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Bonnie Somerville
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Somerville attending the premiere of Walk of Death in 2007
Born (1974-02-26) February 26, 1974 (age 51)
Education Boston College
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s)
Dave McClain
(m. 2023)

Bonnie Somerville (born February 26, 1974) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in many movies and TV shows. You might know her best as Mona from the TV show Friends. She also had roles in popular series like NYPD Blue, The O.C., and Code Black.

Early Life and Education

Bonnie Somerville grew up in Brooklyn, New York. She loved acting and singing from a young age. In high school, she performed in plays at Poly Prep Country Day School. Later, she studied Musical Theater at Boston College. When she was 22, Bonnie moved to Los Angeles to follow her dreams. There, she formed a band and found an agent to help her career.

Acting and Singing Career

Bonnie Somerville started her acting journey as an extra in the 1996 movie City Hall. She got a bigger role in the 1999 TV miniseries Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, where she also sang.

In 2000, Bonnie starred in the TV series Grosse Pointe. This show was about the making of a fictional TV soap opera. From 2001 to 2002, she played Mona, Ross Geller's girlfriend, in seven episodes of the hit sitcom Friends. She also had small parts in movies like Bedazzled (2000) and Spider-Man 2 (2004).

In 2003, Bonnie joined the cast of The O.C., a popular teen drama. She played Rachel Hoffman, a former colleague of Sandy Cohen. She even appeared on the cover of Stuff magazine!

Bonnie also showed her singing talent. Her song "Winding Road" was featured on the Garden State movie soundtrack. She sang backup for Joshua Radin's album We Were Here. Bonnie was also a singer in Band from TV, a charity band with other actors like Hugh Laurie.

In 2008, she starred in the TV series Cashmere Mafia, which followed four successful women in New York City. She also appeared in the romantic comedy film Labor Pains (2009) with Lindsay Lohan.

Bonnie continued to appear in many TV shows. She had guest roles in Royal Pains and The Mentalist. In 2011, she starred in the Hallmark Channel movie A Holiday Engagement, where she sang "Angels We Have Heard On High". From 2013, she played Detective Mackenzie in the CBS crime drama Golden Boy. Later, she played Dr. Christa Lorenson in the first season of the medical drama Code Black.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story Lyne Danner TV movie
2000 Crime and Punishment in Suburbia Stuck Up Girl
Bedazzled Girl at Beer Garden
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes Julie Proudfit
2004 Spider-Man 2 Screaming Woman
Without a Paddle Denise
2006 Wedding Wars Maggie Welling TV movie
2008 Shades of Ray Noelle Wilson
2009 Labor Pains Suzi Cavendish
The Ugly Truth Elizabeth Chadway
Nobody Fiona
2010 Chasing Zero Dr. Diane Rider Short
The Best and the Brightest Sam
The Search for Santa Paws Kate Hucklebuckle Video
2011 Holiday Engagement Hillary Burns TV movie
2012 Treasure Buddies Mala (voice) Video
Seven Below Brooklyn
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups Mrs. Paws (voice)
Fire with Fire Karen Westlake
2014 Mom's Day Away Laura Miller TV movie
The Prince Susan
2015 Pearly Gates Sharon
2016 Pup Star Emily-Rose (voice) Video
Love You Like Christmas Maddie Duncan TV movie
2021 Nash Bridges Christina Hunter TV movie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Two Guys and a Girl Cindy Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Homecoming"
1999 Beverly Hills, 90210 Mary Episode: "Dog's Best Friend"
2000–01 Grosse Pointe Courtney Scott Main Cast
2001–02 Friends Mona Recurring Cast: Season 8
2002–03 In-Laws Alex Pellet Landis Main Cast
2003 The Twilight Zone Donna Saicheck Episode: "How Much Do You Love Your Kid?"
The O.C. Rachel Hoffman Recurring Cast: Season 1
2004–05 NYPD Blue Det. Laura Murphy Main Cast: Season 12
2005–06 Kitchen Confidential Mimi Main Cast
2006 Jake in Progress Laura Wiles Episode: "Notting Hell"
2008 Cashmere Mafia Caitlin Dowd Main Cast
2009 Gary Unmarried Leah Episode: "Gary Shoots Fish in a Barrel"
2010 Royal Pains Mindy Episode: "Medusa"
2012 The Mentalist Eve Mulberry Episode: "At First Blush"
2013 Golden Boy Det. Deb McKenzie Main Cast
2015 Motive Erica Grey Episode: "Calling the Shots"
Criminal Minds Colleen Sullivan Episode: "Beyond Borders"
2015–16 Code Black Christa Lorenson Main Cast: Season 1
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Heidi Sorenson Episode: "The Newsroom"
2020–24 Blue Bloods Paula Hill Guest: Season 10 & 13, Recurring Cast: Season 11
2021 Heels Vicky Rabies Episode: "Cheap Heat"
2022 Law & Order Mrs. Richardson Episode: "Legacy"

Discography

  • Songs from Another Life EP (2009)

See also

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