She was photographed at events connected to The Nightmare Before Christmas, appeared at awards ceremonies and attended other Hollywood functions.
But those appearances gradually became fewer.
By 2009, they had become exceptionally rare.
One of her final major public appearances came at the Los Angeles premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
After that, Bridget Fonda largely vanished from celebrity culture.
That disappearance felt especially striking because her career had not obviously run out of momentum.
Her 2001 action film Kiss of the Dragon, alongside Jet Li, had been commercially successful.
She was still recognizable.
She still had opportunities.
Yet instead of attempting another comeback or searching for the next role, she chose something entirely different.
Private life.
Looking back at old interviews, there were signs that Hollywood may never have felt as comfortable to Fonda as it appeared from the outside.
In 2000, she spoke candidly about struggling with her own expectations.
