Bridget Fonda

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.

Bridget Fonda studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and Harvard-Westlake School. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Single White Female, Point of No Return and Jackie Brown. Distinctions recorded are Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award.

• Name — Bridget Fonda • Birth Name — Bridget Jane Fonda • Born — 27 January 1964 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — * 1969 • 1987–2002 • Children — 1 • Father — Peter Fonda • Relatives — Henry Fonda (paternal grandfather) Frances Ford Seymour (paternal grandmother) Jane Fonda (paternal aunt) Troy Garity (paternal cousin) • Education — New York University

Fonda was born on January 27, 1964, 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. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Sweet, married businessman Noah Dietrich. 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. Fonda studied drama at New York University.

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 and graduated from NYU in 1986. 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. 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). • Illustration — 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. 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. 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.

Fonda met actor Eric Stoltz in 1986 and they began dating in 1990. They ended their relationship in 1998. In February 2003, Fonda suffered a serious injury from a car crash that fractured a vertebra. The following month, she became engaged to film composer and former Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman, and they married in November 2003. In 2005, they had a son together. After her engagement to Elfman, Fonda withdrew from acting, and concentrated on her family life.

Television work by Bridget Fonda • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989 — Jacob Have I Loved — Louise Bradshaw — Television film • 1989 — 21 Jump Street — Molly "Moho" Chapman — Episode: "Blinded by the Thousand Points of Light" • 1997 — In the Gloaming — Anne — Television film • 1998 — Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business — Herself — Episode: "Late Night Talk" • 1998 — The Larry Sanders Show — Bridget Fonda — Episode: "Pilots and Pens Lost" • 2001 — Night Visions — Mary — Episode: "The Occupant" • 2001 — No Ordinary Baby — Linda Sanclair — Television film • 2002 — The — Stephanie Furst — 4 episodes • 2002 — Snow Queen — Snow Queen — Television film

• 1990: Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for Shag • 1990: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Scandal • 1997: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for In the Gloaming • 1999: Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Favorite Actress - Suspense for A Simple Plan • 2002: Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television for No Ordinary Baby (also known as After Amy)

Bridget Fonda was recorded at birth as Bridget Jane Fonda. The authorities additionally record the heading Bridget Jane Fonda Elfman. Her recorded language was English. She was the child of Peter Fonda and Susan Brewer. She married Danny Elfman. One child is recorded: Oliver Elfman. Other recorded relations include Jane Fonda and Henry Fonda.