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Bonnie Wright
Biographical information
Birth Name

Bonnie Francesca Wright

Born

February 17, 1991

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Career
Years Active

2001-present

In Harry Potter

Ginny Weasley

'Bonnie 'Francesca Wright is an English actress best known for her portrayal of Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Bonnie was born on February 17, 1991 in London, England to Gary and Sheila Wright, who are both jewellers, and has an older brother named Lewis. She is a trained dancer studying ballet, African and Modern. She also sings and plays the piano and enjoys art. In her spare time she enjoys playing football and surfing. Wright has visited many places including; India, Spain, Italy, Finland, America, Australia, France, Denmark and Poland.

[edit] Career

Bonnie with co-star Julie Walters in her first Harry Potter film appearance.
Bonnie was originally cast as Ginny Weasley for a small scene in the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001, set at King's Cross Station. Her role became more prominent with the second movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002, in which her character begins studies at Hogwarts while dealing with a very powerful secret diary that begins to seize her soul and consciousness. Wright's role in the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004, was significantly smaller, leaving her with only one line of dialogue. However, the character became a bonafide supporting character in the fourth film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005, with dialogue sprinkled across several scenes and perhaps her most screentime yet. Her role in the fifth Potter saga, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was released on 11 July 2007, sets her again firmly in the limelight, with hints of Ginny's greater importance to the overall plot. Her role is increased even more in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in which she portrays Ginny as Harry Potter's love interest and even shares a kiss with him. She has confirmed to date, Bonnie will reprise her role as Ginny Weasley one last time in the final Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Wright has also provided the voice for Ginny Weasley in the video game adaptations of Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince.
Bonnie Wright attended the New York movie premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2009.

Bonnie has also starred in two television movies: 2002's Stranded and 2004's Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures playing the younger version of Agatha Christie. Wright was also a guest on Disney's The Replacements voicing Vanessa in season two opener 'London Calling' in 2007.

In 2008, Bonnie was nominated and awarded fifth place in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 2008 list [1], also her Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson, was also nominated in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 list and came in fourth place [2]. Wright and Watson were the only ones from the Harry Potter cast to be nominated in the Top 30 Under 30 2008 list by Portrait Magazine. In December 2008, Bonnie presented the Me and My Movie Award at the Childrens Bafta Awards.

In 2009, Wright has appeared in various and exclusive photoshoots and interviews: including with the Evening Standard [3], Grazia magazine [4], Entertainment Weekly [5] with her Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter, Rupert Grint who plays Ginny's brother Ron Weasley and Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger, No.Magazine [6], The Times Luxx Magazine [7], Drama Magazine [8], and the Daily Mail [9]. Bonnie has also participated in a video for Elle UK where she talks about fashion [10].

During interviews in 2009, it was revealed that Wright is going to attend London's University of the Art to study film and television in September 2009 while filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bonnie plans to continue acting and work behind the scenes after the Harry Potter series.

Also in 2009, Wright became a ambassador and supporter for fashion label Made-By [11]. Bonnie was also ranked in seventh place in Top 10 Chicks in 2009 Flicks by Heart Less Doll website [12]. Wright was nominated and voted in second place in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 2009 List [13]. Bonnie's fellow Harry Potter's co-stars was also nominated Evanna Lynch who plays Luna Lovegood was third place, Rupert Grint who plays Ron Weasley was fifth place, Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger was eighth place, Tom Felton who plays Draco Malfoy was fourteenth place, and Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter was eighteenth place in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 2009 List.

Bonnie has just signed on to star in Sweat, a short film. Sweat is part of a project of five films called Geography of the Hapless Heart. She will be playing the part of Mia.[14].

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Ginny Weasley
2010 Film Sweat Mia
2010 Film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Ginny Weasley
2009 Video Game Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Ginny Weasley (voice)
2009 Film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Ginny Weasley
2007 Video Game Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Ginny Weasley (voice)
2007 TV Show Disney's The Replacements Vanessa (voice)
2007 Film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Ginny Weasley
2005 Film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ginny Weasley
2004 Film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ginny Weasley
2004 TV Show Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures Young Agatha Christie
2002 Film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ginny Weasley
2002 TV Show Stranded Young Sarah Robinson
2001 Film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Ginny Weasley


[edit] Behind the scenes

  • Bonnie's hair is naturally red, like her character in the Harry Potter films, but her eyes are blue, while Ginny's are brown. She is also, at 5' 6" (1.68 m), not as short as Ginny is described to be in the books.
  • Bonnie's middle name is Francesca, which was revealed in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster book cast interviews.[15] Bonnie's middle name was previously thought to be Kathleen.
  • Bonnie shares a birthdate with Michael Bay.

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://www.portraitmagazine.net/archives/top302008.html]
  2. ↑ http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/emma-watson-bonnie-wright-top-30-under-30-list-58119/]
  3. ↑ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23712043-details/The+magic+of+Bonnie+Wright/article.do]
  4. ↑ http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/fashion/archive/2009/07/21/grazia-exclusive--what-would-harry-potter-say.htm]
  5. ↑ http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20246950_20263257_20290736,00.html]
  6. ↑ http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-bonnie-wright-photo-shoot-interview-no-magazine-updated-67962/
  7. ↑ http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/new-bonnie-wright-feature-luxx-magazine-68027/
  8. ↑ http://so-bonnie.net/2009/10/bonnie-wright-in-drama-magazine/
  9. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1234198/Bonnie-Wright-The-actress-holds-Harry-Potter-spell.html
  10. ↑ http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/video-bonnie-wright-talks-fashion-elle-uk-66834/
  11. ↑ http://www.made-by.nl/nieuws.php?lg=en
  12. ↑ http://www.heartlessdoll.com/2009/01/top_10_chicks_in_2009_flicks.php
  13. ↑ http://www.portraitmagazine.net/archives/top302009.html
  14. ↑ http://www.alexandrabillington.com/hapless/crew.html]
  15. ↑ www.snitchseeker.com
  16. ↑ The-Leaky-Caulron.org: Bonnie Wright Joins Twitter
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