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Katherine Heslop

Hollywood star Bridget Fonda unrecognisable 20 years after vanishing from spotlight

Former Hollywood actress Bridget Fonda has been pictured for the second time in 13 years, after she walked away from fame.

The 58-year-old was in a string of high profile movies in the 1990s, such as Single White Female and Jackie Brown, but she quit Tinsletown in 2002, and went on to raise her son at her family's ranch in Santa Barbara.

Bridget, who is part of an acting dynasty, her aunt being Grace and Frankie star Jane Fonda, made her last public appearance in 2009 at a film premiere.

In January this year, Bridget was pictured out in LA, running errands with her dog, and giving her teenage son Oliver a ride in her luxury Land Rover.

Bridget Fonda was spotted out in LA earlier this week shopping for paving stones (GoffPhotos.com)
The actress at Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2000 (WireImage)

Earlier this week, the mum-of-one made another rare appearance in LA, as she was spotted shopping for some paving stone at a landscape supply store.

The former actress wore an identical baggy navy and white stiped t-shirt as she did in January, and similar, dark loose trousers too.

The It Could Happen To You Star accessorised the outfit with a grey strappy bag and dark rimmed glasses.

The former actress quit Hollywood in 2003 for a quieter life (GoffPhotos.com)
She was seen this week looking at paving stones in Los Angeles (GoffPhotos.com)

She wore her hair scraped back from her face in a low ponytail and appeared not to be wearing any make-up.

Bridget surveyed the paving slabs and held her phone in her hand as she walked.

The star lives in the upscale Encino suburb of Los Angeles with her son and husband Danny Elfman, a famous composer and the lead singer of Oingo Boingo.

Elfman has written the scores for TV and film, such as The Simpsons, Desperate Housewives and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.

Jane with her husband Danny Elfman, at her last public appearance in 2009 (Corbis via Getty Images)

Their fancy neighbourhood is home to some huge stars, including Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, Gwen Stefani and Selena Gomez.

Bridget happily gave up fame, and previously explained that she often questioned her right to be part of an inner circle of movie greats.

She struggled with her self-confidence and the pressure she felt was put on her as part of a huge celebrity dynasty.

Her grandfather is screen legend Henry Fonda, and her father is Golden Globe Award winner Peter Fonda.

Bridget was in a flurry of Hollywood movies in the 1990s and earlier 200s (GoffPhotos.com)
She wore loose fitting trousers and a top, with a strappy bag, while out in LA (GoffPhotos.com)

Bridget told Movieline back in 1993: "I wonder what kind of satisfaction I would have with where I am now if I wasn’t part of a family that has done such phenomenal work.

"I wonder what it would feel like to know that you’ve made it completely under your own steam. I sometimes wonder if I would be more at peace if I could know I made it by myself, instead of always wondering how many times my name got me in the door."

Jane is party of an acting dynasty that includes Jane Fonda (GoffPhotos.com)
The former actress appeared calm as she was pictured walking in LA (GoffPhotos.com)

She quit Hollywood in 2002, and at the time there were unconfirmed reports that she'd been struggling after a bad car accident left her with back injuries.

It was thought that the accident as well as the birth of her son one year later convinced her to retire from the industry and settle into a quieter life.

Bridget was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for her role in the 1989 film Scandal and the 2001 TV film No Ordinary Baby.

Bridget in the 1990s film Jackie Brown (Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)

She also received an Emmy Award nomination for the 1997 film In the Gloaming.

Her last public appearance was at the 2009 premiere for Quentin Tarentino's Inglorious Basterds.

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