She is the daughter of Peter Fonda, niece of Jane Fonda and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. Fonda was born in Los Angeles, California, to a family of actors, including her grandfather Henry Fonda, father Peter Fonda, and her aunt Jane Fonda. Her mother, Susan Jane Brewer, is an artist.
Fonda attended Westlake School for Girls in Los Los Angeles
She is known for her roles in such films as The Godfather Participant III, Single White Female, Point of Number Return, lieutenant Could Happen to You, and Jackie Brown. She also provides the voice for Jenna in the 1995 animated feature film Baltimore Fonda became involved with the theatre when she was cast in a school production of Harvey.
She studied method acting at New York University"s Tisch School of the Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and graduated from New York University in 1986.
She made her film debut at the age of five in the 1969 movie Easy Rider as a child in the hippie commune that Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper visit on their trek across the United States. Her second (non-speaking) part was in the 1982 comedy Partners.
In 1988, she got her first substantial film role in Scandal. That same year she appeared in You Can"t Hurry Love and Shag.
Her breakthrough role was as a journalist in The Godfather Participant III. After gaining additional work experience in a few theater productions she was cast in the lead in Barbet Schroeder"s Single White Female, followed by a role in Cameron Crowe"s ensemble comedy Singles (both 1992).
A notable action-drama role was in 1993"s Point of Number Return. A review in the New Yorker proclaimed her "provocative, taunting assertiveness". In 1997, she was on the same plane flight as Quentin Tarantino when he offered her the part of Melanie in Jackie Brown.
She was also reportedly offered the lead, eponymous role in the television series Ally McBeal but turned it down to concentrate on her film career.
She took on cameo roles in projects until 2002, and has not appeared in films since then 1990: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Scandal.
Married Danny Elfman, 2003. 1 child, Oliver Henry Milton.
