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Bridget Fonda

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The daughter of Peter Fonda and niece of Jane Fonda, Bridget Fonda first became interested in acting after appearing in a high-school production of "Harvey". At 18, she enrolled at New York University and spent four years there and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

She went on to hone her craft in workshop productions and worked on such stage projects as "Just Horrible", written by Nicholas Kazan, who later cast Bridget in his directorial debut, "Professional Man", an episode for "The Edge" series on HBO. She also starred in PBS's "Jacob Have I Loved" and in a segment of "Aria", a film composed of short works by 10 respected directors.

Bridget Fonda's film credits include, "The Godfather: Part III", "Shag", "Strapless", "Doc Hollywood", "Singles" and "Single White Female".

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Cameron Crowe had her in mind when he wrote the movie Singles (1992).

Dated singer/actor Dwight Yoakam [1999-2001]

Lived with Lee Drysdale. [1986-1989]

Was offered the role of "Ally McBeal" (1997), but turned it down to focus on movies. In fact, she didn't even read the script out of fear that she would like it too much.

Lived with Eric Stoltz. [1990-1998]

Cousin of Troy Garity.

Granddaughter of Henry Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda.

Daughter of Peter Fonda.

Sister of Justin Fonda.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#85). [1995]

Cousin of Vanessa Vadim.

Daughter of Susan Brewer.

Is Larry Hagman's goddaughter.

Flipped and crashed her 1998 Jaguar sports car, along the same infamous Malibu stretch of highway where both Nick Nolte and Robert Downey Jr. got into trouble with the law. She survived, but with minor back injuries. [February 2003]

One week after her unexplained car crash, her publicist announces Fonda's engagement to composer and former "Oingo-Boingo" member, Danny Elfman.

Shares a birthday with actress Mimi Rogers, actress Rosamund Pike, Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, actor James Cromwell and actor Alan Cumming.

Is a huge fan of Dario Argento and was supposed to be in Argento's Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996) (aka The Stendhal Syndrome).

Son Oliver Henry Milton Elfman was born mid January 2005.

NBC has ordered a TV pilot based on Candace Bushnell's book "Lipstick Jungle". In this book Bushnell (the writer behind Sex and the City) portrays three successful New York Women, who are not looking for Mr. Big but to become their own Mr. Big. The part of the designer was written with Bridget Fonda in mind.

Named after Bridget Hayward, a step-aunt who committed suicide.

Aunt of Bodhi Elfman and Jenna Elfman.

Step-mother of Mali Elfman.

BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1986)

Her godfather is Larry Hagman.

Sister-in-law of Richard Elfman.

Daughter-in-law of Blossom Elfman.

Personal Quotes

"I can be pretty nasty. Not 'mean' nasty, but nasty by your parents' standards. But not by my parents' standards, because my parents were nasty for their day."

"I'm afraid of making a mistake. I'm not totally neurotic, but I'm pretty neurotic about it. I'm as close to totally neurotic as you can get without being totally neurotic."

"Nudity is who people are at the most interesting point of the evening, when they take off their protective layer, when no one is watching."

Where Are They Now

(December 2001) Christmas lingerie model for H&M

(October 2004) Visiting family in San Marino.

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