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Bridget Fonda BIOGRAPHY
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". Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#85). [1995] 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 survives, but with minor back injuries. [February 2003] Son Oliver Elfman was born mid January 2005.
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