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Bridget Fonda
Fonda in 2001
BornBridget Jane Fonda
January 27, 1964 (age 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active19691987–2002
SpouseDanny Elfman ​(m. 2003)​
Children1
FatherPeter Fonda
RelativesHenry Fonda (paternal grandfather)
Frances Ford Seymour (paternal grandmother)
Jane Fonda (paternal aunt)
Troy Garity (paternal cousin)

Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress known for her roles in films such as The Godfather Part III (1990), Single White Female (1992), Singles (1992), Point of No Return (1993), It Could Happen to You (1994), Balto (1995), City Hall (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), A Simple Plan (1998), Lake Placid (1999), and Kiss of the Dragon (2001). She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Mandy Rice-Davies in Scandal (1989), and received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the television films In the Gloaming (1997) and No Ordinary Baby (2001), respectively. Fonda retired from acting in 2002.[1]

Fonda is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda, and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. She is married to composer Danny Elfman, with whom she has a son.

Early life

Fonda was born on January 27, 1964,[2] in Los Angeles, California, to a family of actors, including her grandfather Henry Fonda, father Peter Fonda, and her aunt Jane Fonda. Her mother, Susan Jane Brewer, is an artist. Fonda is named after actress Margaret Sullavan‘s daughter Bridget Hayward.[3] Her maternal grandmother, Mary Sweet, married businessman Noah Dietrich.[4]

Fonda’s parents divorced in 1974, and the next year, her father Peter married Portia Rebecca Crockett (former wife of author Thomas McGuane). Crockett raised Fonda, her brother Justin, and older stepbrother Thomas McGuane Jr. in the Coldwater Canyon section of Los Angeles, as well as in Paradise Valley, south of Livingston, Montana.[5]

Career

Fonda became involved with the theater when she was cast in a school production of Harvey. She studied method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute as part of New York University‘s Tisch School of the Arts acting program[6] and graduated from NYU in 1986.[7]

She made her movie debut at age five (filmed at age four) in Easy Rider (1969) as a child in the hippie commune that Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper visit on their trek across the United States.[8] Her second (non-speaking) part was in the 1982 comedy Partners. In 1988, she got her first substantial film role in Scandal, and appeared in You Can’t Hurry Love and Shag (both 1988).

Fonda in You Can’t Hurry Love (1988)

Her breakthrough role was as a journalist in The Godfather Part III, released in late 1990. After gaining additional work experience in a few theater productions, she appeared in the comedy Doc Hollywood (1991), and was cast as the lead in Barbet Schroeder‘s Single White Female, followed by a role in Cameron Crowe‘s ensemble comedy Singles (both 1992).

Fonda starred in 1993‘s Point of No Return, an American remake of the 1990 French film Nikita. A review in The New Yorker cited her “provocative, taunting assertiveness”. In 1994, she was in the poorly received comedy The Road to Wellville, and she starred alongside Nicolas Cage in the romantic comedy It Could Happen to You.[9] She followed up with roles in the animated film Balto (1995) and the political thriller City Hall (1996). In 1997, she was on the same flight as Quentin Tarantino when he offered her the part of Melanie in Jackie Brown. She starred in A Simple Plan (1998) and Lake Placid (1999), and was also reportedly offered the titular leading role in the television series Ally McBeal, but turned it down to concentrate on her film career.[10]

Fonda received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for the television films In the Gloaming (1997) and No Ordinary Baby (2001).

In 2001, Fonda starred with Jet Li in the action thriller film Kiss of the Dragon. Her final film role was in the 2001 movie The Whole Shebang. Her final role overall was the title role in the TV movie Snow Queen in 2002, and she has not appeared on screen since.[11]

Personal life

Fonda met Eric Stoltz in 1986 and they began dating in 1990. In 1998, the couple ended their relationship.[12]

In February 2003, she suffered a serious injury from a car crash that fractured a vertebra.[13] The following month, she became engaged to film composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman, and they married in November.[14] In 2005, they had a son together.[15][16]

