Playing Donna Boden (née Robbins) for over 30 episodes of “Chicago Fire” from 2014 to 2021, Melissa Ponzio’s appearances on the series gradually declined from a series high of 10 installments in Season 3 to just one episode in Season 9.
While 2021 marked her most recent appearance as Donna on “Chicago Fire,” Ponzio scored roles that same year in a major feature film and a number of TV productions, including the superheroes-vs-supervillains movie “Thunder Force.” There she played Rachel Gonzales, a politician running for mayor of Chicago, opposite Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy. Ponzio also landed short recurring stints in a succession of TV shows, including four episodes of “First Wives Club,” two episodes of “Everything’s Fine,” one episode of “Die Hart” and five segments on “The Girl from Plainville.” Between 2021 and 2023, Ponzio also voiced ex-cop Anne Becker on 10 episodes of the mystery podcast “Bridgewater.”
More recently, the former “Chicago Fire” actor had her parenting skills tested to the max as she reprised her role from the 2010s “Teen Wolf” TV series, as the mother of werewolf Scott McCall in “Teen Wolf: The Movie.” But it turns out that fans haven’t seen the last of Donna on “Chicago Fire.” As executive producer Derek Haas revealed to TV Insider last year, viewers can look forward to seeing Ponzio’s Donna Robbins back on the show later in Season 11.
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