BethAnn Bonner (born October 22, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for her role as

Talia Sahid Talia Sahid is a fictional character from ABC's daytime drama ''One Life to Live''. She is portrayed by BethAnn Bonner. Casting Starting on June 8, 2006, Bonner was a participant in the SOAPnet reality series '' I Wanna Be a Soap Star 3'', in w ...

on ''

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'' (December 21, 2006 – April 22, 2009) and for her most recent role as Kat on ''

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'' (November – December 21, 2009).

Career

Bonner competed in SOAPnet's '' I Wanna Be a Soap Star 3'' in 2006. While she did not win, later that year she was offered the contract role of police officer

on the

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''. In November 2009, she joined the cast of ABC's ''

'' in the role of a newly created character named Kat. It was said in a December 2009 issue of Soap Opera Digest, "They're Back!" (vol. 34, No. 51, last air date shown in ''Comings and Goings'' p. 17) that Bonner's last air date is December 21, 2009. In 2010 she starred in the ABC Daytime & SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares at

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; a benefit concert with a live symphony orchestra that raised money for the nonprofit organization

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Filmography

Personal life

Bonner is originally from Stillwater,

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BethAnn Bonner biography - ABC.com
where her parents live. She has two sisters, one in

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Bonner graduated from Emerson Performing Arts College in

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. She married Maria Fuenmayor in October 2012 and they welcomed twins, Ruby Colette & Simon Lucas on September 22, 2015.

References

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