Bonnie Hunt

Birthday: 22 September 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name: Bonnie Lynn Hunt

Height: 173 cm

Bonnie Hunt was born on September 22, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Bonnie Lynn Hunt. She is a producer and writer, known for The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008), Return to Me (2000) and The Green Mile (1 ...Show More

Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are Show more Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are. Hide

When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to mak Show more When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to make their heads really crazy. Hide

I have spent the last 10 years of my life alone. In that time, I have discovered myself. I figured o Show more I have spent the last 10 years of my life alone. In that time, I have discovered myself. I figured out what I want out of my life. If the right person comes along who has all the qualities I seek for in my future husband, I will definitely consider marrying him. Hide

Everybody knows when you're a struggling family; you don't really know it when you're a kid. But you Show more Everybody knows when you're a struggling family; you don't really know it when you're a kid. But you do know the difference between stress and moments of relief where there's, like, this happiness. Hide

I loved when my folks would watch The Dean Martin Show (1965). I loved when my folks would watch The Dean Martin Show (1965).

I still have my bad days when I think I'm not getting everything I deserve. But those pass quickly o Show more I still have my bad days when I think I'm not getting everything I deserve. But those pass quickly once my mother gets on the phone and says, 'listen, we used to eat rocks and walk 80 miles a day to school'. Hide

My only power is my ability to do something with passion and do it well. It's also something someone Show more My only power is my ability to do something with passion and do it well. It's also something someone cannot take way from me, so it's very valuable. Hide

To have children on the set, you realize that if a 10-year-old can do it, who are you kidding? It hu Show more To have children on the set, you realize that if a 10-year-old can do it, who are you kidding? It humbles you. Hide

I remember, when I was 7, my dad found a pregnant dog on the railroad track one day and brought her Show more I remember, when I was 7, my dad found a pregnant dog on the railroad track one day and brought her home. So my mom explained about how this dog was married but that her husband had passed away - she didn't want me to even think that a dog could have babies without being married. Hide

When you're an actress, you are a part of the storytelling process. You have to do the same thing wh Show more When you're an actress, you are a part of the storytelling process. You have to do the same thing when you direct. Hide

When I first landed at Pixar, I felt like I found this creative oasis with John Lasseter... It's wha Show more When I first landed at Pixar, I felt like I found this creative oasis with John Lasseter... It's what you thought Hollywood was going to be. Hide

I worked at a nursing home though high school... There's a lost appreciation for a generation that h Show more I worked at a nursing home though high school... There's a lost appreciation for a generation that has so much to tell us when we're so full of self-help books and doctors on TV. Hide

If an executive producer has written a certain line, and an actress says it, and it's not very funny Show more If an executive producer has written a certain line, and an actress says it, and it's not very funny, you don't dare go to them and say, 'I don't like this,' because it will make your life miserable. Hide

I think you have to see the high highs and the low lows to get to the core of what makes us tick as Show more I think you have to see the high highs and the low lows to get to the core of what makes us tick as people. Hide

My mother gets told, 'Oh, you're so lucky that your daughters are doing so well.' She never corrects Show more My mother gets told, 'Oh, you're so lucky that your daughters are doing so well.' She never corrects anybody when they assume Helen ('Helen Hunt') is her daughter. Hide

I don't know if I realized that I was funny, but I realized how healing and important humor was in m Show more I don't know if I realized that I was funny, but I realized how healing and important humor was in my childhood. Hide

Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt. Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt.

[on being one of seven children] It's great because when you go home you're the person you were in s Show more [on being one of seven children] It's great because when you go home you're the person you were in sixth grade! Hide

I live in this apartment building, and everybody who lives there thinks of me as a housewife. People Show more I live in this apartment building, and everybody who lives there thinks of me as a housewife. People drop their babies off with me. Or I get notes: 'I'm going to be gone for three days. The keys are under the mat; take care of the cats.' Because they all think I'm home all the time. Hide

I don't have the fear I won't be able to think of something else to write. It's what I do. I don't have the fear I won't be able to think of something else to write. It's what I do.

Chicago has definitely played a part in my character development. I love the essence of the city, th Show more Chicago has definitely played a part in my character development. I love the essence of the city, the personalities of the people, the hard-working spirit that you need to get through the winters. And every neighborhood has its great restaurants and the local hot-dog stand. Hide

Because I've been so blessed with a background in nursing and spent so much time with patients at a Show more Because I've been so blessed with a background in nursing and spent so much time with patients at a really intimate, vulnerable time in their lives, the one lesson I've learned is that you never turn down a challenge where you can keep your creative integrity and your heart and soul and your sense of self. Hide

In my neighborhood growing up, 8, 10,12 kids were the norm. Those stay-at-home moms would handle so Show more In my neighborhood growing up, 8, 10,12 kids were the norm. Those stay-at-home moms would handle so much physically and emotionally. Even in my early teens, I could tell those ladies were something. Hide

When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success. When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success.

