Bonnie Gail Franklin (born January 6, 1944 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress.

Franklin once said that people have a hard time believing that she's Jewish because of her red hair and freckles.

Franklin graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California in 1962.

Franklin is best known for her portrayal of the divorced mother, Ann Romano, on the long-running television situation comedy (or, since so many of its episodes dealt with serious topics, some have called it a "dramedy") One Day at a Time (1975 - 1984).

Bonnie Franklin has also been a guest star on a number of other television series and directed several episodes of the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge.

Additionally, she has starred in both Off Broadway and Broadway stage plays, winning a Theatre World Award plus a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" for her performance in the musical Applause, opposite Lauren Bacall. Although Franklin is petite (5'3"), she has a powerful singing voice.

She was married to playwright Ronald Sossi from 1967 to 1970 and has been married to film producer Marvin Minoff since August 31, 1980. She has no children.

(March 1999) Performing in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the Public Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

(July 1998) Appears in Double Act with Keir Dullea, at American State Festival, Milford, CT.

(March 1998) Performing the role of Gloria in Grace and Glorie at the Helen Hays Theatre in Nyack, NY

(July 1997) Appears in Grace & Glorie as Gloria, Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine, USA. (through 19 July); Cape Cod Playhouse, Dennis, Massachusetts, USA. (21 July to 3 August).

(September 1999) Appears in For the Price of a Cup of Coffee as Leering Death in Schneider, Minnesota.

Bonnie has appeared in nearly a dozen staged readings with Classic and Contemporary American Playwrights (CCAP) in the Los Angeles area for the last several years. Last season (06-07), she appeared in Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic," and most recently, she appeared in Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound" at the Pico Playhouse in January 2008. CCAP is an organization devoted to reviving works that are seldom seen and presenting them to student audiences in order to create a new audience for theatre.

Currently, Franklin has stated, the CCAP outreach program works with teachers at North Hollywood, Cleveland and King Drew Medical Magnet high schools. Working with the teachers in the English department, CCAP chooses works that will be incorporated into the curriculum and, before the presentation, gives a workshop at the school. Bonnie's sister, Judy Bush, commented, "The teachers make all the difference." She ... mentioned that she is currently working with the Pasadena Arts Council in finding a local school to include. Source: pasadenaweekly.com

Began acting as a child.

She once said that because of her red hair and freckles, fans have a hard time believing that she is Jewish.

She won a Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination in 1970 for the Broadway musical, "Applause".

She attended Beverly Hills High School, whose famous alumni include Michael Lembeck, Angelina Jolie, Michael Klesic, Nicolas Cage, Corben Bernsen, Lenny Kravitz, David Schwimmer, Jonathan Silverman, and Richard Dreyfuss.

She won a Theatre World Award in 1970 for the Broadway musical, "Applause".

Best remembered by the public for her starring role as Ann Romano in One day at a Time (1975).