'90s Bombshell Nearly Unrecognizable 35 Years After 'Scandal'

'90s Bombshell Nearly Unrecognizable 35 Years After 'Scandal' originally appeared on Parade.

A huge actress from the 1980s and 1990s was spotted out and about in Los Angeles on July 2.

Bridget Fonda, of the Hollywood Fonda family, was photographed running errands in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 2, looking noticeably slimmer than she has in recent years and embracing her gray hair, as many women have been since the pandemic shut down salons for so long.

Bridget Fonda is seen on July 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.MEGA/GC Images

Fonda, whose father was acting legend Peter Fonda, burst onto the scene in the 1980s in romantic comedies You Can't Hurry Love and Shag before really making her mark in Scandal, the 1989 film starring Sir Ian McKellen, John Hurt and Joanne Whalley that was based on the true story of the British Minister of War having an affair with an exotic dancer. Fonda received her first Golden Globe nomination for the role of Mandy Rice-Davies, the showgirl who became involved with Secretary of State for War John Profumo (McKellen), when Fonda was just 25 years old.

Bridget Fonda is seen on July 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. MEGA/GC Images

Fonda, 61, went on to star in The Godfather Part III, Doc Hollywood, Single White Female, Singles, Army of Darkness, It Could Happen to You, Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan, Lake Placid and After Amy, for which she earned her second Golden Globe nomination in 2002.

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She also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1997 for the TV miniseries In the Gloaming alongside Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Sean Leonard and David Strathairn.

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In 2003, Fonda, whose aunt is acting legend Jane Fonda and whose grandfather was the great Henry Fonda, married composer Danny Elfman (actress Jenna Elfman is his niece-in-law). After marrying Elfman, Fonda has largely stayed out of the public eye. They welcomed their son, Oliver Elfman, in 2005.

In 2023, Fonda told the Daily Mail that she was content to be out of the spotlight. When the outlet asked if she wanted to return to Hollywood, she replied, "I don't think so, it's too nice being a civilian."

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'90s Bombshell Nearly Unrecognizable 35 Years After 'Scandal' first appeared on Parade on Jul 3, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.