Bridget Jones Nelson
{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = Bridget Jones Nelson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|09|24|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.
| spouse = Michael J. Nelson (m. 1989)
| children = 2
| occupation = Writer, actor
}}
Bridget Jones Nelson ({{nee}} Jones; born September 24, 1964), also credited as simply Bridget Jones or Bridget Nelson, is an American screenwriter and actor for Mystery Science Theater 3000. She worked as a contributing writer for the show before becoming a full-time writer in season 4.[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/ward_e/listcred.html "The (Nearly) Complete List of Credits"], Ward E, The Satellite News,
(mst3kinfo.com).
Career
On camera, Jones first appeared in episode 316, "Gamera vs. Zigra", as Helen, a young Coca-Cola-loving Japanese girl, though she had previously been heard as one of the several personages of Magic Voice{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}. She has played characters as diverse as Mr. B Natural and Lisa Loeb but is probably best known for two roles: Nuveena, Woman of the Future, Mike's singing love interest in episodes 524, "12 to the Moon", and 614, "San Francisco International", as Flavia, a Roman matron and Pearl Forrester's nemesis in a multi-episode arc in season eight.[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/mstfaq/guest.html#Bridget "Guest Starring Roles: Bridget Jones"], The Satellite News.
In 2007, Jones joined husband Michael J. Nelson on an audio commentary for Nelson's RiffTrax service. It was the pilot episode for Grey's Anatomy they riffed on and was released June 11, 2007.
In June 2015, Jones teamed up with Mary Jo Pehl to regularly riff shorts for RiffTrax, and was a participant in the RiffTrax Live MST3K reunion show that was broadcast live in theaters throughout the United States and Canada on June 28, 2016.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
Personal life
Jones is married to fellow MST3K writer and performer Michael J. Nelson. They have two sons.[http://www.mst3kinfo.com/mstfaq/subtle.html "Subtleties, Obscurities, Odds and Ends"]. The Satellite News.
References
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External links
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Category:People from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Category:American comedy writers
Category:American television actresses
Category:American television writers
Category:American women television writers
Category:Actresses from Minnesota
Category:Screenwriters from Minnesota