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| − | '''Jane Fonda''' (born New York, December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, and latterly fitness guru. | + | '''Jane Fonda''' (born New York, December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, and latterly fitness guru. She is the daughter of [[Henry Fonda]] and sister of [[Peter Fonda]]. She rose to prominence in the 1960s with films such as Walk on the Wild Side (1962), in which she played a prostitute and for which she won a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer; ''Sunday in New York'' (1963) and the comedy western ''Cat Bellou'' (1965), which was nominated for five [[Oscar]]s and established her bankability as a star. |
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| − | + | The science-fiction film Barbarella (1968), directed by Frenchman Roger Vadim, her first husband, established Fonda as a sex symbol. Her marriage to Vadim, which lasted from 1965 to 1973, brought her into contact with left-wing intellectuals and may have had a role in her political radicalization, supporting the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposing the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]]. | |
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| + | In 1972, Fonda visited Hanoi, and was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, which angered many American supporters of the war. In her 2005 autobiography she claimed she had been manipulated into posing in the photographs, and regretted that they had been taken. | ||
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| + | Fonda married political activist [[Tom Hayden]] in 1973 following her divorce from Roger Vadim. She and Hayden had a son, Troy (born 1973), and they also unofficially adopted the teenage daughter of members of the Black Panthers. Fonda and Hayden divorced in 1989, and married CNN founder [[Ted Turner]] in 1991. They divorced in 2001, the same year that Fonda declared her conversion to Christianity.<ref>Ted Turner became upset when she began attending Atlanta's fashionable Peachtree Presbyterian Church. [http://www.jesusjournal.com/content/view/80/85/ How Jane Fonda Met Jesus] </ref> | ||
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| + | Fonda was nominated for seven [[Academy Awards]], and won two as Best Actress, for 1971's ''Klute'' (1971) and ''Coming Home'' (1978). | ||
She announced her retirement from screen acting in the early 1990s, but returned to the screen in the movie ''Monster-in-Law'' (2005). In 2009 she played Katherine Brandt in Moises Kaufman's ''33 Variations'' on Broadway, in which role she received a Tony nomination. | She announced her retirement from screen acting in the early 1990s, but returned to the screen in the movie ''Monster-in-Law'' (2005). In 2009 she played Katherine Brandt in Moises Kaufman's ''33 Variations'' on Broadway, in which role she received a Tony nomination. | ||
| − | Apart from acting, Fonda is also known for a series of workout tapes she produced | + | Apart from acting, Fonda is also known for a series of workout tapes she produced which gained prominence in the early 1980s. |
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Revision as of 18:46, June 5, 2012
Jane Fonda (born New York, December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, and latterly fitness guru. She is the daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. She rose to prominence in the 1960s with films such as Walk on the Wild Side (1962), in which she played a prostitute and for which she won a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer; Sunday in New York (1963) and the comedy western Cat Bellou (1965), which was nominated for five Oscars and established her bankability as a star.
The science-fiction film Barbarella (1968), directed by Frenchman Roger Vadim, her first husband, established Fonda as a sex symbol. Her marriage to Vadim, which lasted from 1965 to 1973, brought her into contact with left-wing intellectuals and may have had a role in her political radicalization, supporting the Civil Rights movement and opposing the Vietnam War, particularly through involvement with the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). She was also a vocal supporter of the Black Panthers.
In 1972, Fonda visited Hanoi, and was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery, which angered many American supporters of the war. In her 2005 autobiography she claimed she had been manipulated into posing in the photographs, and regretted that they had been taken.
Fonda married political activist Tom Hayden in 1973 following her divorce from Roger Vadim. She and Hayden had a son, Troy (born 1973), and they also unofficially adopted the teenage daughter of members of the Black Panthers. Fonda and Hayden divorced in 1989, and married CNN founder Ted Turner in 1991. They divorced in 2001, the same year that Fonda declared her conversion to Christianity.[1]
Fonda was nominated for seven Academy Awards, and won two as Best Actress, for 1971's Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978).
She announced her retirement from screen acting in the early 1990s, but returned to the screen in the movie Monster-in-Law (2005). In 2009 she played Katherine Brandt in Moises Kaufman's 33 Variations on Broadway, in which role she received a Tony nomination.
Apart from acting, Fonda is also known for a series of workout tapes she produced which gained prominence in the early 1980s.
References
- ↑ Ted Turner became upset when she began attending Atlanta's fashionable Peachtree Presbyterian Church. How Jane Fonda Met Jesus
Links
- Jane Fonda at the Internet Movie Database