Bonnie Aarons

Aarons attended acting school in New York City and found work in Europe, where she acted short films and commercials. Her first American film was 1994's Exit to Eden, portraying a prostitute. She then appeared in the Roger Corman-produced "woman in prison" film, Caged Heat 3000.{{cite web|url=http://www.rue-morgue.com/single-post/2016/06/28/Summoning-the-Demon-Nun-An-Interview-with-THE-CONJURING-2s-Bonnie-Aarons|title=Rue Morgue|website=Rue Morgue|access-date=January 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052036/http://www.rue-morgue.com/single-post/2016/06/28/Summoning-the-Demon-Nun-An-Interview-with-THE-CONJURING-2s-Bonnie-Aarons|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}

Aarons already had notable roles in other horror movies, such as I Know Who Killed Me, and Drag Me to Hell. She also had a short but memorable role in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive as a monstrous bum behind a dumpster, a role she reprised 24 years later on the Netflix talk show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney. Since 2016, Aarons has starred in the Conjuring Universe making her first appearance in the franchise's second main film The Conjuring 2, portraying a shapeshifting demon by the name of Valak that takes the form of a nun.{{cite news |date=27 September 2018 |title=What does the actor who plays that horrifying nun look like? |language=en |work=News.com.au |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/what-the-star-of-the-nun-looks-like-in-real-life/news-story/5eeb94bdd345a14c2e83dbfbe68a6769 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411155114/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/what-the-star-of-the-nun-looks-like-in-real-life/news-story/5eeb94bdd345a14c2e83dbfbe68a6769 |url-status=live }} Aarons was only added during reshoots of the film, but her character was received well with fans and a spin-off was announced shortly after the film's release.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2016-06-15 |title='Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun' in the Works (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/conjuring-2-spinoff-movie-nun-works-903224/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920045830/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/conjuring-2-spinoff-movie-nun-works-903224/ |url-status=live }} Production of The Nun began in May 2017 and the film was released on September 7, 2018.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2017-04-26 |title='Conjuring 2' Actress Reprising Demon Nun for New Line's 'The Nun' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/conjuring-2-actress-reprising-demon-nun-new-lines-nun-997909/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908011505/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/conjuring-2-actress-reprising-demon-nun-new-lines-nun-997909/ |url-status=live }} A sequel, The Nun II, was announced in April 2019 and was released on September 8, 2023. In August 2023, Aarons sued Warner Bros., New Line, and Scope productions, the distribution and production companies behind the films in which she starred as the Nun, for breach of contract relating to a lack of pay over merchandising sales.{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Winston |date=2023-08-17 |title='The Nun' Actress Sues Warner Bros. in Breach of Contract Lawsuit Over Merchandise Revenue |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/the-nun-lawsuit-warner-bros-1235569562/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908011504/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/the-nun-lawsuit-warner-bros-1235569562/ |url-status=live }}

She appeared in the 2018 film Adi Shankar's Gods and Secrets.{{Cite web |last=Szabo |first=Sarah |title=The actress who plays The Nun is gorgeous in real life |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/132999/the-actress-who-plays-the-nun-is-gorgeous-in-real-life/ |access-date=2020-01-21 |website=NickiSwift.com |date=September 11, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814042110/https://www.nickiswift.com/132999/the-actress-who-plays-the-nun-is-gorgeous-in-real-life/ |url-status=live }} In 2022, it was announced that Aarons will be starring in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake with Michael Paré and Jonathan Lipnicki.{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=2022-08-25 |title='Camp Pleasant Lake' Adds Jonathan Lipnicki (Exclusive); Prime Video 'How To Date Billy Walsh'; Pinewood Sean Connery — Global Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/camp-pleasant-lake-adds-jonathan-lipnicki-exclusive-prime-video-how-to-date-billy-walsh-pinewood-sean-connery-global-briefs-1235100157/ |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929153428/https://deadline.com/2022/08/camp-pleasant-lake-adds-jonathan-lipnicki-exclusive-prime-video-how-to-date-billy-walsh-pinewood-sean-connery-global-briefs-1235100157/ |url-status=live }}

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