Tracey Bonner

Biography

Tracey Bonner is an American actor most known for Raising Dion, Sweet Magnolias, and Black Lightning. The child of two educators, Tracey grew up in Murfreesboro, TN very rooted in sports and academia. She found her love of Shakespeare in high school and was cast in a theatre tour, realizing that acting could become a profession. This discovery led her to extensive training and many theatre performances throughout the U.S., all while playing sports as well. A varsity basketball and softball player, she was able to receive a full ride to Tennessee State University, where she became an athletic/academic All-American softball player. Tracey majored in Speech Communication and Theatre with an English minor and later obtained an MFA in Acting from the Theatre School at DePaul University. She taught for 15 years before deciding to become an actor full-time.

Known For

Copshop
Copshop
Girls Getaway Gone Wrong
Girls Getaway Gone Wrong
The Beanie Bubble
The Beanie Bubble
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Come Sunday
Come Sunday
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

Filmography

2024 The Exorcism
as Regina
2023 The Beanie Bubble
as Rose
2021 Girls Getaway Gone Wrong
as Detective Lee
2021 Copshop
as Detective Deena Schier
2020 The Last Shift
as Crystal
2020 Greenland
as Peggy Pruitt
2020 Sweet Magnolias
as Pastor June Wilkes
2019 One Last Christmas
as
2019 Creepshow
as Lottie
2019 Doom Patrol
as Torture
2019 Miracle Workers
as Carla
2018 Terror in the Woods
as Kim McKinley
2018 Nappily Ever After
as Erika
2018 Cobra Kai
as Dr. Emily Folsom
2018 Candy Jar
as Newnan Principal
2018 Come Sunday
as Kiesha
2018 The Resident
as Officer Lenzer
2018 Den of Thieves
as Sharon
2018 Black Lightning
as Lawanda White
2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
as Fridge's Mom