History Creator / JaneFonda

An outspoken liberal, she has been politically active in several causes; she has supported [[CivilRightsMovement civil rights]], the feminist movement, and Native American rights, and opposed the Iraq War. She was notably married to UsefulNotes/TedTurner for much of the 1990s.

An outspoken liberal, she has been politically active in several causes; she has supported [[CivilRightsMovement civil rights]], the feminist movement, and Native American rights, and opposed the Iraq War.

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. To this day, "latrine targets" with her picture are commonly found in US military urinals. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held and tortured by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards, has never been fully verified.)

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. To this day, "latrine targets" with her picture are commonly found in US military urinals. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held and tortured by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards, was totally made up.)

In TheEighties, she released a series of very successful workout videos, popularizing aerobics. In 1990 she retired from filmmaking, but returned in 2005 with ''Film/MonsterInLaw''. In 2009 she appeared on Broadway again for the first time in 46 years, in ''33 Variations'', a play about a scholar of the work of Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven. Between 2012 and 2014, she appeared in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''. As of 2015, she is appearing in the Netflix original series ''Series/GraceAndFrankie.''

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. To this day, "latrine targets" with her picture are commonly found in US military urinals. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held and tortured by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards, was totally made up.)

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held and tortured by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards, was totally made up.)

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards, was totally made up.)

'''Jane Fonda''' (born Jayne Seymour Fonda on December 21, 1937) is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''Film/CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'', ''Film/TheyShootHorsesDontThey'', and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

'''Jane Fonda''' (born Jane Seymour Fonda on December 21, 1937) is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''Film/CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'', ''Film/TheyShootHorsesDontThey'', and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

Jane Fonda is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she was born in 1937, and followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''Film/CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'', ''Film/TheyShootHorsesDontThey'', and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

In TheEighties, she released a series of very successful workout videos, popularizing aerobics. In 1990 she retired from filmmaking, but returned in 2005 with ''Film/MonsterInLaw''. In 2009 she appeared on Broadway again for the first time in 46 years, in ''33 Variations'', a play about a scholar of the work of Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven. Between 2012 and 2014, she appeared in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''.

As of 2015, she is appearing in the Netflix original series ''Series/GraceAndFrankie.''

Jane Fonda is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she was born in 1937, and followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''Film/CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'', ''Film/TheyShootHorsesDontThey'', and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

As of 2015, she is appearing in the Netflix original series ''Series/GraceandFrankie.''

As of 2015, she is appearing in the Netflix original series ''Series/GraceandFrankie''.

In TheEighties, she released a series of very successful workout videos, popularizing aerobics. In 1990 she retired from filmmaking, but returned in 2005 with ''Film/MonsterInLaw''. In 2009 she appeared on Broadway again for the first time in 46 years, in ''33 Variations'', a play about a scholar of the work of Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven. Since 2012, she appears in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''.

* ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome (1979)
* ''Film/TheElectricHorseman (1979)

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Jane Fonda is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she was born in 1937, and followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''Film/CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'', ''Film/TheyShootHorsesDontThey'' and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

Jane Fonda is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she was born in 1937, and followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''Film/CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'' and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards, appears to be made up.)

She has been politically active in several causes; she has supported [[CivilRightsMovement civil rights]], the feminist movement, and Native American rights, and opposed the Iraq War.

Fonda, like [[NewAgeRetroHippie many of her generation]], protested TheVietnamWar. However, going to Hanoi in 1972 and publicly supporting North Vietnam (including allowing herself to be photographed sitting on an AA gun) was a step too far for the US public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologised (for the photo, not her trip in general), but [[NeverLiveItDown many still see her as a traitor]]. It doesn't help that she also made broadcasts on Radio Hanoi that (whether intended to or not) were exploited by the North Vietnamese for propaganda purposes, and helped in using American [=POWs=] as props at a staged "press Conference" to "prove" to the world that [[BlatantLies the POWs were not being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held by Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (However, the second part of the story, that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to the guards appears to be made up.)

Her career waned in the mid-'70s, but at the end of the decade, she had a successful comeback, winning her second Oscar for the Vietnam War film ''ComingHome''. In 1980, she had one of her greatest commercial successes with ''Film/NineToFive''. In 1981, she appeared [[RealLifeRelative as Henry Fonda's daughter]] in ''Theatre/OnGoldenPond''.

She has been politically active in several causes; she supported [[CivilRightsMovement civil rights]], the feminist movement, and Native American rights, and opposed the Iraq War.

She was politically active in several causes; she supported [[CivilRightsMovement civil rights]], the feminist movement, and Native American rights, and opposed the Iraq War.

She won two Oscars and was nominated for five more.

Oh, and she [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/86577/may-09-2007/jane-fonda made out with]] Creator/StephenColbert.

Jane Fonda is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she was born in 1937, and followed her father into acting. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in films like ''CatBallou'', ''Theatre/BarefootInThePark'', ''{{Barbarella}}'' and ''Film/{{Klute}}'', for which she won an [[AcademyAward Oscar]], she pulled the PR gaffe to end all PR gaffes.

Her career waned in the mid-'70s, but at the end of the decade, she had a successful comeback, winning her second Oscar for the Vietnam War film ''ComingHome''. In 1980, she had one of her greatest commercial successes with ''NineToFive''. In 1981, she appeared [[RealLifeRelative as Henry Fonda's daughter]] in ''On Golden Pond''.

In TheEighties, she released a series of very successful workout videos, popularizing aerobics. In 1990 she retired from filmmaking, but returned in 2005 with ''Film/MonsterInLaw''. In 2009 she appeared on Broadway again for the first time in 46 years, in ''33 Variations'', a play about a scholar of the work of LudwigVanBeethoven. Since 2012, she appears in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''.