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Aarons in 2019, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Bonnie A. M. Aarons
Place of Birth: Maryland, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 9, 1960
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Bonnie Aarons is an American actress and writer. She is known for playing the iconic character The Nun/Valak in the films The Conjuring 2 and its follow-ups, Annabelle: Creation , The Nun (2018), The Nun II , and The Conjuring: Last Rites . Her roles also include the films Mulholland Drive , I Know Who Killed Me , Jakob’s Wife , The Bell Keeper , Camp Pleasant Lake , and Little Bites .
Her family is Jewish.
Bonnie’s paternal grandfather was named Jack Aarons. Jack was born in Romania.
Bonnie’s paternal grandmother was Belle Stern (the daughter of Harry Stern and Bessie Keller). Belle was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to parents from Austria and Russia.
Bonnie’s maternal grandparents likely were Louis Rubin and Elsie. Louis and Elsie were born in Russia.
Sources: Obituary of Bonnie’s father – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com
Obituary of Bonnie’s paternal grandmother, Belle (Stern) Aarons – http://www.familysearch.org