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

Chicago P.D.

Simone Hall

Cobra Kai

Dr. Emily Folsom

The Resident

Officer Lenzer

Ozark

Senator Welles

Doom Patrol

Torture

Black Lightning

Lawanda White

Miracle Workers

Carla

Creepshow

Lottie

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	The Exorcism	Regina
2023	The Beanie Bubble	Rose
2021	Copshop	Detective Deena Schier
2021	Girls Getaway Gone Wrong	Detective Lee
2020	Greenland	Peggy Pruitt
2020	The Last Shift	Crystal
2019	One Last Christmas
2018	Come Sunday	Kiesha
2018	Candy Jar	Newnan Principal
2018	Nappily Ever After	Erika
2018	Terror in the Woods	Kim McKinley
2018	Den of Thieves	Sharon
2017	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Fridge's Mom
2016	Mother's Day	Grocery Checker
2015	The Longest Ride	Nurse Wilson
2012	Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33	Tina
2007	Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22	Tina
2007	Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22	Tina

Year	TV Show	Role
2020	Sweet Magnolias	Pastor June Wilkes
2019	Miracle Workers	Carla
2019	Creepshow	Lottie
2019	Doom Patrol	Torture
2018	Black Lightning	Lawanda White
2018	Cobra Kai	Dr. Emily Folsom
2018	The Resident	Officer Lenzer
2017	Brockmire	Cassie
2017	Ozark	Senator Welles
2017	The Quad	Mae Brown
2016	Star	Attending Physician
2014	Chicago P.D.	Simone Hall
2014	Resurrection	Middle-Aged Woman