Background and Age

Bonnie Somerville was born on February 24, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother raised her in a large family with 8 siblings. She entered the world of acting at a very early age. She used to participate in school plays during her high school years. She went to Poly Prep High School in Bay Ridge, where she was a team cheerleader. She majored in Musical Theatre at Boston University. After completing her college education, she returned to New York to pursue her career in acting. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.

Relationships

Bonnie was dating Dave Salmoni but they eventually broke up. She was in a relationship with Kristan Harloff who was a former co-host of hers.

Career and Net Worth

A model scout noticed Bonnie Somerville in New York while waiting for a table. The meeting gave her confidence in the entertainment industry. She moved to Los Angeles when she was 22 years old. After moving there, she made a band and also hired an agent for their band. She was a backup singer for the album “We Were Here”. She sang a song called “Winding Road” which was part of the soundtrack for a movie called Garden State directed by Zach Braff.

Bonnie appeared as an extra in the movie “City Hall” in the year 1996. She played the lead role and sang in the CBS show, Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story in the year 1999. She appeared in the television series Grosse Pointe in the year 2000. She played the role of Rachel Hoffman in the season one of the television series “The OC”. Her appearances on "The OC" won her the cover of Stuff Magazine in May 2004. The issue was titled "Girls of The O.C. (2003)" and featured provocative photos of the female cast.

She appeared in fifteen episodes of final seasons of “NYPD Blue” during the year 2004-05. In the police drama, she played the role of Det. Laura Murphy. She appeared in “Kitchen Confidential” in the year 2005. Bradley Cooper played the lead role in the series. She appeared in the “Cashmere Mafia” in the year 2008. She appeared as a guest star in “Gary Unmarried”. She appeared in small roles in the movies “Shades of Ray”, ”Without a Paddle”, “The Ugly Truth” and “Labor Pains”.

Bonnie played a main role in “The Best and the Brightest” along with Amy Sedaris and Neil Harris in the year 2010. In the movie, her character's name was Sam who has a 5 year old daughter. She also made an appearance in one episode of the show “Royal Pains” during the month of June in 2010. She starred in the movie “A Holiday Engagement” in the year 2011. This was a television film made for the Christmas season. She was seen as a detective in “Golden Boy” in the year 2013. She was part of the group “Band from TV” as a singer.