Bonnie Root (born ) is an American actress and film producer. She is known for her recurring role in the hit CBS series Cold Case as ADA Alexandra Thomas and for her starring roles in indie comedy features, such as Coming Soon and In The Weeds and Showtime original The Ranch. More recently, she has turned in leading lady roles in crime thriller Cruel Hearts, dark comedy/horror The Movie and forthcoming psychological thriller, Don't Let Them Out. In her early years she also starred as series regular Amanda McCallister in the NBC John Wells series Trinity and on the daytime soap As the World Turns as the serial killer Eve Coleman Browning. She has also guest-starred and recurred on a variety of popular TV shows, including Blue Bloods, Justified, Pretty Little Liars, Without a Trace, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Mentalist.
Early years Root is a native of Portland, Oregon. She developed a drinking problem before she was 14 years old, and by age 16 she had voluntarily entered a lock-down rehabilitation program. After rehab she left home and supported herself while finishing high school. Her mother, Jean Banks, owned Vancouver School of Beauty, a salon at which Root worked until she moved to Los Angeles in 1996.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1996EdenLucy1997Touch MeJulie1999Coming SoonStream Hodsell2000In the WeedsBecky2001Beyond the PaleRhiannon2004Killer DillerLadonna2005Don't TellIzzy2005Next ExitMona2007Rails & TiesLaura Danner2010VeilSamantha HardinShort2012Crow & ArrowCatherineShort2015Belt Loop PrizeShort2016No Way to LiveBea2017Spare Some ChangeAliceShort2018Cruel HeartsTeri Walker2018Jack and JillCommander GracieShort2022The MovieJanet
Television Year Title Role Notes1994Under SuspicionYoung Girl"Child Molester: Part 2"1997Home InvasionWillow PatchettTV film1997LizzieTV film1997ERLori"Tribes"1998Night Man"Bad Moon Rising"1998TrinityAmanda McCallisterMain role1999Jan Carlson"Marooned"2000Mia Traeger"Far from Home"2000Third WatchMelanie"Kim's Hope Chest"2000Annabel / Isabel"Two Faces"2001FreakyLinksOfficer Renee Wright"Subject: Police Siren"2001JAGLt. Sandy Winters"Redemption"2001CharmedSusan Coleman"Black as Cole"2001Strong MedicineShay Phillips"Bloodwork"2002Dancing at the Harvest MoonDiane WebberTV film2003DragnetJulie Davis"All That Glitters"2004EmilyTV film2005Close to HomeMolly"Pilot"2006As the World TurnsEve Coleman BrowningGuest role (23 episodes)2006VanishedViolet's Mom"Warm Springs"2006Company TownAgent Shauna AshfieldTV film2006–2008Cold CaseA.D.A. Alexandra ThomasRecurring role, 6 episodes2008MoonlightEllen"Fated to Pretend"2008Criminal MindsKeri Derzmond"The Crossing"2008CrashSheriff Emily Mariel"The Future Is Free"2009Without a TraceJenny Alden"Wanted"2009Love Takes WingMrs. PineTV film2009CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTonya Charles"Hog Heaven"2009Flower GirlVictoria DarlingTV film2009Tanya Derask"Red Badge"2010HawthorneValerie Dayton"The Starting Line"2010Law & Order: LAMaura Dillon"Echo Park"2010Mary Stern"Your World to Take"2012JustifiedMary Archer"Cut Ties"2013BonesHaley Kent"The Spark in the Park"2014PerceptionFBI Agent Nina Curtis"Silence"2015Pretty Little LiarsLawyer"Songs of Innocence"2015Wicked CityPam"Destroyer"2016Blue BloodsKathy Elliot"Town Without Pity"
References
External links