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name: "Bonita Friedericy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bonita-friedericy"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 October 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T01:04:33.824972+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bonita Friedericy

Actor. Born 10 October 1961 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 October 1961, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- **Also known as:** Bonita Fri Edericy

## Biography

Bonita Friedericy is an American actress. She was born on 10 October 1961 in Charlottesville, Virginia, and raised in Palos Verdes, California. She began her career on stage in the 1990s and won an Ovation Award for her performance in a Los Angeles production of *Our Country's Good*. She also worked as a teacher for nearly 13 years while pursuing acting.

Friedericy is best known for portraying NSA General Diane Beckman in the series *Chuck* (2007–2012), appearing in all five seasons. She has had guest and recurring roles in numerous television series, including *Malcolm in the Middle*, *Bones*, *Parks and Recreation*, *Castle*, *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* and *The Good Doctor*. Film credits include *Christmas with the Kranks* (2004), *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010) and *Paranormal Activity 3* (2011). She has been married to actor John Billingsley since 2000.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, as Diane Beckman — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Bella Thomas
- *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), Hysterical Woman
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), Susan
- *Bones* (2005), Sharon Eller
- *Next* (2007), Cashier Girl
- *Castle* (2009), Sister Mary
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Maria
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), Sandra Guthrie

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