![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Screen Story Born: September 22, 1961 Biography:Blonde, vivacious actress "Bonnie Hunt" made a memorable film debut as the waitress who drops toothpicks after she is inadvertently intimidated by autistic savant "Dustin Hoffman" in "Rain Man" (1989).
The sixth of seven children, Hunt was born in Chicago, on September 22, 1964. Her love of acting began in high school and, though she wanted to become a professional actor, her father pushed her toward nursing, the profession she pursued after graduation. Even after her father passed away while she was in nursing school, Hunt continued with the program and upon graduation worked in the oncology ward of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Working with so many terminally ill cancer patients had a profound effect on her, inspiring her not to wait to pursue her original dream. While still working as a nurse, she landed roles in small plays and began studying at the Second City Improvisational Theater.... Full Biography
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