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name: "Bonnie Bartlett"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 June 1929"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:01.859004+00:00"
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# Bonnie Bartlett

Actor. Born 20 June 1929 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 June 1929, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA
- **Active:** 1982–2002
- **Also known as:** Bonnie Bartlett Daniels

## Biography

Bonnie Bartlett Daniels is an American actress. She graduated from Northwestern University in 1951, where she met her future husband, actor William Daniels, and later studied with Lee Strasberg in New York.

Her early television work included a regular role as Vanessa Dale Raven on the daytime soap *Love of Life* (1955–1959). She played Grace Snider Edwards on *Little House on the Prairie* (1974–1977) and Ellen Craig on *St. Elsewhere* (1982–1988). For the latter, she won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1986 and 1987); her husband won for his role as her on-screen spouse in the same series. She appeared in the 1988 film *Twins* and later in guest roles on series including *Grey's Anatomy* (2005) and *Better Call Saul* (2015).

Bartlett and Daniels married in 1951. They have two sons.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Firefly* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Patience — [page](https://film.one/tv/firefly.md)
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Ellen Craig — [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)

## Also known for

- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Rosemary Bullard
- *Twins* (1988), Mary Ann Benedict
- *NCIS* (2003), Sylvia Chalmers
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Paula Horke
- *Stargate SG-1* (1997), Linea
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Grace Snider, Grace Snider Edwards
- *V* (1983), Lynn Bernstein
- *Dave* (1993), Female Senator

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