(Kurt Krieger) Every once in a while, artists and celebrities fade into obscurity after a period of popularity. In fact, I would this happens more often than not. For every Meryl Streep, there’s a dozen actresses we haven’t heard from in years. A lot of the time, these actors are actually still working, just in more lowkey projects. But sometimes they completely leave the industry, as is the case with my previous MOTW subjects Ali MacGraw and Lisa Marie. One of the more surprising former stars is actress and Hollywood dynasty member Bridget Fonda. Third generation in her legendary family of respected actors, Bridget had her time in the spotlight throughout the 1990s as a leading lady and it girl. But if you look at her IMDb or Wiki pages, you’ll find the last time Bridget appeared on screen was way back in 2002 as the title role of David Wu’s
It’s kind of cool that she’s never taken the Hollywood stereotype of being pretty and glamorous that seriously. Nice quote from her dad about that.