Granddaughter of Henry Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda.

Daughter-in-law of Blossom Elfman.

Cousin of Vanessa Vadim.

Daughter of Susan Brewer.

Step-mother of Mali Elfman.

Daughter of Peter Fonda.

Her godfather is Larry Hagman.

Sister-in-law of Richard Elfman.

Sister of Justin Fonda.

Cousin of Troy Garity.

BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1986)

Aunt of Bodhi Elfman and Jenna Elfman.

Named after Bridget Hayward, a step-aunt who committed suicide.

NBC has ordered a TV pilot based on Candace Bushnell`s book "Lipstick Jungle". In this book Bushnell (the writer behind Sex and the City) portrays three successful New York Women, who are not looking for Mr. Big but to become their own Mr. Big. The part of the designer was written with Bridget Fonda in mind.

Son Oliver Henry Milton Elfman was born mid January 2005.

Is a huge fan of Dario Argento and was supposed to be in Argento`s Sindrome di Stendhal, La (1996) (aka The Stendhal Syndrome).

Shares a birthday with actress Mimi Rogers, actress Rosamund Pike, Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, actor James Cromwell and actor Alan Cumming.

One week after her unexplained car crash, her publicist announces Fonda`s engagement to composer and former "Oingo-Boingo" member, Danny Elfman.

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 survived, but with minor back injuries. [February 2003]

Is Larry Hagman`s goddaughter.

Cousin of Vanessa Vadim. Daughter of Susan Brewer.

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#85). [1995]

Cousin of Troy Garity. Granddaughter of Henry Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda. Daughter of Peter Fonda. Sister of Justin Fonda.

Lived with Eric Stoltz. [1990-1998]

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.

Lived with Lee Drysdale. [1986-1989]

Dated singer/actor Dwight Yoakam [1999-2001]

Cameron Crowe had her in mind when he wrote the movie Singles (1992).

Spouse: Danny Elfman (29 November 2003 - present) 1 child

Born in Los Angeles, California, USA