Reality TV veteran Bethenny Frankel, who starred in eight seasons of Bravo’s hit show “The Real Housewives of New York City,” has officially made her foray into television movies after landing a leading role in Lifetime’s new true crime drama “Danger in the Dorm,” which premiered on June 16. Speaking with The Epoch Times, Ms. Frankel, 53, shared that “it was really special and humbling” to be chosen for the role.
“This is really the first time I had a significant, meaningful role in anything, and it was as a lead,” she said. However, the start of the New York native’s career can be traced back to Hollywood, where she briefly relocated in the early ‘90s to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. Ms.
Frankel began working as a production assistant on the teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” starring Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Elizabeth Berkley, before acquiring several acting roles, including the 1994 horror film “Hollywood Hills, 90028.” As her career comes full circle with her starring part on Lifetime’s new telefilm, Ms. Frankel said she isn’t actively pursuing any new acting roles but relishes the moments she gets to act on the screen.
A former law enforcement officer for the Seattle Police Department, Ms. Rule’s first book, “The Stranger Beside Me,” published in 1980, chronicled her experiences with the now infamous serial killer and rapist Ted Bundy, whom she befriended while working at a Seattle-based suicide crisis hotli.
