21 Facts About Bonnie Franklin

Bonnie Gail Franklin was an American actress, known for her leading role as Ann Romano in the television series One Day at a Time.

Bonnie Franklin was nominated for Emmy, Tony, and Golden Globe Awards.

Bonnie Franklin's parents were both Jewish immigrants, her father from Russia and her mother from Romania; they married in Montreal before moving to the United States.

Bonnie Franklin's family moved to Beverly Hills when she was 13 years old, and she graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1961.

Bonnie Franklin attended Smith College, performing in an Amherst College production of Good News as a freshman.

Bonnie Franklin moved back to California to attend UCLA, and earned a bachelor's degree in English in 1966.

Bonnie Franklin first appeared on television at age 9 in The Colgate Comedy Hour.

Bonnie Franklin debuted on Broadway in 1970 in the musical Applause, earning a Tony Award nomination.

Bonnie Franklin's recording of "Applause", the show's title track, was the most successful Broadway song of the season, vocally upstaging the star of the show, Lauren Bacall.

Bonnie Franklin had a semi-regular role in the ABC series Gidget.

Bonnie Franklin directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge and the syndicated comedy series The Munsters Today.

Bonnie Franklin was best known for her portrayal of divorced mother Ann Romano on the television situation comedy One Day at a Time.

In 1988, Bonnie Franklin appeared at the Bucks County Playhouse and at the Pocono Playhouse, both in Pennsylvania, in the title role of Annie Get Your Gun.

Bonnie Franklin played "Ouiser" in a production of Steel Magnolias at the Rubicon Theater, Ventura, California.

Bonnie Franklin appeared in Neil Simon's Broadway Bound at the Pico Playhouse in January 2008.

Bonnie Franklin sang the title song from Applause, which she had originally introduced on Broadway in 1970.

Bonnie Franklin appeared in several episodes of the daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

Bonnie Franklin was scheduled to appear in Joan Didion's one-woman play The Year of Magical Thinking at the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara in April 2013, but withdrew because of illness.

Bonnie Franklin was married twice, first to playwright Ronald Sossi from 1967 to 1970, and then to film producer Marvin Minoff for 29 years, from 1980 until his death on November 11,2009.

On September 24,2012, a family spokesman announced that Bonnie Franklin had pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment.

Bonnie Franklin died at age 69, on March 1,2013, at her home in the Los Angeles area.