Bunny Levine
Bunny Levine
Biography
Bunny Levine has had a passion for entertaining from her earliest memory. At the age of two, she subjected all her relatives to her rendition of the song "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" at every possible opportunity. Playing with her sister and friends in pre-school days, her favorite game was a simulation of the performances of the current Hollywood stars, replete with screams and fainting, in the mode of the times. Her greatest regret was that she, unlike her contemporary Shirley Temple, had not been discovered in dance class. By third grade she wrote, directed and starred in the epic, "Debbie's Diary." A year or so later, with increased maturity, she limited her contributions to no more than two of the three elements. All through elementary school and high school, she played either the lead or a character role in school and local productions. Transferring colleges on her marriage after sophomore year made her rethink the wisdom of a short, young, character woman gaining fame and fortune in the field, so she switched majors from Theater Arts, but continued to act, and to work on the college radio station. Already pregnant upon graduation, she put her acting aspirations on the back burner for 25 years, working primarily as a school librarian, to help her underpaid college professor husband raise their three children. Storytelling and book talks helped fill her performing aspirations. Foolishly, she would not participate in community theater, thinking of herself as too much of a professional. Upon early retirement, she began taking acting classes, going on auditions, and gradually immersing herself totally in the fabulous, mad world of acting. Soon she was a member of all the unions and began booking commercials, roles on soaps and episodics, as well as films. Upon her beloved husband, Bernie's, death, she moved from the New York area to the LA market, and continued studying, booking, and striving. Among her credits are Law & Order (1990), The Jimmy Show (2001), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), _Gilmore Girls_, the soon-to-be-released Charles Busch film, and Las Vegas (2003). She considers herself the most energetic and agile septuagenarian in the field and the oldest living student (her philosophy being that you can never stop learning and exercising the acting muscle).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthday
1928-12-22 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Acting

2025

Sacramento as Mrs. Krenshaw

2024

Thelma as Mona

2024

The Invisible Raptor as Dorothy

2023

Love Virtually as Viv's Grandma

2023

Mrs. Davis as Sister Ollie

2023

Jury Duty as Prospective Juror

2021

Mr. Mayor as Enid

2020

DAVE as Muriel

2020

VHYes as Diane

2019

Sunnyside as Old Lady

2018

This Close as Mrs. Vanderhooven

2018

I Feel Bad as Trudy

2018

See Plum Run as Not available

2018

Holiday Hostage as Grandma

2017

No Activity as Yaya Westbrook

2016

La La Land as Movie Theatre Cashier (uncredited)

2016

Fuller House as Old Lady

2016

The Shickles as Nana Shickles

2015

Con Man as Elderly Patient

2014

Bad Judge as Mildred

2014

Off the Record as Nana

2014

Mulaney as Old Woman

2014

Friends with Better Lives as Estelle Markowitz

2013

Getting On as Mrs. Beverly Poppley

2012

The Mindy Project as Bryant's Grandmother

2012

A Thousand Words as Woman on Pier

2011

Shameless as Mrs. McCurdy

2011

2 Broke Girls as Helen

2011

New Girl as Shirley

2011

Workaholics as Fran

2011

Happy Endings as Enid

2011

Let Go as Mrs. Grossman

2010

Raising Hope as Old Lady

2010

Raising Hope as Olivia

2010

In My Sleep as Rachel

2010

Father vs. Son as Mrs. Kusnitz

2009

The Middle as Sylvia Goldberg

2009

Community as Pierce's Mom (voice)

2009

Play the Game as Claire Cranston

2008

You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Older Lady in Salon

2007

Private Practice as Old Lady

2007

Love Comes Lately as Max's Neighbor

2006

Ugly Betty as Mabel

2002

The Jimmy Show as Fireplace Woman

2001

Gasline as Mrs. Munson

2000

Gilmore Girls as Mrs. Thompson

1990

Law & Order as Irene Drummond

1990

Cadillac Man as Woman Customer

NaN

Omi as Omi

1988

Slime City as Ruby