenorita from the West
1945 · Jeannie Blake
movieThe Beautiful Cheat
1945 · Alice
movieYouth Runs Wild
1944 · Toddy Jones
movieSong of the Open Road
1944 · Bonnie
movieAndy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944 · Kay Wilson
movieHitler's Children
1943 · Anna Miller
movieSeven Miles from Alcatraz
1942 · Anne Porter
movieNow, Voyager
1942 · June Vale
movieThe Glass Key
1942 · Opal 'Snip' Madvig
movieSyncopation
1942 · Kit Latimer
Soaring Stars
movieSoaring Stars
1942 · Passenger
movieH.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941 · Mary Pulham
movieScreen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 · Self
movieDown in San Diego
1941 · Betty Haines
movieThe People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · Frances Marlowe
movieThe Wild Man of Borneo
1941 · Francine 'Frankie' Diamond
movieGallant Sons
1940 · Kate Pendleton
movieEscape
1940 · Ursula
movieThird Finger, Left Hand
1940 · Vicky Sherwood
movieThose Were the Days!
1940 · Martha Scroggs
movieThe Mortal Storm
1940 · Elsa
movieForty Little Mothers
1940 · Doris
movieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 · Nancy Drew
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939 · Peggy Finnegan
movieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939 · Nancy Drew
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939 · Nancy Drew
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Nancy Drew (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew… Detective
1938 · Nancy Drew
movieHard to Get
1938 · Connie Richards
movieMy Bill
1938 · Gwen Colbrook
movieWhite Banners
1938 · Sally Ward
movieThe Beloved Brat
1938 · Roberta Morgan
movieMerrily We Live
1938 · Marian Kilbourne
movieIt's Love I'm After
1937 · Gracie Kane
movieCall It a Day
1937 · Ann Hilton
movieQuality Street
1937 · Isabella
movieMaid of Salem
1937 · Ann
movieThe Plough and the Stars
1936 · Mollser Gogan
movieThe Garden of Allah
1936 · Convent Girl (uncredited)
movieThese Three
1936 · Mary Tilford
movieSong of the Saddle
1936 · Jen as a Child
movieAh, Wilderness!
1935 · Mildred Miller
movieThe Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited)
movieCradle Song
1933 · Carmen (uncredited)
movieCavalcade
1933 · Young Fanny
movieSilver Dollar
1932 · Liddy (uncredited)
movieWestward Passage
1932 · Little Olivia Allen (age 9)