You gain a certain maturity from being a nurse in a cancer ward. You gain a certain maturity from being a nurse in a cancer ward.

Everyone hopes to get a fall slot, but I'm just happy to get on the air. Everyone hopes to get a fall slot, but I'm just happy to get on the air.

But I'm thrilled to be employed, and to work with all my friends and people that I admire. You're ju Show more But I'm thrilled to be employed, and to work with all my friends and people that I admire. You're just lucky to work - that's the bottom line. Hide

Not only do people stop me on the street to say, 'We're walking, we're walking', but I have actually Show more Not only do people stop me on the street to say, 'We're walking, we're walking', but I have actually been in restaurants where the hostess was saying it to customers. Hide

When the Pixar people call, you jump at the opportunity. When the Pixar people call, you jump at the opportunity.

Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many peo Show more Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah, she was learning and we were learning with her. And I think that's really was the seed that was planted for all of us to just hang in there with her. Hide

I'm a blue-collar Chicago girl raised on wonderful movies my mom took us to, ones that had a lot of Show more I'm a blue-collar Chicago girl raised on wonderful movies my mom took us to, ones that had a lot of heart. Hide

I love writing. I love writing.

My home is in Chicago, but I have an apartment in Los Angeles. My home is in Chicago, but I have an apartment in Los Angeles.

I'm trying to be truthful. I'm trying to be truthful.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything. If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

I thought of school as a captive audience. It gave me a chance to work on my material. I thought of school as a captive audience. It gave me a chance to work on my material.

I thought of Second City as just the greatest therapeutic job anybody could ever dream of having. I thought of Second City as just the greatest therapeutic job anybody could ever dream of having.

Improvisation, if you play it at the top of your intelligence, leads to a kind of truth that people Show more Improvisation, if you play it at the top of your intelligence, leads to a kind of truth that people find really accessible. Hide

Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in Rain Man (1988) as the waitress who dropped the toothp Show more Barry Levinson saw me on a tape and put me in Rain Man (1988) as the waitress who dropped the toothpicks. The scene was talked about a lot. Then, all of a sudden, I started to get more auditions Hide

Would I like to be the lead girl? Who wouldn't? Would I like to be the lead girl? Who wouldn't?

I don't have the fear of my looks changing. I don't have the fear of my looks changing.

If I couldn't be Dick Van Dyke, I wanted to be Art Carney. If I couldn't be Dick Van Dyke, I wanted to be Art Carney.

It's not that I don't take TV seriously. I take it very seriously. But I've got my priorities straig Show more It's not that I don't take TV seriously. I take it very seriously. But I've got my priorities straight. Call it my extra gift. Without it, I would be devastated every day in Hollywood. Hide

The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talki Show more The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest. Hide

I love talking to people and finding out their opinion. I love talking to people and finding out their opinion.

I think what happens is that some writers, who are so great in television or whatever, once they bec Show more I think what happens is that some writers, who are so great in television or whatever, once they become successful, they get out of the loop of real life. It's real hard to draw on something to write. Hide

I am a storyteller, and I take great pride in the storytelling and a great joy. I am a storyteller, and I take great pride in the storytelling and a great joy.

Anything Pixar does, you know, I really just am in awe of them and thrilled to be included in anythi Show more Anything Pixar does, you know, I really just am in awe of them and thrilled to be included in anything they do. Hide

I keep saying I won't go back to television, but I do. I keep saying I won't go back to television, but I do.

I was so angry at God for taking my father from me that I marched up to my mother before the funeral Show more I was so angry at God for taking my father from me that I marched up to my mother before the funeral and told her I was going to quit nursing school. I just wanted to stop living. Hide

Carl Reiner is perfection. Carl Reiner is perfection.

[when asked if she ever dated David Letterman] We never dated. We slept together, but we never dated Show more [when asked if she ever dated David Letterman] We never dated. We slept together, but we never dated. Hide

When I was in high school, I hid in the back seat of an old boyfriend's car when he was out with ano Show more When I was in high school, I hid in the back seat of an old boyfriend's car when he was out with another girl. He finally found me, but not until after he had made out with her for an hour. Hide

My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here. My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here.

