Bonnie Hay is one of the actors of A Million Little Things, portraying the role of Eileen.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Not much is known about Hay's early life.
She was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She lost her mother when she was eleven. Then, her father - who worked as travelling salesman - moved with her to various parts of Canada, including Manitoba, Ontario and British Columbia.[1]
Career[]
Hay started her her acting career with theatre productions in Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.[1] She also worked in television and radio commercial advertising, becoming a commercial writer.[1] In Winnipeg, she directed a couple of shows; one for the Winnipeg Fringe, and co-directed another for the Prairie Theatre Exchange.[1] For six years, she worked with an improv theatre company, and also produced a live improv radio show for the CBC.[1]
After she moved to Vancouver, Hay landed a four-season stint as the stand-in for Gillian Anderson on The X-Files. This was followed by a series of stand-in roles for other actresses including Michelle Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mira Sorvino, Julia Stewart or Lynda Boyd.[1]
Hay's first acting TV role was on The Challengers in 1991. From that point, she appeared on multiple TV series like The X-Files, Mistresses, Bates Motel or Somewhere Between.
In 2018, Hay was cast as Eileen on A Million Little Things.[2]
Appearances[]
| A Million Little Things: Season 1 | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": | "Band of Dads": | "Save the Date": | "Friday Night Dinner": | "The Game of Your Life": | "Unexpected": | "I Dare You": | "Fight or Flight": | "Perspective": | ||
| Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||
| "Christmas Wishlist": | "Secrets and Lies": | "The Day Before...": | "Twelve Seconds": | "Someday": | "The Rock": | "The Rosary": | "Goodbye": | |||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||
| A Million Little Things: Season 2 | |||||||||
| "Coming Home": | "Grand Canyon": | "Mixed Signals": | "The Perfect Storm": | "Austin": | "Unleashed": | "Ten Years": | "Goodnight": | "Time Stands Still": | "The Kiss": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "We're the Howards": | "Guilty": | "Daisy": | "The Sleepover": | "The Lunch": | "Change of Plans": | "One Year Later": | "Mothers and Daughters": | "'Til Death Do Us Part": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| A Million Little Things: Season 5 | |||||||||
| "The Last Dance": | "Think Twice": | "In the Room": | "A Bird in the Hand": | "No Place Like Home": | "Mic Drop": | "Spilled Milk": | |||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |||
| "Dear Diary": | "Father's Day": | "The Salesman": | "Ironic": | "Tough Stuff": | "One Big Thing": | ||||
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||||
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Bonnie Hay - Official Website, by Wanstrom & Assoc., Wanstrom.com/bonnie-hay/ (2011)
- ↑ Loved this experience. Cast, crew, director, and creator/writer/producer rocked it big time. A Million Little Things. premiere Sept 26 ABC . #millionlittlethingsabc#ABC#FriendshipFriday#AMillionLittleThings #djnash, by Bonnie Hay, Instagram (September 7, 2018)