Bonnie Wright

Bonnie Wright
Biography

Birth Name               Bonnie Francesca Wright
Birth date                 February 17, 1991
Birth place               London, England, UK
Height                      5' 6" (1.68 m)
Hair color                Red
Occupation              Actress and Model
Years active              2001 – present


Personal Background
Wright was born in London, England, the daughter of Sheila Teague and Gary Wright, jewelry designers who together run their own company, Wright & Teague. She has an older brother named Lewis. Wright attended Prior Western Primary School and later the King Alfred School in North London for her secondary education. During the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Wright began attending London's University of the Arts: London College of Communication, to study Film and Television Production Manager. She plans to continue acting and to work behind-the-scenes after filming Harry Potter.

Career
In November of 2001 Bonnie made her film debut as Ginny Weasley, the shy and younger sister of Harry Potter's best friend, Ron Weasley. Although her scene in the film was rather small it wouldn't be long before her role took on a bigger meaning. Exactly one year later, on November 15, 2002, Bonnie reprised her role as the sweet and adorably shy Ginny in "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets". This time her role required a lot more than a, "Goodluck!" to Harry. In "Chamber", Bonnie's character Ginny attends her first year at Hogwarts. Now, not only does Ginny have to deal with school & her growing crush on the famous boy wizard, but she also has to deal with a terrible & deadly secret that makes her key to the plot of the film.

Bonnie has continued to breathe life into the role of Ginny Weasley having done so in "Prisoner of Azkaban" (2003), "Goblet of Fire" (2005), and in the brilliant 5th film, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, which hit theaters on July 11, 2007. Bonnie has also wrapped up filming on the much anticapted 6th Harry Potter installement set for release on July 17, 2009. In Half Blood Prince, Bonnie's character Ginny becomes Harry's love interest & "soulmate". Although this is quiet a huge achievement for any 17 year old girl, Bonnie also has two made for T.V. movies under her belt. These include, Hallmark's production of "Stranded" (2002), & the BBC's "Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures" (2004).

Not only is Bonnie a talented actress but she also happens to have many secret talents that may, or may not surprise you. Bonnie has stated that she loves to surf & infact went to Austrlia to do just that. She also enjoys playing football, (soccer), rounders, & tennis. Bonnie also has a passion for music that reaches beyond a favorite song on the radio. Bonnie has a talent for the piano and recorder. Bonnie is also able to do Cockney, Yorkshire, and Australian accents. But that's not all! Last but not least, she does ballet, modern, and African dances. So just what would she be doing if she wasn't an actress? She has stated she would like to own a resort in Australia.

It looks as Bonnie will reprise her role as Ginny Weasley one last time in the final Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It currently isn't clear when Deathly Hallows will begin filming but the film will be split into two parts, making for two seperate release dates. With Half Blood Prince set for release in the summer of 2009 and Deathly Hallows set for filming, we can be sure to see a lot more of Bonnie's fantastic acting in the future.

Since Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince breakout star Bonnie Wright was a ginger-haired tot, the pretty 18-year-old actress has been playing Ron Weasley's baby sister Ginny in the Harry Potter films.

Bonnie Wright says hi: photo by Lynn BarkerEarly on in the Harry Potter series, Wright was a pert and pretty child in the background emerging later as a victim of dark magic or looking shyly at Harry, beginning to develop a shadow of the attraction that would draw the duo together in their more advanced teen years.

Film and television
Wright appeared in two made-for-television movies: 2002's Stranded as the younger version of Sarah Robinson and 2004's Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures, where she played the younger version of Agatha Christie. She had a guest role on The Disney Channel's The Replacements voicing Vanessa in the season two premiere London Calling.

Wright signed to appear in Sweat, a short film. Sweat is part of a project of five films called Geography of the Hapless Heart. She portrays Mia. The movie has a set release of 2011.

Wright confirmed to be starring in The Philosophers an American production to start filming July 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia and will be finished one month later. The film will also star Rhys Wakefield and James D'Arcy which will be directed by John Huddles. The Philosophers is a film about "an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy class is having its last session. The professor challenges twenty-one graduating seniors to select ten who would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear attack." Wright will be playing Georgina, one of the students.

Modeling
Wright was named the winner of the Most Edgy Look Award at the 2011 Rodial Beautiful Awards.
Wright has her own profile page at Next Models Agency.  Wright participated as a catwalk model for fashion designer Katie Eary, Autumn/Winter 2011 show during London Fashion Week.[citation needed] Wright has been featured in various photoshoots and interviews: including in the Evening Standard, Grazia Magazine,  Entertainment Weekly, No. Magazine,  The Times Luxx Magazine, Drama Magazine,  The Daily Mail You Magazine,  InStyle Magazine,  Nylon Magazine, Vanity Fair,  ASOS Magazine,  and Dirty Glam Magazine.

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