Birthday: March 24, 1970
Birth Place: Guthrie Center, Iowa, USA
Birth Name: Bridget Christine Flanery

1997 - A guest spot on the television show Pearl earned her a
Young Artists Award nomination.
Unlike her Sweet Valley High character Lila, Bridget grew up
 on her parent's farm, helping with all the chores.
Theatre:
Annabelle Logan, One Day on Wall Street (Naked Angels)
Wendla, Spring Awakening (Prospect Theatre Company), Rosemary
 The Play About Rosemary's Baby (Soho Rep), u/s Glimmer,
 Glimmer and Shine (MTC), Bonnie Smith,
Cats Talk Back (NY Fringe Festival) Regional: Loves &
Hours (Old Globe) Vanities (Touring), Cats
 Talk Back (Williamstown Theatre Festival),
Serious Money (Yale Repertory Theatre)
Yale School of Drama: (Some favorite roles) Blanche DuBois,
A Streetcar Named Desire,

 Isabella, Measure for Measure, Bianca, Othello,
Thaisa, Pericles, Celia/Phebe, As You Like It, Beppi, Farmyard/Ghost Train,
Polonius/Osric/Guildenstern/Player Queen, Hamlet,
Spoonface, Spoonface Steinberg,
Mrs. Webb, Our Town, Amanda, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls,
Skinhead Girl, Polaroid Stories. Woman, Landscape.
In Drake University, she performed there in many
commercial and stage productions such as Grease and The Fantasticks
Dated former Sweet Valley High co-star Ryan James Bittle
Bridget's first professional role was in
The Split Infinity, a teleplay for Iowa Public television.
Her first school play was in
Alice in Wonderland, in which she played the pivotal role of the catterpillar.
Before she starred in Sweet Valley High,
Bridget had small roles in several movies
 for television, cable and film including
NBC's California Dreams and Veronica.
Owned a cat named Munchie.
Drives a Chevrolet Corsica LT.
Most Embarrassing Moment:
 "My dress strap ripped in a
college play during a dance scene,
 and my breast popped right out."
If she would change a thing about herself,
she would love to be more patient.
If she would change one thing about the
world, she would eliminate prejudice and bigotry against
all genders, races, religions and sexual preferences.
What she likes about herself is maybe her ears or her eyes.
If she would spend an hour with anyone, Bridget
chooses to be with her father and her brother.
A self-proclaimed "world's loudest belcher".
She would love to spend some time in Ireland
because "It's so green and beautiful.
Also, my ancestors are from Ireland."
If you want her to do something, just dare her.
A neatness fanatic.