Who Plays Mona On Friends?

Fans may not realize that when Bonnie Somerville first discovered she would be on “Friends,” her initial run was only supposed to be for one episode. But she kept being brought back for more, which she thought would lead to her having a bigger role on the show, especially considering how Mona and Ross Geller continued progressing onscreen. “Our relationship just kind of kept going,” she revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, “and eventually I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m going to be the seventh friend. I’m going to be a regular!’ That didn’t happen.” Unfortunately, Somerville was never destined to dance in a fountain with the rest of the sitcom’s best-pal group.

While her time on the NBC series was shorter than she’d hoped, the role did lead to several other endeavors down the line, but not many of them lasted very long. After so many years of jumping from show to show, the back and forth took a toll on the actor. “I had just turned 40, and it all hit me hard,” Somerville revealed in an interview with the Independent. “I got so damn depressed, and I didn’t have the career that I thought I was going to have by then.” Contrary to popular belief, show business is not always an easy gig for actors, even if they have a big break on a show like “Friends.” 

If people are shocked at how things turned out for Bonnie Somerville after playing Mona, they may be even more astonished to see how fans feel about the legacy of the character she played.

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