Bonnie Winterbottom

Bonnie Winterbottom is a fictional character created in 2014 by Peter Nowalk. Portrayed by Liza Weil, she is a Philadelphia-based associate attorney who works for Annalise Keating's firm, and one of the main characters developed for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) legal drama mystery television series How to Get Away with Murder. 2Casting On February 27, 2014, it was announced that Shonda Rhimes had cast Liza Weil in the role of Bonnie Winterbottom. 2Development 3Characterization and introduction Early in the series, Bonnie was portrayed as a stoic, blunt, and responsible adult, though she also held a unrequited crush for Analise's husband, Sam Keating. However, over the course of the series, her personal life collapses, and Bonnie finds herself facing numerous problems. She was pressed by Annalise, who wanted her to work more and more, and was involved in a fateful relationship with Analise's intern Asher Millstone. Bonnie's portrayer, Liza Weil, said the character is a grown-up woman and Weil's first role as a "serious lady." Bonnie had a terrifying past; her father, a custodian at Philadelphia City Hall, sexually abused her when she was a girl. In an interview with Variety, series creator, Peter Nowalk, commented that on Season 3, "Bonnie is going to have to choose sides, basically. Bonnie is like, Annalise, we can forgive Frank, it was Sam's fault! She's trying to be the peacemaker," he said, regarding the season 2 final