Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''

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'' (1990), '' Single White Female'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), '' It Could Happen to You'' (1994), ''

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'' (1997), and '' A Simple Plan'' (1998). She is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda, and granddaughter of

Henry Fonda Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He had a career that spanned five decades on Broadway theatre, Broadway and in Hollywood. He cultivated an everyman screen image in several films considered to be class ...

. Fonda was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing

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in the 1989 film '' Scandal'' and provided the voice for Jenna in the 1995 animated feature film ''

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''. She received an Emmy Award nomination for the 1997 TV film '' In the Gloaming'', and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the 2001 TV film ''

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''.

Early life

Fonda was born on January 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, to a family of actors, including her grandfather

, father Peter Fonda, and her aunt Jane Fonda. Her mother, Susan Jane Brewer, is an artist. She is named after actress

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's daughter Bridget Hayward. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Sweet, married businessman

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. Fonda's parents divorced, and her father Peter later married Portia Rebecca Crockett (former wife of author

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), who raised Bridget, her brother Justin, and older stepbrother Thomas McGuane Jr. in the

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section of Los Angeles, as well as in

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, south of Livingston, Montana.

Career

Fonda became involved with the theatre when she was cast in a school production of ''

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''. She studied

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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'' (

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) as a child in the

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that Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper visit on their trek across the United States. Her second (non-speaking) part was in the

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comedy '' Partners''. In

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, she got her first substantial film role in '' Scandal'', and appeared in '' You Can't Hurry Love'' and ''

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''. Her breakthrough role was as a journalist in ''

'', released in late

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. After gaining additional work experience in a few theater productions, she was cast in the lead in

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's '' Single White Female'', followed by a role in

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's ensemble comedy ''

'' (both

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). Fonda starred in

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's ''

'', an American remake of the 1990 French film '' Nikita''. A review in '' The New Yorker'' cited her "provocative, taunting assertiveness". In 1997, she was on the same flight as Quentin Tarantino when he offered her the part of Melanie in ''

''. She starred in '' Lake Placid'' (

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), and was also reportedly offered the lead, eponymous role in the television series '' Ally McBeal'', but turned it down to concentrate on her film career. In 2001, Fonda starred with

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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, having retired from acting.

Personal life

Fonda met Eric Stoltz in 1986 and they began dating in 1990. The relationship ended after eight years. On February 27, 2003, she suffered a serious car crash in Los Angeles that caused a fracture in a

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. In March of the same year, she became engaged to

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and former

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frontman Danny Elfman, and they married in November. In 2005, they had a son together.

Filmography

Film

Television

Award nominations

*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'' *2002:

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for ''

'' (also known as ''After Amy'')

References

External links

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Harvard-Westlake School alumni Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni