Bridget Fonda

Acting

Bridget Fonda

Born 1964-01-27 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Bridget Fonda is an American former actress born on January 27, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. She comes from a legendary acting family—her grandfather was Henry Fonda, her father was Peter Fonda, and her aunt is Jane Fonda. She gained recognition for her roles in films such as The Godfather Part III (1990), Single White Female (1992), Point of No Return (1993), Jackie Brown (1997), and A Simple Plan (1998). Fonda was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in Scandal (1989) and received additional nominations for her work in television films. After a successful career spanning the late 1980s to early 2000s, she retired from acting in 2002. She is married to composer Danny Elfman, with whom she has a son.

Acting credits

The Godfather Part III poster
7.4

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

The Godfather Part III

1990

Army of Darkness poster
7.3

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

Army of Darkness

1992

Jackie Brown poster
7.4

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Jackie Brown

1997

Balto poster
7.3

An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

Balto

1995

Easy Rider poster
7.0

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Easy Rider

1969

Kiss of the Dragon poster
6.9

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

Kiss of the Dragon

2001

Lake Placid poster
5.9

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!

Lake Placid

1999

City Hall poster
6.0

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

City Hall

1996

It Could Happen to You poster
6.7

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.

It Could Happen to You

1994

Monkeybone poster
5.3

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!

Monkeybone

2001

Point of No Return poster
6.2

Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.

Point of No Return

1993

A Simple Plan poster
7.2

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

A Simple Plan

1998

Frankenstein Unbound poster
5.9

The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in Switzerland where he meets Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and others.

Frankenstein Unbound

1990

Doc Hollywood poster
6.4

After leaving Washington D.C. hospital, plastic surgeon Ben Stone heads for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. After a car accident, he's sentenced to perform as the community's general practitioner.

Doc Hollywood

1991

Little Buddha poster
6.3

After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

Little Buddha

1993

Drop Dead Fred poster
5.8

An unhappy housewife gets a lift from the return of her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred.

Drop Dead Fred

1991

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 poster
8.9

Following the release of Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three films into chronological order to create this nearly ten-hour epic, incorporating scenes not part of the theatrical releases.

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

1992

Single White Female poster
6.3

Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.

Single White Female

1992

Singles poster
6.4

A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.

Singles

1992

Scandal poster
6.0

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.

Scandal

1989

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone poster
10.0

The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (2020) is Francis Ford Coppola’s re-edited, 157-minute version of The Godfather Part III, serving as a definitive epilogue. Set in 1979, an aged Michael Corleone seeks to legitimise the family business and find a successor. The plot focuses on his guilt over killing Fredo and his desperate, often violent struggle to untangle the Corleone legacy from both the Mafia and corrupt Vatican finances.

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

2020

The Road to Wellville poster
5.6

An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.

The Road to Wellville

1994

Rough Magic poster
5.7

In the 1950s, a pretty magician's apprentice travels to Mexico to escape her boyfriend, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her the ancient principles of magic.

Rough Magic

1995

Delivering Milo poster
5.4

A guardian angel has 24 hours to convince a soul that life on Earth is worth the effort.

Delivering Milo

2001