--- name: "Bonita Granville" canonical: "https://film.one/person/bonita-granville" fi1m_id: "bonita-granville" imdb_id: "nm0335748" tmdb_id: 14870 wikidata_id: "Q271696" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 February 1923" died: "11 October 1988" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-25T03:09:18.052871+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." --- # Bonita Granville ## Identity Bonita Granville - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bonita-granville - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** bonita-granville - **IMDb ID:** nm0335748 - **TMDB ID:** 14870 - **Wikidata ID:** Q271696 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonita_Granville, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271696, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335748/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14870 Actor. Born 2 February 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 October 1988. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 February 1923, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 11 October 1988 - **Active:** 1933–1942 - **Also known as:** Bonita Granville Wrather, Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 57 (1), 1940s 79 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 72 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $12m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonita_Granville, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271696, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0335748/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14870 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Now, Voyager*](https://film.one/film/now-voyager.md) (82) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Bonita Granville was an American actress and producer. Born on 2 February 1923, she began her career on stage as a child and made her film debut in *Westward Passage* (1932). She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in *These Three* (1936) and appeared as Elsa in *The Mortal Storm* (1940). Other notable film roles include those in *Now, Voyager* (1942) and the Nancy Drew series. In 1947 Granville married oilman and producer Jack Wrather. She retired from acting in front of the camera in the 1950s but later worked as a producer on the *Lassie* television series. She became an executive in the Wrather Corporation, served as chair of the American Film Institute, and was a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She died on 11 October 1988. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Now, Voyager* (1942), Fi1m 82, as June Vale — [page](https://film.one/film/now-voyager.md) - *The Mortal Storm* (1940), Fi1m 76, as Elsa — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-storm.md) - *Cavalcade* (1933), Fi1m 57, as Young Fanny — [page](https://film.one/film/cavalcade.md) ## Complete filmography (64) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Legend of the Lone Ranger* (1981), as Woman (uncredited) - *The Magic of Lassie* (1978), Producer - *Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession* (1972), Producer - *Lassie: The Adventures of Neeka* (1969), Associate Producer - *The Velvet Alley* (1959), as Mrs. Kirkley - *The Lone Ranger* (1956), as Welcome Kilgore - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Laura Jordan, Molly - *Lassie* (1954), series, Director - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Ellen Morison - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Kitty, Joan - *Guilty of Treason* (1950), as Stephanie Varna - *Strike It Rich* (1948), as Julie Ann Brady - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Ann - *The Guilty* (1947), as Estelle Mitchell / Linda Mitchell - *Love Laughs at Andy Hardy* (1946), as Kay Wilson - *Suspense* (1946), as Ronnie - *The Truth About Murder* (1946), as Christine Allen - *Breakfast in Hollywood* (1946), as Dorothy Larson - *Senorita from the West* (1945), as Jeannie Blake - *The Beautiful Cheat* (1945), as Alice - *Youth Runs Wild* (1944), as Toddy Jones - *Song of the Open Road* (1944), as Bonnie - *Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble* (1944), as Kay Wilson - *Hitler's Children* (1943), as Anna Miller - *Seven Miles from Alcatraz* (1942), as Anne Porter - *Now, Voyager* (1942), as June Vale — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/now-voyager.md) - *The Glass Key* (1942), as Opal 'Snip' Madvig - *Syncopation* (1942), as Kit Latimer - *Soaring Stars* (1942), as Passenger - *H.M. Pulham, Esq.* (1941), as Mary Pulham - *Down in San Diego* (1941), as Betty Haines - *The People Vs. Dr. Kildare* (1941), as Frances Marlowe - *The Wild Man of Borneo* (1941), as Francine 'Frankie' Diamond - *Gallant Sons* (1940), as Kate Pendleton - *Escape* (1940), as Ursula - *Third Finger, Left Hand* (1940), as Vicky Sherwood - *Those Were the Days!* (1940), as Martha Scroggs - *The Mortal Storm* (1940), as Elsa — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mortal-storm.md) - *Forty Little Mothers* (1940), as Doris - *Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase* (1939), as Nancy Drew - *Angels Wash Their Faces* (1939), as Peggy Finnegan - *Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter* (1939), as Nancy Drew - *Nancy Drew... Reporter* (1939), as Nancy Drew - *Breakdowns of 1938* (1938), as Nancy Drew (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Nancy Drew… Detective* (1938), as Nancy Drew - *Hard to Get* (1938), as Connie Richards - *My Bill* (1938), as Gwen Colbrook - *White Banners* (1938), as Sally Ward - *The Beloved Brat* (1938), as Roberta Morgan - *Merrily We Live* (1938), as Marian Kilbourne - *It's Love I'm After* (1937), as Gracie Kane - *Call It a Day* (1937), as Ann Hilton - *Quality Street* (1937), as Isabella - *Maid of Salem* (1937), as Ann - *The Plough and the Stars* (1936), as Mollser Gogan - *The Garden of Allah* (1936), as Convent Girl (uncredited) - *These Three* (1936), as Mary Tilford - *Song of the Saddle* (1936), as Jen as a Child - *Ah, Wilderness!* (1935), as Mildred Miller - *The Life of Vergie Winters* (1934), as Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited) - *Cradle Song* (1933), as Carmen (uncredited) - *Cavalcade* (1933), as Young Fanny — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/cavalcade.md) - *Silver Dollar* (1932), as Liddy (uncredited) - *Westward Passage* (1932), as Little Olivia Allen (age 9) ## Gallery - ![Bonita Granville](https://film.one/media/person/1225931/gallery-872df338f505.jpg) Bonita Granville — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Studio_publicity_Bonita_Granville.jpg/1280px-Studio_publicity_Bonita_Granville.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Bonita Granville](https://film.one/media/person/1225931/gallery-ff4c36e5acc0.jpg) Bonita Granville — Image via TMDB - ![Bonita Granville](https://film.one/media/person/1225931/gallery-49903e293c03.jpg) Bonita Granville — Image via TMDB - ![Bonita Granville](https://film.one/media/person/1225931/gallery-2e190b25c559.jpg) Bonita Granville — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1937: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *These Three* ### Other awards — 1 won - Disney Legends 2011: Disney Legends (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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