Bonnie Dennison is an American actress. She was born in

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. From 2002 to 2005, she played Emily Yokas on the

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television show ''

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''. In 2007, she joined the cast of the long-running

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daytime drama ''

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'' in the role of Susan "Daisy" Lemay, a role she continued to portray until the end of ''Guiding Light's'' broadcast run in 2009. In 2009, she made a guest appearance in the ''

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'' episode "Backseat Betty", portraying Ava, a cheerleader at school with Justin. In 2010, she appeared in the movie ''

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''. She has also appeared in commercials for Dannon DanActive, Losethezits.com, and Verizon Wireless. In 2014, she was cast as one of the leads in a Fox comedy pilot executive produced by

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and

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, portraying the role of Thena; but the series was later scrapped after a change in management at

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. In early 2019, Dennison was cast as Jenny Kenney, the protagonist's daughter in the pilot of the hit CBS series ''

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'' starring Patricia Heaton. Following the pilot,

Ashley Tisdale Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles on-screen and in theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatric ...

replaced Dennison in the role of Jenny.

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