After her engagement to Elfman, Fonda withdrew from acting and concentrated on her family life.[16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969Easy RiderChild in CommuneUncredited[17]
1987AriaLoverSegment: “Liebestod“
1988You Can’t Hurry LovePeggy Kellogg
1988ShagMelaina
1988GandaharHead / HistorianVoice dub; English version
1989ScandalMandy Rice-Davies
1989StraplessAmy Hempel
1990Frankenstein UnboundMary Wollstonecraft Godwin
1990The Godfather Part IIIGrace Hamilton
1991Iron MazeChris Sugita
1991Drop Dead FredAnnabellaUncredited
1991Out of the RainJo
1991Doc HollywoodNancy Lee Nicholson
1992Leather JacketsClaudi
1992Single White FemaleAllison Jones
1992SinglesJanet Livermore
1992Army of DarknessLindaCameo appearance
1993Bodies, Rest & MotionBeth
1993Point of No ReturnMaggie Hayward / Claudia Anne Doran / NinaAlso known as The Assassin
1993Little BuddhaLisa Conrad
1994It Could Happen to YouYvonne Biasi
1994The Road to WellvilleEleanor Lightbody
1994CamillaFreda Lopez
1995Rough MagicMyra Shumway
1995BaltoJennaVoice role
1996City HallMarybeth Cogan
1996Grace of My HeartKelly Porter
1997TouchLynn Marie Faulkner
1997Mr. JealousyIrene
1997Jackie BrownMelanie Ralston
1998Break UpJimmy Dade
1998Finding GracelandAshley
1998A Simple PlanSarah Mitchell
1999Lake PlacidKelly Scott
2000South of Heaven, West of HellAdalyne Dunfries
2001Delivering MiloElizabeth
2001MonkeyboneDr. Julie McElroy
2001Kiss of the DragonJessica Kamen
2001The Whole ShebangVal Bazinni
2019QT8: The First EightMelanie RalstonDocumentary film
Archival footage from Jackie Brown

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Jacob Have I LovedLouise BradshawTelevision film
198921 Jump StreetMolly ‘Moho’ ChapmanEpisode: “Blinded by the Thousand Points of Light”
1997In the GloamingAnneTelevision film
1998Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment BusinessHerselfEpisode: “Late Night Talk”
1998The Larry Sanders ShowBridget FondaEpisode: “Pilots and Pens Lost”
2001Night VisionsMaryEpisode: “The Occupant”
2001No Ordinary BabyLinda SanclairTelevision film
2002The Chris Isaak ShowStephanie Furst4 episodes
2002Snow QueenSnow QueenTelevision film

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

References

  1.  “Bridget Fonda’s acting career as she’s seen publicly for first time in 12 years”. Metro. January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2.  “Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 22-28”. The Associated Press. January 17, 2023. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3.  Coleman, Loren (2004). The Copycat Effect: How the Media and Popular Culture Trigger the Mayhem in Tomorrow’s Headlines. Paraview Pocket Books. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7434-8223-3.
  4.  “Urban Cinefile FONDA, PETER : Ulee’s Gold”. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  5.  Haldeman, Peter (November 30, 2003). “Peter Fonda’s Easy Ride”. Architectural Digest. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  6.  “Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute”. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  7.  “Bridget Fonda biography”. TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  8.  Riley, Sam (2010). Star Struck: An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 110. ISBN 9780313358128. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  9.  Lois Alter Mark (July 29, 1994). “Based on a True Story: The real people behind the lotto premise of It Could Happen to You“. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015.
  10.  “Pictures of Bridget Fonda”. Aclasscelebs.com. January 27, 1964. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  11.  Jeffrey, Joyann (April 17, 2019). “Here’s Why ‘Lake Placid’ Star Bridget Fonda Left Hollywood and Never Looked Back”. Closer Weekly. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  12.  unknown (July 13, 1998). “Fonda Memory: Actors Bridget Fonda and Eric Stoltz End Their Eight Year of Unwedded Bliss”. People Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  13.  Li, David K. (February 28, 2003). “BRIDGET FONDA SURVIVES CAR-WRECK ORDEAL”. New York Post. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  14.  Steven W. Silverman (December 4, 2003). “PASSAGES: Bridget Fonda’s Boingo Wedding”. People Magazine. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  15.  “CHRISTMAS PARTY CHEZ FONDA/ELFMAN (Bridget and Danny) – Jane Fonda”. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  16.  Bicks, Emily (August 17, 2019). “Where Is Peter Fonda’s Daughter Bridget Fonda Now?”. Heavy.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  17.  “Sunday Classics: “Easy Rider””. atthecinema.net. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  18.  “Awards 1995 | Sitges Film Festival”. sitgesfilmfestival.com. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  19.  “Shag awards”. imdb.com. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  20.  “Bridget Fonda Emmy Nominated”. Emmys.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  21.  “Blockbuster Entertainment Awards”. imdb.com. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

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