Cause of death Throat Cancer Role Actress Name Bonnie Fields | Years active 1957-1971 Occupation actress | |
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Full Name Bonita Lynn Fields Similar People William Wyler, Walt Disney, Bill Walsh | ||
Bonnie Lynn Fields (July 18, 1944 – November 17, 2012) was an American actress and Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club, beginning with the show's third season. Her film credits included roles in Angel in My Pocket, Bye Bye Birdie, and Funny Girl.
Fields was born Bonita Fields in Walterboro, South Carolina. Fields was just 12 years old when she was cast as a Mouseketeer, joining The Mickey Mouse Club at the start of its third season (1957-1958). Approximately 5,000 children auditioned to join the show for its third season; Fields was the second to the last person to audition for the show. Walt Disney reportedly personally asked Fields to change her name from "Bonita," which had three syllables, to a new two-syllable stage name ("Bonnie") to harmonize more effectively with the show's other Musketeers during musical songs.
In the 1960s, Fields appeared on Broadway, including Half a Sixpence and Kelly.
Fields died from throat cancer in Richmond, Indiana, on November 17, 2012, aged 68.
Filmography
Actress
1971
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) as
Desk Nurse
- A Passing of Torches (1971) - Desk Nurse
1969
The Comic as
Mailbox Gag (uncredited)
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series) as
Heidi
- Mrs. Livingston, I Presume (1969) - Heidi
1969
The Love God? as
Model (uncredited)
1969
Angel in My Pocket as
Miss France
1969
Sweet Charity as
Dancer (uncredited)
1968
Funny Girl as
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1964
Kissin' Cousins as
Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
1963
Bye Bye Birdie as
Teenager (uncredited)
1959
The Five Pennies as
Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
1958
Annette (TV Series) as
Pat Boran
- Paying the Piper (1958) - Pat Boran (as Bonnie Lynn Fields)
- The Newcomer (1958) - Pat Boran (as Bonnie Lynn Fields, credit only)
1957
The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series) as
Pat Boren / Bonnie
- Mickey Mouse Club Serials: Annette (Episode 1) (1958) - Pat Boren
- Mickey Mouse Club Serials: The New Adventures of Spin and Marty - Episode 3 (1957) - Bonnie
1958
Bachelor Father (TV Series) as
Ballet Dancer #2
- Bentley and the Talent Contest (1958) - Ballet Dancer #2 (as Bonnie Fields)
1957
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV Series) as
Bonnie (uncredited)
Self
1957
The Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series) as
Self
- Talent Roundup Day - Carol Bamback & Ellen Wilson; Encyclopedia Special: Japan (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekapreview #6: White Wilderness; Newsreel Special: Youth Takes Over the Atom - Part 3 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun with Music Day: Disneyland Calypso; Newsreel Special: Youth Takes Over the Atom - Part 1 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Ginger McHone, The Thornbrooke Trio; Newsreel Special: Get That Story! - part 10 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Guest Star Day: Kevin Corcoran - Newsreel Special: Get That Story! - part 7 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun with Music Day: The Sharon Show - Newsreel Special - Get that Story! - Part 6 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Jon Robertson; Newsreel Special - Get That Story! - Part 5 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekarequest #9 - George Keller's Feline Fantastics - Newsreel Special - Get That Story! - Part 3 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Randa Whitaker & Dana Whitaker; Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington (The White House - Part 2) (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Round-Up Day - Carol Paige; Newsreel Special: Inside Report on Washington (Congress- Part 2) (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun with Music Day: Mousekaturntoentertain - Inside Washington Part 2 (1958) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Round Up: The Thompson Brothers - Inside Report on Washington (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun with Music Day: Hayride - Encyclopedia Special - Roaring Midgets (1958) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Dolly and Jill Rhodes (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekarequest #7 - The Green Grass Grows All Around (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - The Mobley Trio (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekarequest #6 - I'm a British Grenadier (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun with Music Day: Tramp Fashion Show (1958) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Sandra Crosswaithe (1958) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day: Margaret Lain - Encyclopedia Special - Japan (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Mousekarequest #4: Hi to You (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun with Music Day: Library Show (1957) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Christopher Fair (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Jimmie Fields (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun With Music Day - The Boagy Shoppe (1957) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Gayle Smith and Saundra Smith (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekarequest #3 - Gee It's Hard to be Eight (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun With Music Day: Father and Son (1957) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Jayne Sue Budworth (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Catherine Taylor (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - The Half Tones (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekarequest #2 - When I Grow Up (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Becky Dali (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Anything Can Happen Day: Mousekarequest #1 - Cooking with Minnie Mouse (1957) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Virginia Lee (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Round-Up Day - Cheryl Weinberg, Ronnie Wilson & Riley Wilson (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Talent Roundup Day - Bonnie Fields & Maxine Grossman (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun With Music Day: The Lennon Sisters (1957) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - Linda Hughes (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
- Fun With Music Day: Mousekamatinee Today (1957) - Self (as Bonnie Lynn)
- Talent Roundup Day - The Ribuca Twins (1957) - Self (as Bonnie)
1957
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Self - Mouseketeer
- The Fourth Anniversary Show (1957) - Self - Mouseketeer
Archive Footage
2015
D23: Mickey Mouse Club Celebration as
Self
References
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