There's nothing funnier than religion. Try explaining it to a kid. I had it all wrong when I was a k Show more There's nothing funnier than religion. Try explaining it to a kid. I had it all wrong when I was a kid. Hide

I don't understand the rewarding of behavior that is less than classy. I don't get it. I don't understand the rewarding of behavior that is less than classy. I don't get it.

I won't wear fur-never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the Show more I won't wear fur-never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs. Hide

I only have one job, and that's being a storyteller. I only have one job, and that's being a storyteller.

I don't think of myself as a comedian. I don't think of myself as a comedian.

I'm right on the edge of getting another movie. It's between me and a famous person. The studio said Show more I'm right on the edge of getting another movie. It's between me and a famous person. The studio said they're thinking about going with somebody with a name. I said, 'That's great! Because I have one!' Hide

I would hope to have some of the same audience that Oprah has earned. And I would love to earn that, Show more I would hope to have some of the same audience that Oprah has earned. And I would love to earn that, as well. Hide

I was very down as a teenager, very upset because I had gotten hurt in a car accident. But my dad wa Show more I was very down as a teenager, very upset because I had gotten hurt in a car accident. But my dad was a source of strength. He used to say, 'It's the character with strength that God gives the most challenges to.' I've thought about that so many times in my life when things didn't go right. Hide

I lived in an apartment near Wrigley Field. I lived in an apartment near Wrigley Field.

I like regular meals and restaurants that will adapt things to your taste. Not a place where they ro Show more I like regular meals and restaurants that will adapt things to your taste. Not a place where they roll their eyes if you want the sauce on the side. Hide

I'm from an Irish Catholic family. I'm from an Irish Catholic family.

I've been so fortunate in my career and my own life just to have all these opportunities, and the ta Show more I've been so fortunate in my career and my own life just to have all these opportunities, and the talk show has always been one of my favorite formats. Hide

When you're the mom in a big family comedy, you have to get your personality when you can. When you're the mom in a big family comedy, you have to get your personality when you can.

There were seven kids in our family. My mom had seven kids in 10 years. So you had to learn how to t Show more There were seven kids in our family. My mom had seven kids in 10 years. So you had to learn how to talk and think fast if you wanted to be heard. Hide

I am on the phone with my sisters every day. I am on the phone with my sisters every day.

Restaurants in Chicago are seldom disappointing. Restaurants in Chicago are seldom disappointing.

The thing about Pixar, they don't do the 'trend is your friend.' They're really about timeless story Show more The thing about Pixar, they don't do the 'trend is your friend.' They're really about timeless story telling, and that's pretty great. Hide

I don't think this is the end of Oprah, it's only the beginning. I have a feeling that she'll probab Show more I don't think this is the end of Oprah, it's only the beginning. I have a feeling that she'll probably have her own station, and continue to do what she does. Hide

I was a good kid. I was a good kid.

I grew up in a working-class neighborhood, so there was always a sense of struggle, but we had hope. I grew up in a working-class neighborhood, so there was always a sense of struggle, but we had hope.

All my brothers and sisters are really witty, and I would just sit back and enjoy them. All my brothers and sisters are really witty, and I would just sit back and enjoy them.

I have a great affinity for senior citizens. I have a great affinity for senior citizens.

If you're authentic, people smile because they sense there's a piece of themselves there. If you're authentic, people smile because they sense there's a piece of themselves there.

I wanted to be a story teller so badly. I wanted to be a story teller so badly.

Humor is very healing. Humor is very healing.

What kind of woman irons her husband's sheets? Even the clothes I wear, I just throw 'em in the drye Show more What kind of woman irons her husband's sheets? Even the clothes I wear, I just throw 'em in the dryer with some golf balls. Hide

Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, Show more Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling. Hide

I don't write punch lines. I don't write punch lines.

Bonnie Hunt's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (56)

Beethovens 2nd

Life with Bonnie - Season 1

Escape at Dannemora - Season 1

Rain Man

Monsters Inc

Forky Asks a Question - Season 1

Zootopia 2

Sofia the First - Season 1

Jerry Maguire

The Talk - Season 14

Beethoven

Sofia the First - Season 4

Random Hearts

The Life and Times of Tim - Season 3

Only You (1994)

SUBWAYStories Tales from the Underground

Zootopia

Cheaper By The Dozen 2

The Radiator Springs 500½

The Life and Times of Tim - Season 2

Project Greenlight - Season 2

Now And Then

Sofia the First - Season 2

Project Greenlight - Season 1

The Daily Show - Season 22

Jumanji

Bonnie Hunt'S roles

Sarah Whittle

Laurel Boyd

Aunt Tilly

Alice Newton

Flint

Bonnie Hopps

Jan Edgecomb

Kate Baker

Dolly

Sally Dibbs