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| Name: | Bridget Fonda |
| Birth Name: | Bridget Jane Fonda |
| Height: | 5' 6" |
| Sex: | F |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | January 27, 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Profession: | actress |
| Education: | Westlake School for Girls, Los Angeles, California |
| | Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York (majored in Theater) |
| Husband/Wife: | Danny Elfman (musician; born on May 29, 1953; married in December 2003) |
| Relationship: | Dwight Yoakam (singer, actor; born on October 23, 1956; dated in 1999), Eric Stoltz (actor; born on September 30, 1961; together 1989-1998), Lee Drysdale (screenwriter, director; together 1986-1989) |
| Father: | Peter Fonda (actor; born on February 23, 1939; married on October 8, 1961; divorced on April 16, 1974) |
| Mother: | Susan Brewer (artist) |
| Brother: | Justin Fonda ( born in 1969) |
| Half Brother: | Thomas (mother: Portia Rebecca Crockett ) |
| Grand Father: | Henry Fonda (actor; born on May 16, 1905; died on August 12, 1982) |
| Grand Mother: | Frances Brokaw Fonda (committed suicide on October 14, 1950) |
| Step Mother: | Portia Rebecca Crockett (marred in 1972) |
| Aunt: | Jane Fonda (actress; born on December 21, 1937) |
| Claim to fame: | as Allison Jones in Single White Female (1992) |
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| BRIDGET FONDA NEWS AND TRIVIA |
- Married composer Danny Elfman on November 30, 2003 at at Los Angeles' First Congressional Church.
- Fonda can count on receiving some TLC from her new fiancé, composer Danny Elfman -- The couple's engagement was confirmed Monday morning by the actress' publicist Nancy Seltzer, who said the beauty and the music man were betrothed long before Fonda's serious car crash two weeks ago and that they're really happy. (March 11, 2003)
- Fonda suffered minor injuries Thursday morning when the 1998 Jaguar she was driving flipped over on the rain-slickened coastal highway in the star-studded enclave of Malibu. (March 1, 2003)
- Possesses all the requisite qualities of a cinematic superstar-an expressive visage that looks different from different angles,
- Bridget Fonda's discovered the perfect way to wile away time in lonely hotels - she tunes into the porn channel.
- Creator David E. Kelley originally envisioned Bridget Fonda in the role of Ally McBeal in ALLY MCBEAL (1997).
- In EASY RIDER (1969) Bridget Fonda, appears briefly in a crowd scene.
- Was among the many actresses who were considered for the part of a new Angel in CHARLIE'S ANGELS 2 (2003) after Drew Barrymore declined to return
- Was nominated for Favorite Actress - SUSPENSE in 1999 at Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
- Cameron Crowe had her in mind when he wrote the movie SINGLES (1992)
- 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.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#85). (1995)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television at Golden Globe Awards for AFTER AMY (2002)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special at Emmy Awards for IN THE GLOAMING (1997)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for SCANDAL (1990)
Quotes- "You can't count on fame or popularity,"
- "I've just always gone in my own direction and done things in my own way for my own reasons. That's a healthy way of rebelling, because you don't destroy yourself."
- "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."
- "It's very easy to get excited about a job, but it's a big commitment because you do it and then you have to live with it when it's finished. It's forever in your section in the video store. It's you. It's almost like deciding who you have a child with."
Awards- Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain: Best Actress, ROUGH MAGIC (1995)
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