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Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Actor · Born March 25, 1948 (78) · New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Bonnie Bedelia Culkin (born March 25, 1948) is an American actress. After beginning her career in theatre in the 1960s, Bedelia starred in the CBS daytime soap opera Love of Life and made her film debut in The Gypsy Moths. Bedelia subsequently appeared in the films They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Lovers and Other Strangers, Heart Like a Wheel, The Prince of Pennsylvania, Die Hard, Presumed Innocent, Sordid Lives, and Needful Things. For her television work, Bedelia has earned two Emmy Awards nominations. From 2001 to 2004, Bedelia played the lead role in the Lifetime television drama series The Division. She also starred as family matriarch Camille Braverman in the NBC family drama series Parenthood (2010–15). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bonnie Bedelia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 25, 1948 (78)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Bonnie Bedelia's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Survival
15%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 14 · Dark 13

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 34 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 18 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 22 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 21 analyzed roles.

Ally
9 of 21
Shadow
5 of 21
Hero
3 of 21
Shapeshifter
1 of 21
Mentor
1 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Herald
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
22
Warm
12
Hopeful
13
Dread
6
Other
32

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bonnie Bedelia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bonnie Bedelia's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Maybe We Should (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Barb Warren

  • The Hill(2023)

    as Gram

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Noel Diary(2022)

    as Ellie Foster

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Violet(2021)

    as Aunt Helen

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Life on the Rocks(2021)

    as Nana

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sordid Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • What/If(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • A Stone in the Water(2019)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Christmas on the Coast(2017)

    as Ellie Cassadine

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Scent of Rain & Lightning(2017)

    as Annabelle

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • A Joyous Christmas(2017)

    as Joy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Very Sordid Wedding(2017)

    as Latrelle Williamson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Her Secret Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Melanie

  • Munchausen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mother

  • Parenthood(2010)

    Show 103 episodes · as Camille Braverman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Sordid Lives: The Series(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Latrelle Williamson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Life(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginia Ginger Heffman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Berkeley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Hawkins

  • Manhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alice

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 88 episodes · as Kate McCafferty

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeline Klein

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sordid Lives(2000)

    as Latrelle Williamson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Flo Owens

  • Flowers for Algernon(2000)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Anywhere But Here(1999)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gloria(1999)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Locked in Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lydia

  • Bad Manners(1997)

    as Nancy Westlund

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • To Live Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Iris Sayer

  • Any Mother's Son(1997)

    as Dorothy Hajdys

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Shadow of a Doubt(1995)

    as Robin Harwell

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Her Costly Affair(1996)

    as Dr. Diane Weston

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Season in Purgatory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Valerie Sabbath

  • Homecoming(1996)

    as Eunice Logan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story(1995)

    as Jill Coit

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Nancy McDonald

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Speechless(1994)

    as Annette

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Judicial Consent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Gwen Warwick

  • Needful Things(1993)

    as Polly Chalmers

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally Creighton

  • The Fire Next Time(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Suzanne Morgan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Morgan

  • Switched at Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Regina Twigg

  • Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture(1990)

    as Hannah McGrath

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Presumed Innocent(1990)

    as Barbara Sabich

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Die Hard 2(1990)

    as Holly McClane

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Fat Man and Little Boy(1989)

    as Kitty Oppenheimer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Prince of Pennsylvania(1988)

    as Pam Marshetta

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Die Hard(1988)

    as Holly Gennaro McClane

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Alice Kildee

  • When the Time Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Liddy Travis

  • The Boy Who Could Fly(1986)

    as Charlene

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Alex: The Life of a Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Carole Deford

  • Violets Are Blue...(1986)

    as Ruth Squires

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Death of an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Grace

  • The Lady from Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Janet Weston

  • Memorial Day(1983)

    as Cass

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Heart Like a Wheel(1983)

    as Shirley Muldowney

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Million Dollar Infield(1982)

    as Marcia Miller

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier(1980)

    as Aleta

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Tourist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mandy Burke

  • Salem's Lot(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susan Norton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Walking Through the Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Dr. Rand

  • A Question of Love(1978)

    as Joan Saltzman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Big Fix(1978)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The New Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Heatwave! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Laura Taylor

  • Message to My Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Janet Thatcher

  • Between Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ellie

  • Hawkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Edith Dayton-Thomas

  • A Time for Love(1973)

    as Kitty

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sandcastles(1972)

    as Jenna Hampshire

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Rosalie

  • In Pursuit of Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Reva

  • Lovers and Other Strangers(1970)

    as Susan Henderson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

    as Ruby Bates

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Gypsy Moths(1969)

    as Annie Burke

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Temple Brooks

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Tina Granger

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alice Harper · as Laurie Mansfield

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Nutcracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Clara

  • No Means No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mrs. Wells

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 84 of them dated from 1958 to 2026; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Die Hard 2 (1990)

$240M worldwide

Highest rated

Die Hard (1988)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19582026

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1969Screen debut· The Gypsy Moths
  • 1983First top-billed film· Heart Like a Wheel
  • 1990Career best· Die Hard 2
  • 2010Career best· Parenthood

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1950s2 · acting1960s6 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 12% of 25 roles
69849409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 1984–1994.

  1. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 1989
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  3. 1984
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Bonnie Bedelia's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

A Very Sordid Wedding (2017)

90th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Die Hard (1988)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bonnie Bedelia's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles32–88 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles19–59 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles25–88 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles32–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles34–76 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bonnie Bedelia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bonnie Bedelia's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Del Shores shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles