Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Beginning in the 1980s, she gained recognition for supporting roles in films including Rain Man (1988), Beethoven (1992), Beethoven's 2nd (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jerry Maguire (1996), and The Green Mile (1999). Hunt made her directorial debut with the romantic drama Return to Me (2000), in which she also starred.

Hunt achieved wider attention for Life with Bonnie (2002–2004), the ABCsitcom which she co-created, wrote, directed, executive produced and starred in, garnering nominations for two Golden Globes and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Other series of hers include The Building (1993), Bonnie (1995–1996), and the talk show The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008–2010), which she hosted. The latter earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

Also a voice actress, Hunt has shifted her focus to animated media, with films such as A Bug's Life (1998) and the franchises Monsters, Inc. (2001–present), Cars (2006–present), Toy Story (2010–present), and Zootopia (2016–present). In 2024, she portrayed Mrs. Claus in the Christmas action film Red One.