Bonnie Hunt Says Her Experience as a Nurse Made Her Choose Family-Friendly Roles

The ‘Jerry Maguire’ and ‘Green Mile’ actress worked as an oncology nurse before her rise to fame.
Bonnie Hunt Says Her Experience as a Nurse Made Her Choose Family-Friendly Roles
Bonnie Hunt at the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Red One" in New York on Nov. 11. Theo Wargo/Getty Images
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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After over four decades in Hollywood, actress Bonnie Hunt is proud of the roles she’s taken on and credits her previous passion as a nurse for keeping her grounded.

In an interview with The New York Post published Nov. 15, Hunt said she worked as an oncology nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago before getting her breakthrough role in the 1988 blockbuster “Rain Man.”
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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