Bonnie Somerville - A Further Look into Caitlin Dowd of Cashmere Mafia

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On set with Bonnie Somerville, who plays Caitlin Dowd on TV's newest hit, Cashmere Mafia -- Compared to Sex and the City, Caitlin is the new Charlotte York!!! Bonnie plays Caitlin Dowd, a senior VP for a cosmetic giant. Caitlin has a positive attitude and sees 'Mr. Right' in every man she dates...until the unexpected happens. Watch Caitlin search for her night and shining armor.

Fun Fact: Miranda Otto was originally cast as the cosmetics giant but has moved to a different part, Juliet Draper, the COO of a hotel chain.

Bonnie Somerville Actress Biography/Roles

Bonnie Somerville is an actress who has had roles in a number of movies and television series, most notably NYPD Blue, Grosse Pointe, Friends, and The O.C..

Her first major acting audition for television was for the lead role in CBS's mini-series, Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999), in which she also sang. She lives in Los Angeles.

On The O.C. she played Rachel Hoffman, a colleague of Sandy Cohen in Season 1. She also starred on the popular sitcom Friends as Mona, dating Ross in Season 8. In 2005, she starred in a lead role in the short-lived sitcom Kitchen Confidential. She will now be starring opposite Lucy Liu in ABC's new dramedy Cashmere Mafia, slated to premiere on 4 December 2007.

In the soundtrack of the movie Garden State (directed by then-boyfriend, Zach Braff) she contributed the song "Winding Road".

She also appeared in Spider-Man 2 starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.

Cashmere Mafia - Bonnie Somerville - Caitlin Dowd

Bonnie Somerville plays the character Caitlin Dowd in the ABC hit TV-series Cashmere Mafia!

Bonnie Somerville Biography

Date of Birth: February 24, 1974
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Nickname: Bonz
Height: 5'8 (1.73m)

Mini Biography:
Bonnie was raised by her mother, and her mother's large Irish Catholic family in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her mother is one of 9 children! Bonnie started acting and singing at a young age, appearing in all the high school plays at Poly Prep Country Day School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. She attended Boston College as a Musical Theater major, and left to move back home to New York to try acting professionally. Bonnie sang in many bands in the NYC music scene, and had a development deal to sing her own music at 17 years old. She was noticed by a modeling scout while waiting tables in NYC, and did some modeling in New York, and Europe, only to return more focused on acting. She packed her bags and moved to Los Angeles at age 22, very quickly had a band and then an agent. One of her first auditions, after getting an agent, was for the lead role in CBS's mini-series, Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV), in which she also sang. She now lives in Los Angeles.

Facts:
-Studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
-Studied Musical Theatre at Boston College
-Grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, went to Poly Prep High School in Bay Ridge.
-Was on the cover of Stuff magazine in May 2004, issue titled, "Girls of "The O.C." (2003)"
-Her very first acting job was as an extra in the movie, City Hall (1996)
-She recorded the song "Winding Road" for the Grammy-winning soundtrack of her then boyfriend Zach Braff's movie Garden State (2004). He specifically requested a song from her for the soundtrack.
-When Bonnie is not busy working, she enjoys singing in local clubs, playing volleyball and skiing.
Sang backup on Joshua Radin's very first record.

Personal Quotes:
"It's always fun to play the bitch."
"I'm always studying (acting)"
"My Mom took me to see Annie on Broadway when I was little and I just wanted to be doing what those girls were doing. I was that annoying little girl who sang the (Annie) soundtrack all the time. My Mom would be like, "please stop with the singing!". All I've ever wanted was to do a musical."

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