Bonnie Timmermann (born Bonnie J. Golub, December 1947) is an American

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and producer for film, television and theatre, perhaps best known for her work on the TV series ''

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'' and for her ongoing collaboration with the show's creator,

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Early life and career

Timmermann was born Bonnie J. Golub in

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, one of three children born to Joseph Golub and Bertha Teruer. Raised near

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, Golub left home at age 16 and—much to her subsequent regret—never did finish high school. In the 1970s, she worked at the

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and Helen Harvey Associates before opening her own agency, Bonnie Golub Associates, in 1974. It was roughly 3 years later that Golub acquired, via marriage, the surname by which she has since come to be universally known. The marriage itself, however, proved short-lived, and in 1983 Timmermann met—and promptly married—her current husband and occasional collaborator, John A. Connor, one of whose two writing credits is on a Timmermann-cast TV episode of ''Miami Vice''. On March 17, 1992, Timmermann made her Broadway producing debut with

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's '' Death and the Maiden''; she later served as co-producer on

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's screen adaptation. On September 8, 2022, ''Bonnie'', Simon Wallon's documentary on Timmermann's life and career, received its world premiere at the

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Partial filmography

* '' Uncommon Women and Others'', 1978 * '' The House of Mirth'', 1981 * ''

Fast Times at Ridgemont High ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Stor ...

'', 1982 * ''

Trading Places ''Trading Places'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis, the film te ...

'', 1983 * '' Easy Money'', 1983 * '' The Keep'', 1983 (Casting SA * '' C.H.U.D.'', 1984 * '' Amadeus'', 1984 (Casting dditional * ''

'' (89 episodes), 1985–1989 * '' Band of the Hand'', 1986 * '' Crime Story (pilot)'', 1986 * '' Manhunter'', 1986 * '' Tough Guys Don't Dance'', 1987 (New York casting) * '' Gardens of Stone'', 1987 (East Coast casting) * ''

Dirty Dancing ''Dirty Dancing'' is a 1987 American romance film, romantic drama film, drama Dance in film, dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tel ...

'', 1987 * ''

Beverly Hills Cop II ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren, and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film '' Beverly Hills Cop'' and the second ...

'', 1987 * ''

Light of Day ''Light of Day'' is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Michael J. Fox, Gena Rowlands and Joan Jett in her film debut. It was written and directed by Paul Schrader. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman and the cine ...

'', 1987 * '' Ironweed'', 1987 * '' Frantic'', 1988 (Casting SA * ''

Midnight Run ''Midnight Run'' is a 1988 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest from a screenplay by George Gallo. It stars Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton (actor), John Ashton, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantoliano. In the ...

'', 1988 * '' Miles from Home'', 1988 * '' Stealing Home'', 1988 * ''

Tequila Sunrise Tequila Sunrise may refer to: * Tequila sunrise, an alcoholic mixed drink * ''Tequila Sunrise'' (film), a 1988 film * "Tequila Sunrise" (Eagles song), 1973 * "Tequila Sunrise" (Cypress Hill song), 1998 * "Tequila Sunrise" (''Entourage''), an e ...

'', 1988 * ''

Bull Durham ''Bull Durham'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy sports film written and directed by Ron Shelton. The film stars Kevin Costner as "Crash" Davis, a veteran catcher from the AAA Richmond Braves, brought in to teach rookie pitcher Ebby Calv ...

'', 1988 * '' The Salute of the Jugger'', 1989 (Casting SA * ''

Revenge Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more fo ...

'', 1989 * ''

Johnny Handsome ''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill and starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen and Morgan Freeman. The film was ...

'' * ''

Awakenings ''Awakenings'' is a 1990 American biographical drama film written by Steven Zaillian, directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Stormare and Max ...

'', 1990 * '' State of Grace'', 1990 * '' Mobsters'', 1991 * '' The Hard Way'', 1991 * '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'', 1992 (The Filmmakers would like to thank) * ''

Medicine Man A medicine man (from Ojibwe ''mashkikiiwinini'') or medicine woman (from Ojibwe ''mashkikiiwininiikwe'') is a traditional healer and spiritual leader who serves a community of Indigenous people of the Americas. Each culture has its own name i ...

