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Bonnie Bartlett

Bonnie Bartlett

Actor · Born June 20, 1929 (97) · Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA

Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (born June 20, 1929) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Grace Snider Edwards on Little House on the Prairie and as Ellen Craig on St. Elsewhere. She has been married to her St. Elsewhere co-star William Daniels since 1951; they have three children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 20, 1929 (97)
From
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Bonnie Bartlett's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Morality
24%
Survival
22%
Self
10%
Power
5%
Society
2%
Family bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
9
Hopeful
8
Warm
5
Dread
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bonnie Bartlett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bonnie Bartlett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page.

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Helen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Of Two Minds(2012)

    as Kathleen

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Paula Horke

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Shiloh(2006)

    as Mrs. Wallace

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosemary Bullard

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Marguerite Hauser

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • It Must Be Love(2004)

    as Kate Gazelle

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Sylvia Chalmers

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Firefly(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Patience

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Edna Carlyle

  • Tuesdays with Morrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Charlotte

  • Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season(1999)

    as Mrs. Wallace

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Family Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mavis Lallek

  • Primary Colors(1998)

    as Martha Harris

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Linea

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sleeping with the Devil(1997)

    as Stasha Dubrovich

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joanne Oz

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)

    as Billie DeLaughter

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Shiloh(1996)

    as Mrs. Wallace

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Grass Harp(1995)

    as Mrs. Buster

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Courtyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Cathleen Fitzgerald

  • In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy(1995)

    as Aunt Clara

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • See Jane Run(1995)

    as Doris Ravenson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Lies Boys Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Sylvia

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor(1994)

    as Rosemary Sutter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Lucy Scribner · as Emily Vincent · as Loretta

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ruth Greene

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Where Are My Children?(1994)

    as Judge Carol Jean Woods

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story(1993)

    as Lucille Mohr

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Boy Meets World(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lila Bolander

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Donato and Daughter(1993)

    as Renata Donato

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • SeaQuest 2032(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Secretary General Andrea Dre

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Dave(1993)

    as Female Senator

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family(1993)

    as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Home Improvement(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lucille

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Los Angeles Earthquake(1990)

    as Anita Parker

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    as Mary Ann Benedict

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Police Story: The Watch Commander(1988)

    as Margaret Wilson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Right to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Lillian

  • Deadly Deception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Marge Shoat

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Gloria Lee

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Deliberate Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Louise Bundy

  • The Deliberate Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louise Bundy

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorraine Maslin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as General's Wife

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Thorndyke

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Malice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Ida Koverman

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Marilyn North

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mabel Hofmeyer

  • Dempsey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Celia Dempsey

  • V(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lynn Bernstein

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Love Letters(1983)

    as Maggie Winter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Frances(1982)

    as Styliste de studio

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 80 episodes · as Ellen Craig

  • A Long Way Home(1981)

    as JoAnn Booth

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • She Drinks a Little (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Miriam Scott

  • All Night Long(1981)

    as Patricia

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case(1980)

    as Norma Joyce

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Judge Greenburg

  • Seed of Innocence(1980)

    as Velma

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ruth West

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Salem's Lot(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ann Norton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Promises in the Dark(1979)

    as Nurse Farber

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Garrity

  • Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mary 'Mamie' Eisenhower (née Doud)

  • Ike: The War Years(1979)

    as Mamie Eisenhower

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • California Dreaming(1979)

    as Melinda Booke

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • A Death in Canaan(1978)

    as Teresa Noble

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

  • The Last Tycoon(1976)

    as Brady's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden(1975)

    as Sylvia Knowlton

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Barney Miller(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Milford · as Emily Loftis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey Patterson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 15 episodes · as Grace Snider · as Grace Snider Edwards

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Murder or Mercy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Elena Champion

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan Milner

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes Benton · as Maylee Baines

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 78 titles from 1955 to 2015; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Twins (1988)

$217M worldwide

Highest rated

The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Twins (1988)

Film career

19552015

Peak 1997 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 78: 78 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
7585

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bonnie Bartlett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993)

70th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boy Meets World (1993)

Midcredits 92nd · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bonnie Bartlett's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Bonnie Bartlett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bonnie Bartlett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Wendkos shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers