Bonnie Wright

Bonnie Francesca Wright is an British actress best known for her portrayal of Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

Early life
Bonnie was born on February 17, 1991 in London, England to Gary and Sheila Wright, who are both jewellers, who owns their own company called Wright & Teague, and has an older brother named Lewis. She is a trained dancer studying ballet, African and Modern. She also sings and plays the piano and enjoys art. In her spare time she enjoys playing football and surfing. Wright has visited many places including; India, Spain, Italy, Finland, America, Australia, France, Denmark and Poland.

Career
Bonnie was originally cast as Ginny Weasley for a small scene in the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001, set at King's Cross Station. Her role became more prominent with the second movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002, in which her character begins studies at Hogwarts while dealing with a very powerful secret diary that begins to seize her soul and consciousness. Wright's role in the third film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004, was significantly smaller, leaving her with only one line of dialogue. However, the character became a bonafide supporting character in the fourth film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005, with dialogue sprinkled across several scenes and perhaps her most screentime yet. Her role in the fifth Potter saga, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was released on 11 July 2007, sets her again firmly in the limelight, with hints of Ginny's greater importance to the overall plot. Her role is increased even more in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in which she portrays Ginny as Harry Potter's main love interest and even shares a kiss with him. She also received very good reviews for her performance, including from Comingsoon.com who wrote that If someone told me eight years ago that Bonnie Wright, introduced as Ginny Weasley in the first movie, would turn into such a strong dramatic actress who could carry scenes as well as the three leads, I wouldn't have believed it, and Films School Rejects who also wrote Ginny (Bonnie Wright) in particular shines through, building on the power she gained in the last film to become an independent young woman that proves more complex with every scene. She has confirmed to date, Bonnie will reprise her role as Ginny Weasley one last time in the final Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Wright has also provided the voice for Ginny Weasley in the video game adaptations of Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince.



Bonnie has also starred in two television movies: 2002's Stranded and 2004's Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures playing the younger version of Agatha Christie. Wright was also a guest on Disney's The Replacements voicing Vanessa in season two opener 'London Calling' in 2007.

In 2008, Bonnie was nominated and awarded fifth place in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 2008 List, also her Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson, was also nominated in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 list and came in fourth place. Wright and Watson were the only ones from the Harry Potter cast to be nominated in the Top 30 Under 30 2008 list by Portrait Magazine. In December 2008, Bonnie presented the Me and My Movie Award at the Childrens Bafta Awards.

In 2009, Wright has appeared in various and exclusive photoshoots and interviews: including with the Evening Standard, Grazia magazine , Entertainment Weekly with her Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter, Rupert Grint who plays Ginny's brother Ron Weasley and Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger, No.Magazine , The Times Luxx Magazine , Drama Magazine , and The Daily Mail You Magazine. Bonnie has also participated in a video for Elle UK where she talks about fashion.

"I've always been very interested in fashion, but it is extremely important to me that the social and environment issues associated with the production of fashionable clothing are addressed. Made-By carries out really important work in transforming the fashion industry, and I am thrilled to support the organisation and help raise awareness of these ongoing issues."

- Bonnie Wright talks about fashion organisation Made-By

Also in 2009, Wright became a ambassador and supporter for fashion organisation Made-By. Bonnie was also ranked in seventh place in Top 10 Chicks in 2009 Flicks by Heart Less Doll website. Wright was nominated and voted in second place in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 2009 List. Bonnie's fellow Harry Potter's co-stars was also nominated Evanna Lynch who plays Luna Lovegood was third place, Rupert Grint who plays Ron Weasley was fifth place, Emma Watson who plays Hermione Granger was eighth place, Tom Felton who plays Draco Malfoy was fourteenth place, and Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter was eighteenth place in Portrait Magazine, Top 30 Under 30 2009 List.

Bonnie has signed to star in a short film called Sweat. Sweat is part of a project of five films called Geography of the Hapless Heart. She will be playing the leading female character called Mia. . Alexandra Billington, who is Sweat film producer and writer has spoken about Wright and said "Bonnie played the role of Mia beautifully and with a maturity that did great justice to the character. Filming went fantastically well and Bonnie was both highly professional and a complete pleasure to work with." Billington has also mentioned that Bonnie's character Mia as "free spirited young woman yet has enough depth to attract the more intense and introspective.". The filming of the movie is now completed and the film to be release in 2010.

An article by the Guardian UK revealed that Bonnie to be a Observer Ethical Awards 2010 judge. Wright has been listed on Glamour Magazine UK 35 Most Stylish Women of 2010, Glamour magazine wrote about her and said "Forget the Hogwarts uniform, this Harry Potter star has wowed us with her mature red carpet choices," and named her as the next Cate Blanchett. Bonnie was featured in the InStyle Magazine UK Best of British Talent photoshoot, and also her Harry Potter co-stars Jamie Campbell Bower and Rupert Grint was also featured in the photoshoot. Wright participated in photoshoot for UK charity Oxfam, promoting and modelling her parents company Wright & Teague collaboration line for Oxfam.

Behind the scenes

 * Bonnie's hair is naturally red, like her character in the Harry Potter films, but her eyes are blue, while Ginny's are brown. She is also, at 5' 6" (1.68 m), not as short as Ginny is described to be in the books.
 * Bonnie's middle name is Francesca, which was revealed in the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster book cast interviews. Bonnie's middle name was previously thought to be Kathleen.
 * Bonnie shares a birthdate with Michael Bay.

Notes and references
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