Bridget Muna has successfully turned a representative of A-list actresses, starting her career as a teenager, making guest appearances in various popular dramas, starring in the top three rated TV series "Police Family" since 2010, and the "Sex and the City" spin-off "Just Like This... Season 1".
Then, his feet stepped into Hollywood to co-star the first two of "John Wick" with superstars such as Keanu Reeves, and played the heroine Susan Calvin in "I, Robot" starring Will Smith.
Bridget Muna was a tomboy as a child
Bridget Muna is from Binghamton upstate New York and grew up with two older brothers. When her father was assigned to work at the University of Massachusetts, she settled with her family in Massachusetts. Bridget Muna's mother enrolled her in a local ballet class, and she changed her interest to basketball.
Admitted that she is not like other girls, she said: "I am only active in tennis camps and basketball camps, which is part of my life. "Bridget Muna has always carried that sportsmanship to the present.
Bridget Muna's breakthrough came from models
Bridget Muna's breaking point came from modeling, not acting. She never aspired to be famous, her dream was to become a dentist. After graduating from high school, she happened to participate in a modeling competition with friends, and the advantage of height allowed her career to take off from there.
As a model, she appeared on the cover of the French edition of major magazines, and although her modeling career brought her amazing wealth, there was no room for her to develop. It just so happened that at this time, she got the opportunity to go to Paris to shoot "Sex and the City".
Sex and the City changed everything
Bridget Muna joined the show's cast in Season 2 and successfully jumped from the modeling world to the small screen. However, when she got the script for this character, there weren't many scenes. She shared on "The Drew Barrymore Show": "I remember only one line, it was a pleasure to meet you. Also I didn't get any follow-up on this character. Needless to say, she performed that line perfectly, and Natasha's character has since become one of the most important supporting characters in the series.
Bridget Muna also co-wrote "Police Family"
"Sex and the City" isn't the only major TV series on Bridget Muna's resume. Since 2010, she has also played prosecutor Irene Reagan in the hit drama "A Family of Policemen." She said the cast of the show made her feel like family, and after all these years, she still has a close connection to the series and the characters.
In the later seasons, Brigitte Muna began to co-create with writers such as Mitchell Burghese and Robin Green, and used her talent for acting to connect each episode more coherently.
Bridget Muna published an autobiography "Our Shoes, Our Self" based on her past experience
After Brigitte Muna broke up with Tom Brady and the birth of their child, Jack, she wrote a book about the experience called Our Shoes, Our Self and drew on other women who had similar experiences. Bridget Muna wrote: "Having a baby should have been the happiest time of my life, but on the contrary I also felt uneasy, especially at such a time of emotional vulnerability. In addition to dealing with her personal life being thrust into the spotlight, her body took nearly a year to recover after giving birth.
Bridget Muna has amassed an astonishing fortune
Bridget Muna has always been a hard worker, and her current net worth fully attests to it. As the media pointed out, she is worth 25 million yuan. The "Police Family" series starring her rose from 60,000 yuan per episode to 100,000 yuan per episode later (excluding participation in creation). In 2019, she bought an apartment on Tribeca Island for $4.6 million.
After switching from modeling to TV series actress, Bridget Muna has been very adaptable. In May 2022, she spoke about the achievements of women over 50 in Hollywood as she looked to the future. She said: "There are a lot of actresses over fifty who are still working, like Robin White is still starring in mainstream dramas like House of Cards, and Jane Campion just won an Oscar. I think there are opportunities for TV and film heroines, producers, screenwriters and directors. ”
Bridget Muna's philanthropic side
Bridget Muna has been committed to charity since her debut. In 2014, she agreed to spend only $1.50 a day to draw attention to poverty and hunger. In an interview that year, she noted that she was making sure her food and drink intake didn't exceed her budget. In 2017, Bridget Muna also started a nonprofit organization that provides summer camp experiences for children diagnosed with serious illnesses, and whose staff bring children who are too sick to move to camp.
Bridget Muna has no scandals in her life
After two years of separation from Tom Brady, Bridget Muna revealed that she had gone through a period of heartbreak and vowed to be a good mother. In 2015, she finally found love and happiness, and married Andrew Frankel in October of the same year. Unlike her past boyfriend, his husband is not a public figure. Instead, he was the co-president of a brokerage firm in New York.
Just a few weeks later, Bridget Muna praised her husband during a press conference for her new book, saying, "He's really the loveliest and sincerest person I've ever met." ”