| BIOGRAPHY
The granddaughter of Henry Fonda, daughter of Peter Fonda, and
niece of Jane Fonda, Bridget Fonda was to the celluloid manor
born. Although her famous lineage may have initially helped her
when she was starting out, she has evolved into a strong performer
in her own right, noted for the grit, spirit, and complexity of
her performances.
Born January 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, Fonda had her first film
experience at the age of five, when she accompanied her father
to the set of Easy Rider.
That aside, she didn't see her father much during her early years,
but the two still managed to form a bond. After her parents' divorce
in 1972, Fonda went to live with her mother, actress Susan Brewer,
in Los Angeles.
She first became involved with the theatre when she was cast
in a school production of Harvey. Sustaining her interest in acting
through her teenage years, Fonda went on to study drama at New
York's famed Lee Strasberg Institute.
Although she suffered severe stage fright during her first two
years, she was able to overcome her fears, and, upon leaving the
institute two years later, she began to find work on the stage.
Fonda made her film debut with a non-speaking role in the 1982
comedy Partners, and it was not until 1988 that she had her first
speaking role in a feature film. That year, she appeared in both
You Can't Hurry Love and Shag, the latter opposite Phoebe Cates
as one of a group of girls looking for a good time in Myrtle Beach.
The following year, Fonda earned her first measure of acclaim
with her portrayal of real-life good-time girl Mandy Rice-Davies
in Michael Caton-Jones' Scandal.
The combined impact of her favorably reviewed performance in
that film and her lead in another 1989 film, Strapless, effectively
gave Fonda a small bit of land on the Hollywood map.
In the early 1990s, Fonda began to work steadily in features,
starting with a small but memorable role as a reporter in The
Godfather Part III (1990).
She went on to star in such films as Cameron Crowe's Singles
(reportedly, Crowe wrote Fonda's role specifically for her), Single
White Female (1992), Bodies, Rest, and Motion (1993), Point of
No Return (1993), and It Could Happen to You (1994).
Having demonstrated her talents in a number of romantic comedies,
the most successful being Singles and It Could Happen to You,
Fonda surprised and delighted many an observer when she took on
the role of a perpetually stoned, ill-fated beach bunny in Jackie
Brown (1997).
The following year, she portrayed another atypical character
in A Simple Plan, earning raves as Bill Paxton's pregnant, increasingly
crazed wife.
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FILMOGRAPHY
• Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
• Monkeybone (2001)
• South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
• Lake Placid (1999)
• The Break Up (1998)
• Finding Graceland (1998)
• A Simple Plan (1998)
• In the Gloaming (1997)
• Jackie Brown (1997)
• Touch (1997)
• City Hall (1996)
• Grace of My Heart (1996)
• Balto (1995)
• Rough Magic (1995)
• Camilla (1994)
• It Could Happen to You (1994)
• Little Buddha (1994)
• The Road to Wellville (1994)
• Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
• Point of No Return (1993)
• Leather Jackets (1992)
• Single White Female (1992)
• Singles (1992)
• Doc Hollywood (1991)
• Iron Maze (1991)
• The End of Innocence (1990)
• Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
• The Godfather Part III (1990)
• Out of the Rain (1990)
• Strapless (1990)
• Jacob Have I Loved (1989)
• Scandal (1989)
• Shag, The Movie (1989)
• You Can't Hurry Love (1988) |
