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Bonnie Blair Brown is an American theater, film and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including in the play Copenhagen on Broadway, the leading actress in the films Altered States (1980), Continental Divide (1981) and Strapless (1989), as well as a run as the title character in the comedy-drama television series The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, which ran from 1987 to 1991. Her later roles include Nina Sharp on the Fox television series Fringe and Judy King on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
Birth Name
Bonnie Blair Brown
Born
Tuesday, 23 April 1946
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Director Sue Joyce | 2018 |
| My Art | Mickey / Self | 2018 |
| Limitless | Marie Finch | 2015 |
| The Affair | Dr. Gunderson | 2014 |
| Forever | Fawn Mahoney Ames | 2014 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Judy King | 2013 |
| Elementary | Kate Durning | 2012 |
| Political Animals | Mrs. Berg | 2012 |
| Too Young to Die | Nell Porter | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Emma Blake | 2011 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Director Sue Joyce | 2018 |
| My Art | Mickey / Self | 2018 |
| Limitless | Marie Finch | 2015 |
| The Affair | Dr. Gunderson | 2014 |
| Forever | Fawn Mahoney Ames | 2014 |
| Orange Is the New Black | Judy King | 2013 |
| Elementary | Kate Durning | 2012 |
| Political Animals | Mrs. Berg | 2012 |
| Too Young to Die | Nell Porter | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Emma Blake | 2011 |
| Falling Skies | Sonya Rankin | 2011 |
| The Speed of Thought | Bridger | 2011 |
| The Buddha | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 2010 |
| MindFlux | Self | 2010 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Herself | 2008 |
| Fringe | Nina Sharp / Alternate Nina Sharp | 2008 |
| Dark Matter | Hildy | 2008 |
| The Jewish Americans | Self | 2008 |
| Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency | Margaret Bayard Smith (voice) | 2007 |
| The Treatment | Miss Callucci | 2007 |
| First Born | Laura's Mother | 2007 |
| Marie Antoinette | Self - Narrator | 2006 |
| Griffin & Phoenix | Eve | 2006 |
| The Sentinel | National Security Advisor | 2006 |
| Loverboy | Jeanette Rawley | 2005 |
| Destination America | Self - Narrator | 2005 |
| 1-800-Missing | Emma Roderick | 2003 |
| Dogville Confessions | Herself / Self | 2003 |
| Dogville | Mrs. Henson | 2003 |
| Young Dr. Freud | Narrator / Self - Narrator | 2002 |
| Benjamin Franklin | Jane Franklin Mecom | 2002 |
| CSI: Miami | Margie Winters | 2002 |
| The Secret Life of the Brain | Self - Narrator | 2002 |
| Smallville | Rachel Dunleavy | 2001 |
| Follow the Stars Home | Hannah Parker | 2001 |
| Hamlet | Gertrude | 2001 |
| Ed | Mary Burton | 2000 |
| Space Cowboys | Dr. Anne Caruthers | 2000 |
| The 54th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney Lynne Riff | 1999 |
| The Astronaut's Wife | Shelly McLaren | 1999 |
| Feds | Erica Stanton | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Ultimate Lie | Joan 'Joanie' McGrath | 1996 |
| Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West | Narrator | 1995 |
| The Gift of Love | Helen Porter | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Mayor Victoria Lewis | 1994 |
| ER | Dr. Vicki Ford | 1994 |
| Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Carol Keating | 1994 |
| The Day My Parents Ran Away | Mrs. Judy Miller / Judy Miller | 1993 |
| Frasier | Jill | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Passed Away | Amy Scanlan | 1992 |
| Those Secrets | Neille Banesh | 1992 |
| The Good Policeman | Rebecca Karp / Mayor Rebecca Karp | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Virginia Masters | 1990 |
| Strapless | Dr. Lillian Hempel | 1989 |
| American Experience | Self - Narrator / Evelyn Nesbit | 1988 |
| Stealing Home | Ginny Wyatt | 1988 |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Molly Dodd / Lorna LaSalle | 1987 |
| Hands of a Stranger | Diane Benton | 1987 |
| Space | Penny Hardesty Pope | 1985 |
| The Bad Seed | Christine Penmark | 1985 |
| A Flash of Green | Kat Hubble | 1984 |
| Kennedy | Jacqueline Kennedy | 1983 |
| Frontline | Narrator | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Kat Hubble / Sabina | 1982 |
| Continental Divide | Nell Porter | 1981 |
| Altered States | Emily Jessup | 1980 |
| One-Trick Pony | Marion | 1980 |
| And I Alone Survived | Lauren Elder | 1978 |
| Wheels | Barbara Lipton | 1978 |
| The Choirboys | Kimberly Lyles | 1977 |
| The 3, 000 Mile Chase | Rachel Kane | 1977 |
| Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging | Charity | 1977 |
| Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Anna Roosevelt | 1977 |
| Captains and the Kings | Elizabeth Healey Hennessey / Elizabeth Healey | 1976 |
| Family | Miss Jessup | 1976 |
| The Adams Chronicles | Susan B. Clark | 1976 |
| The Oregon Trail | Jessica Thorpe | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| The Rockford Files | Kate Flanders / Dep. DA Kate Doyle | 1974 |
| Kojak | Stella | 1973 |
| The Paper Chase | Miss Farranti | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Joan Stewart | 1972 |
| The Whiteoaks of Jalna | Pheasant Vaughan / Pheasan Vaughan | 1972 |
| Police Surgeon | Dulcy | 1971 |
| Sesame Street | Jane | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Lillian Prescott | 1969 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
