Saturday, February 1, 2020

Actress Bonnie Somerville

Bonnie Somerville is a working actress who always finds a way to keep working despite having the misfortune of being in "one-season wonders" - TV shows that only last one season and get canceled for low ratings.


Two examples of one-season wonders starring Ms. Somerville were as a waitress in the Fox sitcom "Kitchen Confidential," which was based on book from the late Anthony Bourdain and ran in the 2005-06 season, and "Golden Boy," about a man who becomes the youngest New York City police commissioner of all time, which ran in the 2013-14 season.  In the latter series, Ms. Somerville played a homicide detective.

Ms. Somerville is well-known for her TV drama roles.  She played Detective Laura Murphy in the twelfth season of ABC's "NYPD Blue" and played Christa Lorenson, a first-year resident doctor, in the CBS medical drama "Code Black."  Ironically, the latter role was for one season, and "Code Black" went on for two more.


Ms. Somerville is also a singer, and she performs in the group Band from TV, a cover band comprised oft television actors who donate their earnings to charity.  She continues to act in television shows in guest roles as well as in movies.

Fun fact:  Bonnie Somerville had a small role in the 2018 version of A Star Is Born, but her scenes were cut.

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