Dorothy Louise Bridges (née Simpson; September 19, 1915 – February 16, 2009) was an American actress and poet.
[1] 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.
[citation needed] Bridges and her husband moved to New York City, where they continued to pursue their acting studies and careers.
[2] Jeff Bridges notes that both his parents studied under Michael Chekhov and that "and a lot of things my mom learned with him were passed down to all of us".
[2] Two of her sons, Jeff and Beau, and grandson, Jordan, ultimately became actors while her daughter, Lucinda, is an artist.
[2] Bridges died of natural causes in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, on February 16, 2009, in the same home where she and her husband raised their children.
[1] Her son Jeff called her the "hub" of their family in an interview with the Los Angeles Times following her death.