Article: FONDA DIVES INTO `LAKE PLACID'; SHE TURNS DOWN `ALLY MCBEAL' BUT AGREES TO KELLEY'S CROC FLICK.(L.A. LIFE)

Byline: Marla Matzer Staff Writer

In her dozen years as a film actress, Bridget Fonda's pale, slender beauty has lent itself to roles as a Single White Female, a bong-smoking beach bunny and a waitress. Now, she's trying something a little different - playing a reluctant crocodile chaser in the quirky/scary creature flick ``Lake Placid.''

Dressed in a body-hugging black sweater set and slim skirt (from which, she discovered, she hadn't yet removed the price tag), Fonda, at 35, seems to look more like a Fonda every day. The lanky frame and piercing eyes bear a strong resemblance to those of father Peter, grandfather Henry and aunt Jane. Though she says ...

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