Biography
Bridget Marquardt was born in the small town of Tillamook Oregon on September 25, 1973. Her family moved there from Lodi, California. Shortly after Bridget's birth, Marquardt's mother abruptly moved the family back to California. Bridget's parents would eventually divorce, but Bridget's mother would get married again a short while later. Bridgett lived with her mother, younger brother Eddie, and her sister Anastasia at their stepfather's ranch.
Bridget attended Galt High School in California for her freshman and sophomore years. Bridgett then transferred to Lodi High School after her sophomore year. Marquardt graduated slightly early from high school in 1990, just two months after her 17th birthday.
Some of Bridgette's male friends thought it would be a good idea for Bridgette to pose for Playboy magazine. Bridgette sent a letter to Playboy asking how to become a Playmate.
Then, Bridget enrolled at San Joaquin Delta Junior College in California. After quickly graduating with an A.A., Bridgette transferred to California State University in Sacramento. In 1998 at the young age of 25, Bridget entered Playboy's highly coveted Millennium Playmate search. Bridgette had a successful Playboy photo shoot and was sent to the Playboy Mansion for an additional test shoot. Later, Bridget graduated from Cal State University Sacramento with a B.A. in Communications with her emphasis on Public Relations.
In 2001, Bridget moved to Los Angeles, California upon earning her Master's Degree in Communications from Stockton, California's University of the Pacific. Bridget immediately attracted an enormous amount of attention of acting and modeling agents and began appearing in small roles for soap operas, movies and graduate films. Bridget also found herself attending numerous parties at the Playboy Mansion, where she became very close friends with a number of Hugh Hefner's multiple girlfriends. In March 2002, Bridget went on her first official date with Hugh Hefner, and moved into the mansion shortly thereafter. She became one of Hefner's girlfriends late that same year of 2002.
Bridget has a Pekingese dog named Wednesday nicknamed Winnie.
In media
Bridget was featured on the E! TV show entitled The Girls Next Door, and appeared in a full pictorial though not centerfold in Playboy magazine's November 2005 issue as well as the Playboy September 2006 issue. Bridget has appeared in numerous films as well including Kottentail, the horror/comedy in which Bridget portrays a scientist doing genetic research on rabbits.
Bridget also appeared in an episode of the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm as herself along with Holly Madison and Hefner in 2005.
Bridget has also appeared in one episode of Celebrity Paranormal Project which aired on November 19, 2006. In the episode, of Celebrity Paranormal Project, she had the strongest connection with ghosts and spirits of anyone else in the shows group. Bridget also claimed to have taken an internet paranormal course because of her keen interests in paranormal activity.
Filmography
Films
* Scary Movie 4 (2006) - Blonde #1
* Tomorrow's Yesterday (2006) - Crystal
* Kottentail (2004) - Scarlet Salenger
* Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - Santa Fe Tart
Television
* The Girls Next Door - (2005 - present) - herself
* Curb Your Enthusiasm - episode: "The Smoking Jacket" (2005) - Bridget
* Entourage - episode: "Aquamansion" (2005) - Playmate
* Robot Chicken - episode: "Drippy Pony" (2006) - herself
* Celebrity Paranormal Project - episode: "Tanner's Ghost" (2006) - herself
* The Apprentice: Los Angeles - episode: "Pink is the New Black" (2007) - herself
* Identity (2007)
