History Creator / JaneFonda

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 Music/LudwigVanBeethoven. Between 2012 and 2014, she appeared in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''. Since 2015, she has appeared in the Creator/{{Netflix}} original series ''Series/GraceAndFrankie.''

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 American public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologized (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 those POWs were not actually being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and for years after the war continued to denigrate the men who were held and tortured in Vietnam as "liars" when they came forward to describe the abuse doled out to them. (That said, the second part of the story -- that Fonda deliberately betrayed [=POWs=] who asked her to smuggle messages back home to their captors -- [[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jane-fonda-pows/ was totally made up]].)

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Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937 in New York City) is an American actor, political activist, and former fashion model. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. After achieving a great deal of notability (as well as [[MsFanservice a large male fanbase]]) for her roles in such films as ''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.

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Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937 in New York City) is an American actor, political activist, and former fashion model. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. 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.

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 American public, gaining her the nickname [[TokyoRose "Hanoi Jane"]]. She later apologized (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 those POWs were not actually being mistreated and were merely opportunistic liars]], and for 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, [[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jane-fonda-pows/ was totally 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 ''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''.

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 Music/LudwigVanBeethoven. Between 2012 and 2014, she appeared in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''. Since 2015, she has been appearing in the Creator/{{Netflix}} original series ''Series/GraceAndFrankie.''

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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 apologized (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, [[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jane-fonda-pows/ was totally made up]].)

Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actor, political activist, and former fashion model. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. 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.

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Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, and former fashion model. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. 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.

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

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 Music/LudwigVanBeethoven. Between 2012 and 2014, she appeared in a recurring role in the TV series ''Series/TheNewsroom''. Since 2015, she has been appearing in the Netflix original series ''Series/GraceAndFrankie.''

Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. 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 Jayne Seymour Fonda on December 21, 1937 in New York City, New York) is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. 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 Jayne Seymour Fonda on December 21, 1937) is an American actress. Daughter of the legendary Creator/HenryFonda, she followed her father into acting. She is the sister of Creator/PeterFonda and aunt of Creator/BridgetFonda. 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 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.

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 apologized (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 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.)

She has won two Oscars and has been nominated for five more.

An outspoken liberal, she has been politically active in several causes; she has supported [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement civil rights]], the feminist movement, and Native American rights, and opposed the Iraq War. She was married three times, to director Roger Vadim (1965-1973), political activist Tom Hayden (1973-1990) and media mogul UsefulNotes/TedTurner (1990-2001); all three marriages ended withd divorce.

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 Music/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.''

An outspoken liberal, she has been politically active in several causes; she has supported [[UsefulNotes/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.