Bridget Fonda  Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is a retired American actress. She is known for her roles in "The Godfather Part III" (1990), "Single White Female" (1992), "Singles" (1992), "Point of No Return" (1993), "It Could Happen to You" (1994), and "Jackie Brown" (1997). She is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda, and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. Fonda was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Mandy Rice-Davies in the 1989 film "Scandal" and provided the voice for Jenna in the 1995 animated feature film "Balto". 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 "No Ordinary Baby". Fonda was born in Los Angeles, California, to a family of actors, including her grandfather Henry Fonda (1905–1982), father Peter Fonda (1940–2019), and her aunt Jane Fonda. Her mother, Susan Jane Brewer, is an artist. She is named after actress Margaret Sullavan's daughter Bridget Hayward. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Sweet, married businessman Noah Dietrich. Bridget's parents divorced and Peter married Portia Rebecca Crockett (former wife of author Thomas McGuane). Peter and Portia raised Bridget, her brother Justin, and older stepbrother Thomas McGuane Jr. in the Coldwater Canyon section of Los Angeles, as well as in Paradise Valley, south of Livingston, Montana. Fonda attended Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. Fonda became involved with the theatre when she was cast in a school production of "Harvey". She studied method acting 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. Earlier, she had made her film debut at the age of five in the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" as a child in the hippie commune that Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper visit on their trek across the United States. Her second (non-speaking) part was in the 1982 comedy "Partners". In 1988, she got her first substantial film role in "Scandal". That same year she appeared in "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Shag". Her breakthrough role was as a journalist in "The Godfather Part III".