Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman made a rare joint appearance, their first in years.
Fonda, 61, and Elfman, 71, were seen together outside their residence in Los Angeles on Monday, April 28, in images acquired by Us Weekly. The actress, who now keeps a low profile, was dressed in dark sweatpants with a white T-shirt under a black peacoat while the couple was seen organizing items in their garage. Elfman, on the other hand, was wearing all-black casual attire complemented by a matching baseball cap.
Fonda and the movie composer, who was once the frontman of Oingo Boingo and has composed music for films like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Batman, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, have been married since 2003 and had a son named Oliver two years later. Apart from Oliver, Fonda is also a mother to two older children from a previous relationship. Following the birth of Oliver in 2005, Fonda decided to take a step back from the public eye. In 2023, she informed photographers that she did not have intentions of returning to acting in the future.
“I don’t think [there’s any chance],” Fonda quipped in footage obtained by The Daily Mail. “It’s too nice being a civilian.”
Bridget, a member of the renowned Fonda family that includes her father Peter Fonda, grandfather Henry Fonda, and aunt Jane Fonda, made a significant impact as a prominent star in the 90s and 2000s, appearing in movies like The Godfather Part III, Single White Female, Jackie Brown, and Lake Placid. She also received nominations for the Golden Globe Awards in 1990 and 2002.
“I measured myself against those who inspired me. I know there was a time when I took myself too seriously. I used to think ‘God, I’m such a goof,” Bridget told MovieMaker in January 2023 during a rare sit-down. “Now I can have a good chuckle at my own expense. Self-flagellation is interesting for about a second.”
She added, “That fact has caused sorrow and frustration in my life. But now I realize you have to give yourself a break. You come to accept that you might not have that in you. Or you can’t see it in yourself. But when someone else cultivates it, what a great feeling.”
At the time, Bridget stressed that she doesn’t “like to be defined” by outside forces.
“Every day there’s something new, some external catalyst that happens to you that can take you in a new direction. I see things around me all the time that move me,” Bridget added to the magazine. “Simple things. The other night I was walking and I saw this night watchman playing with a cat, but he was expressionless. I found that very sad. I also don’t like being defined because I like to feel that I’m bigger than what I can define through my inarticulate abilities.”
She continued, “I have a problem with still photo shoots. I don’t like them at all. In that moment you’re being captured and defined. In film, I don’t mind because you’re a moving target. It’s somebody else, and you’re looking in every direction, there’s so many variables about it. I don’t mind because it keeps a lot of possibility and mystery intact.”
