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Is Bridget Fonda related to Jane Fonda?

THE Fonda family are known for spawning a dynasty of actors.

But some film fans often wonder if Bridget Fonda is related to Jane Fonda.

The famous Fonda family - Peter. Bridget, Jane, and her son Troy Garity
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The famous Fonda family - Peter. Bridget, Jane, and her son Troy GarityCredit: Getty - Contributor

Is Bridget Fonda related to Jane Fonda?

The pair are indeed related as Jane is her aunt, because she is the sister of the late Peter Fonda, who is Bridget's dad.

Both Peter and Jane carved a career in showbusiness for themselves, and Bridget followed suit.

Her breakthrough role was as the journalist in The Godfather Part III, which was released in late 1990. 

She also famously starred as fear-plagued protagonist Allison 'Allie' Jones in the classic 1992 thriller Single White Female.

Her final major role was Kiss of the Dragon in 2001.

She has now retired from acting and lives a quiet life with her composer husband David Elfman.

Who else is Bridget Fonda related to?

Henry Fonda

The patriarch of the Fonda family is the late Henry, who passed away in 1982 aged 77.

He was father to Jane and Peter Fonda.

Henry was a film and stage actor who had a career that spanned five decades in showbusiness.

The actor made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935.

He rose to film stardom with performances in such films as Jezebel (1938), Jesse James (1939), and Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Peter Fonda

Bridget's late father Peter was an actor, director and screenwriter, who passed away in 2019 at the age of 79.

Jane's younger brother was best known for writing the movie Easy Rider in 1969, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

In 1997 he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his movie Ulee's Gold.

Troy Garity

Tom is Jane's son from her second marriage to activist Tom Hayden.

He was born in1973 and is also an actor, and Bridget's cousin.

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Troy is best known for his role as Isaac in the Barbershop film series and as Barry Winchell in the television movie Soldier's Girl (2003), where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

His parents gave him the last name Garity which was the the surname of his grandmother on Tom's side.

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