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Bridget Fonda spotted in rare LA outing 24 years after her final on-screen appearance
By Lori Bashian
Published November 07, 2026
Bridget's final on-screen role was in two episodes of "Snow Queen" in 2002. (KMazur/WireImage)
Bridget Fonda stepped out for a rare public outing in Los Angeles, 24 years after she last appeared on-screen.
The 62-year-old actress was photographed while out to lunch on Monday, Nov. 2, keeping it casual in black sweatpants and a white tank top, paired with a yellow collared button-up shirt.
She accessorized the look with a black crossbody bag and sunglasses, and styled her hair in a ponytail.
As the granddaughter of Academy Award-winning actor, Henry Fonda, known for his roles in "The Grapes of Wrath," "12 Angry Men" and "On Golden Pond," Bridget made her film debut when she was five years old, appearing alongside her father, Peter Fonda, in the 1969 movie, "Easy Rider."
Bridget Fonda was photographed while out having lunch with a friend in Los Angeles. (The Image Direct)
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She had her breakthrough in 1989, when she starred in the film, "Scandal," and continued to prove herself in films such as "Single White Female," "Point of No Return," "It Could Happen to You" and "Jackie Brown."
Although she found big success as an actress, she slowed down in the late 1990s and into the 2000s. Her final movie role was in the 2001 TV movie, "After Amy," and her final time on-screen was in two episodes of the miniseries "Snow Queen," in 2002.
Bridget's final on-screen role was in two episodes of "Snow Queen" in 2002. (KMazur/WireImage)
According to the Daily Mail, she told paparazzi in April 2023 that she had no plans to return to acting, noting, "It’s too nice being a civilian."
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In addition to her grandfather and her father, Bridget also grew up with Academy Award-winning actress, Jane Fonda, who is her aunt. She explained that coming from an acting family, it was hard not to be compared to one another.
Bridget told The Guardian that the media often put her and her aunt against one another. (Ben Rose/WireImage)
"At one time, there was nothing the press would have liked better than to set up a me vs Jane thing," she told The Guardian in 2000. "They were desperate for us to be bitter rivals. They'd also try to set me against my dad, to use me as a dart to throw at someone else."
After stepping away from Hollywood, Bridget married film composer and frontman for the band, Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman, in 2003, and the two welcomed their son, Oliver, in 2005.
Bridget married Danny Elfman in 2003. (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)
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When speaking about her career in 1993, Bridget touched on her personal success and its connection to her famous last name.
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"I wonder what kind of satisfaction I would have with where I am now if I wasn’t part of a family that has done such phenomenal work," she told Movieline.
Bridget previously said she wonders what her career would have been like without the help of her family name. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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"I wonder what it would feel like to know that you’ve made it completely under your own steam," she added. "I sometimes wonder if I would be more at peace if I could know I made it by myself, instead of always wondering how many times my name got me in the door."
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