About Jane Fonda
Meet Jane Fonda, a highly accomplished American actress, activist, and former fashion model. With a career spanning over six decades, Fonda has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, the Honorary Palme d'Or, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
Born on December 21, 1937, to socialite Frances Ford Seymour and actor Henry Fonda, Fonda began her acting journey on Broadway with the play 'There Was a Little Girl' in 1960, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She then made her screen debut in the same year with the romantic comedy 'Tall Story.'
Fonda gained prominence during the 1960s with a series of comedies, such as 'Period of Adjustment' (1962), 'Sunday in New York' (1963), 'Cat Ballou' (1965), 'Barefoot in the Park' (1967), and the iconic 'Barbarella' (1968). Her first husband was Barbarella director Roger Vadim.
Throughout her career, Fonda has been nominated for seven Academy Awards. Her first nomination was for 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' (1969), and she went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for 'Klute' (1971) and 'Coming Home' (1978). Her other nominations include 'Julia' (1977), 'The China Syndrome' (1979), 'On Golden Pond' (1981), and 'The Morning After' (1986).
Fonda's success continued with a string of box-office hits, including 'Fun with Dick and Jane' (1977), 'California Suite' (1978), 'The Electric Horseman' (1979), and '9 to 5' (1980). She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film 'The Dollmaker' (1984).
In 1982, Fonda ventured into the fitness world, releasing her first exercise video, 'Jane Fonda's Workout,' which became the highest-selling VHS of the 20th century. She followed this success with 21 more exercise videos, selling over 17 million copies in total.
Following her divorce from her second husband, Tom Hayden, Fonda married billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and retired from acting. After divorcing Turner in 2001, Fonda returned to the screen with the hit 'Monster-in-Law' (2005). She continued her acting career with films such as 'The Butler' (2013), 'This Is Where I Leave You' (2014), 'Youth' (2015), 'Our Souls at Night' (2017), and 'Book Club' (2018).
In 2009, Fonda returned to Broadway after a 49-year absence in the play '33 Variations,' earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. She also had a major recurring role in the HBO drama series 'The Newsroom' (2012–14), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Fonda has released five more exercise videos between 2009 and 2012.
Currently, Fonda stars as Grace Hanson in the Netflix comedy series 'Grace and Frankie,' which debuted in 2015 and has earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Movie Credits
Jane Fonda has appeared in 142 movies.
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Jane Fonda has appeared in 47 TV Series.
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