Dorothy Louise Bridges (née Simpson; September 19, 1915 â€" February
16, 2009) was an American actress and poet. Bridges was the matriarch
of an acting family, which included her husband, Lloyd Bridges, two of
their three sons, Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges, and her grandson,
Jordan Bridges. Bridges was sometimes credited as Dorothy Dean.Bridges
was born Dorothy Louise Simpson in Worcester, Massachusetts, on
September 19, 1915, to Louise Myles (1888â€"1969) and Frederick Walter
Simpson (1886â€"1979).[citation needed] Her father was an immigrant
from the United Kingdom, born and raised in Liverpool, England. Her
mother was of Irish and Swiss-German ancestry. Her family moved to Los
Angeles when she was two years old. Bridges made her film debut in the
movie Finders Keepers.She attended the University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA) where she met her future husband, Lloyd Bridges, while
acting in a small theatrical play on campus. Lloyd Bridges, who was a
UCLA upperclassman at the time, appeared in the production as her
"leading man."
16, 2009) was an American actress and poet. Bridges was the matriarch
of an acting family, which included her husband, Lloyd Bridges, two of
their three sons, Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges, and her grandson,
Jordan Bridges. Bridges was sometimes credited as Dorothy Dean.Bridges
was born Dorothy Louise Simpson in Worcester, Massachusetts, on
September 19, 1915, to Louise Myles (1888â€"1969) and Frederick Walter
Simpson (1886â€"1979).[citation needed] Her father was an immigrant
from the United Kingdom, born and raised in Liverpool, England. Her
mother was of Irish and Swiss-German ancestry. Her family moved to Los
Angeles when she was two years old. Bridges made her film debut in the
movie Finders Keepers.She attended the University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA) where she met her future husband, Lloyd Bridges, while
acting in a small theatrical play on campus. Lloyd Bridges, who was a
UCLA upperclassman at the time, appeared in the production as her
"leading man."
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