Tracey Bonner
Biography
Tracey Bonner is an American actor most known for Raising Dion, Sweet Magnolias, and Black Lightning. The child of two educators, Tracey grew up in Murfreesboro, TN very rooted in sports and academia. She found her love of Shakespeare in high school and was cast in a theatre tour, realizing that acting could become a profession. This discovery led her to extensive training and many theatre performances throughout the U.S., all while playing sports as well. A varsity basketball and softball player, she was able to receive a full ride to Tennessee State University, where she became an athletic/academic All-American softball player. Tracey majored in Speech Communication and Theatre with an English minor and later obtained an MFA in Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University. She taught for 15 years before deciding to become an actor full-time.
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Full filmography
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Simone Hall
- Chicago Med (2015) as Pamela Vesia
- The Resident (2018) as Officer Lenzer
- Cobra Kai (2018) as Dr. Emily Folsom
- Ozark (2017) as Senator Welles
- Doom Patrol (2019) as Torture
- Sweet Magnolias (2020) as Pastor June Wilkes
- Black Lightning (2018) as Lawanda White
- Greenland (2020) as Peggy Pruitt
- Miracle Workers (2019) as Carla
- Star (2016) as Attending Physician
- Creepshow (2019) as Lottie
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) as Fridge's Mom
- Swagger (2021) as Angie Jarrett
- Brockmire (2017) as Cassie
- Resurrection (2014) as Middle-Aged Woman
- Boss (2011) as Addict
- Den of Thieves (2018) as Sharon
- HUNGRY (2026) as Dionne
- The Longest Ride (2015) as Nurse Wilson
- The Quad (2017) as Mae Brown
- Mother's Day (2016) as Grocery Checker
- The Exorcism (2024) as Regina
- Copshop (2021) as Detective Deena Schier