HEALTHBridget Fonda, 62, Looks Better Than Ever After Stunning 100-Lb Weight Loss
Bridget Fonda appears better than ever after dropping 100 lbs in recent years.
Sept. 4 2026, Updated 4:39 a.m. ET
Bridget Fonda appears better than ever after her weight-loss journey over the last few years.
The 62-year-old was recently spotted in Los Angeles while enjoying a day out shopping in the city. She wore a white T-shirt under a blue button-down shirt, paired with black track pants and grey sneakers. She completed her look with a black crochet handbag and sleek glasses.
Bridget Fonda was recently spotted on a day out in Los Angeles.
The former actress appeared in high spirits while making her way through the city. Per HELLO!, she reportedly lost at least 100 lbs in the past few years.
She has also been spotted out and about frequently in recent years, despite leaving Hollywood in the 2000s for a quieter life.
Bridget Fonda Used to Struggle With Body Image Issues
Bridget Fonda was born to Hollywood royalty Peter Fonda and his first wife Susan Brewer.
Born into Hollywood royalty, the daughter of Peter Fonda and Susan Brewer, she had access to the industry from an early age.
She paved her own path in Hollywood with roles in movies like The Godfather III, Single White Female, Scandal, Point of No Return and more throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Even as she was considered to be one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses, she once revealed in a 1993 interview with Los Angeles Times that she struggled with low self-esteem.
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Bridget Fonda admitted she used to have self-esteem issues during the peak of her career.
“What is it with my low self-esteem?” Bridget asked rhetorically.
“I'm trying to be happy with my career. I think I should give myself a break, but I've got this bug that rides me. 'You should be doing better,’” she added.
“Every time I work, I'm frustrated with my physical inability to catch up to my mental picture,” she continued before revealing that leaving the industry and its strict beauty standards behind gave her the space to accept herself.
Bridget Fonda Wanted to 'Experiment' With Her Roles Before Quitting Hollywood
Bridget Fonda revealed she wanted to 'experiment' with her roles in movies.
The retired actress once told The Guardian in an interview, “My tastes are too diverse. I don't want to be known as someone who can only do a certain thing, or be a certain way.”
“I want to have the freedom to experiment. Who wants to be narrowed down or put in a box? I'm freer this way,” she continued.
“I'll never be cast as the girl who's so pretty she can just stand there, or the one who's so quirky and comical that the whole thing stands or falls on her performance,” the Hollywood icon admitted.
Bridget Fonda left Hollywood in the 2000s after a car crash and to raise her son.
The actress decided to quit Hollywood after she got into a car accident in the early 2000s that resulted in her vertebrae being fractured.
Her priorities also shifted when she welcomed her son Oliver Elfman in 2006 with her husband, Danny Elfman. Per the outlet, she wanted to give her full focus to raising her son at the time, without the constant scrutiny of being in the public eye.
The star once shared in an interview with Daily Mail in 2023 that she had no plans to return to acting, as she felt like it was “too nice being a civilian.”