'', 1992 * ''

Bitter Moon ''Bitter Moon'' is a 1992 erotic romantic thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski. It stars Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film's French title, ', is a pun on the French phrase "l ...

'', 1992 (Casting SA * ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is an 1826 historical romance novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder'', ...

'' * '' Glengarry Glen Ross'', 1992 * ''

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'', 1993 * '' Carlito's Way'', 1993 * ''

Point of No Return The point of no return (PNR or PONR) is the point beyond which one must continue on one's current course of action because turning back is no longer possible, being too dangerous, physically difficult, or prohibitively expensive to be undertaken. ...

'', 1993 * '' The Music of Chance'', 1993 * '' I Love Trouble'', 1994 * ''

Quiz Show A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating whe ...

'', 1994 * '' Romeo is Bleeding'', 1994 * ''

Heat In thermodynamics, heat is energy in transfer between a thermodynamic system and its surroundings by such mechanisms as thermal conduction, electromagnetic radiation, and friction, which are microscopic in nature, involving sub-atomic, ato ...

'', 1995 * '' Death and the Maiden'', 1995 (co-producer) * ''

Eraser An eraser (also known as a rubber in some Commonwealth countries, including South Africa from which the material first used got its name) is an article of stationery that is used for removing marks from paper or skin (e.g. parchment or vellu ...

'', 1996 * ''

City of Industry The City of Industry is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is almost entirely industrial, containing over 3,000 businesses employing 67,000 people, with only 264 residents as of ...

'', 1996 (Consultant) * ''

Father's Day Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...

'', 1997 * '' A Further Gesture'', 1997 (Co-producer, casting S * '' In the Gloaming'', 1997 (Co-producer, casting) * '' Six Days Seven Nights'', 1998 * ''

Armageddon Armageddon ( ; ; ; from ) is the prophesied gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, according to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Armageddon is variously interpreted as either a literal or a ...

'', 1998 * '' The Insider'', 1999 * '' Coyote Ugly'', 2000 * ''

Blue Moon A blue moon refers either to the presence of a second full moon in a calendar month, to the third full moon in a season containing four, or to a moon that appears blue due to atmospheric effects. The calendrical meaning of "blue moon" is unc ...

'', 2000 * '' Once in the Life '', 2000 * '' Chinese Coffee'', 2001 * ''

Spy Game ''Spy Game'' is a 2001 action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and written by Michael Frost Beckner and David Arata. The film stars Robert Redford and Brad Pitt as CIA operatives entangled in a covert rescue mission during the final day ...

'', 2001 * ''

Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reci ...

'', 2001 * '' An American Rhapsody'', 2001 (Producer) * '' Black Hawk Down'', 2002 * ''

The Guys ''The Guys'' is a play by Anne Nelson about the aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade Center. A film version of the play was released in 2002 and starred Sigourney Weaver and Anthony LaPaglia. History In the play, Joan, an editor, h ...

'' (Executive Producer) * '' Wonderful Days'' (Special Thanks to) * ''

Shade Shade, Shades or Shading may refer to: * Shade (color), a mixture of a color with black (often generalized as any variety of a color) * Shade (shadow), the blocking of sunlight * Shades or sunglasses * Shading, a process used in art and graphic ...

'' * '' Man on Fire'', 2004 * '' Cuba Libre'', 2004 * '' Slow Burn'', 2005 * '' Bug'', 2006 * '' Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus'', 2006 * ''

Deception Deception is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Tort of ...

'', 2008 * '' The Broken'', 2009 (Casting Director S * '' Public Enemies'', 2009 * '' The Conspirator'', 2010 (Casting Consultant) * '' Small Apartments'', 2013 * '' I Origins'', 2014 (Executive Producer) * '' Blackhat'', 2015 * ''

Ballerina A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancer ...

'', 2016 * '' Holy Lands'', 2017 * '' Remember Me'', 2019 (Casting Director)"Bonnie Timmermann's Profile and Production Credits"
''Staff Me Up''. * '' I Know This Much Is True'' (Season 1), 2019–2020 (Casting)

Personal life

Timmermann's brother Michael Golub is a sound recordist and mixer in television and film.Barker, Andrew (November 18, 2009)
"Something's Gonna Live"
''Variety''.

Notes

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External links

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