What happened to Donna Robbins from the Chicago Fire?
Teacher Donna Robbins was first introduced in Season 2 of NBC’s hit drama “Chicago Fire,” in the episode “Out with a Bang.” That was the first time she met her fiancé Battalion Chief Wallace Boden (Eamonn Walker) in less than ideal circumstances, when the Firehouse 51 team responded to a fire at the apartment complex where she was living.
As Season 2 progresses, Robbins and Boden conduct a tumultuous romance in which she learns the Chief’s complicated backstory, including details of her first two failed marriages. him and the existence of Jimmy, his distant stepson (Juan Lozada). After a moment when it seemed like the budding relationship was about to end, things became more dramatic when Donna revealed to Boden that she was pregnant.
While still shy about commitment, Boden overcame this reluctance and proposed to Donna, their subsequent marriage taking place in the Season 2 finale. While Donna Boden appeared several times in seven next season of “Chicago Fire”, she was last seen in the Season 9 episode “Don’t Hang Up” in 2021. After playing a famous character for so long on the show, fans can curious to see what the actor behind Donna has been up to since then.
Melissa Ponzio has been busy since her last shoot on Chicago Fire
Playing Donna Boden (née Robbins) in more than 30 episodes of “Chicago Fire” from 2014 to 2021, Melissa Ponzio’s appearances on the series gradually decreased from a high of 10 in Season 3 to just One episode left in Season 9.
While 2021 marked her most recent appearance as Donna in “Chicago Fire,” Ponzio scored roles that same year in a major feature film and several television productions, including superhero vs super villain movie “Thunder Force”. There, she played Rachel Gonzales, a politician running for mayor of Chicago, opposite Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy. Ponzio also had short recurring roles in a variety of television 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”. From 2021 to 2023, Ponzio also voiced former police officer Anne Becker in 10 episodes of the mystery podcast “Bridgewater”.
More recently, the former “Chicago Fire” actress had her parenting skills tested to the max when she reprized her role in the 2010s television series “Teen Wolf,” as werewolf Scott McCall’s mother in “Teen Wolf: The Movie”. But it turns out fans haven’t seen the last of Donna on “Chicago Fire.” As executive producer Derek Haas revealed to TV Insider last year, viewers can expect to see Ponzio’s Donna Robbins return to the show at the end of Season 11.
