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Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Acting

Born: December 21, 1937New York City, New York, USA

Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various 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 to socialite Frances Ford Seymour and actor Henry Fonda, Fonda made her acting debut with the 1960 Broadway play There Was a Little Girl, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and made her screen debut later the same year with the romantic comedy Tall Story. She rose to prominence during the 1960s with the comedies Period of Adjustment (1962), Sunday in New York (1963), Cat Ballou (1965), Barefoot in the Park (1967), and Barbarella (1968). Her first husband was Barbarella director Roger Vadim. A seven-time Academy Award nominee, she received her first nomination for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress twice in the 1970s, for Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978). Her other nominations were for Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and The Morning After (1986). Consecutive hits Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), California Suite (1978), The Electric Horseman (1979), and 9 to 5 (1980) sustained Fonda's box-office drawing power, and she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Dollmaker (1984). In 1982, she released her first exercise video, Jane Fonda's Workout, which became the highest-selling VHS of the 20th century. It would be the first of 22 such videos over the next 13 years, which would collectively sell over 17 million copies. Divorced from her second husband Tom Hayden, she married billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and retired from acting, following a row of commercially unsuccessful films concluded by Stanley & Iris (1990). Fonda divorced Turner in 2001 and returned to the screen with the hit Monster-in-Law (2005). Although Georgia Rule (2007) was her only other movie during the 2000s, in the early 2010s she fully re-launched her career. Subsequent films have included The Butler (2013), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Youth (2015), Our Souls at Night (2017), and Book Club (2018). In 2009, she returned to Broadway after a 49-year absence from the stage, in the play 33 Variations which earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, while her major recurring role in the HBO drama series The Newsroom (2012–14) earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also released another five exercise videos between 2009 and 2012. Fonda currently 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.

Known For
Filmography

Gaslit

Self

2026
Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty

Self

2025
Chaos: The Manson Murders

Chaos: The Manson Murders

Self - Activist (archive footage)

2025
Sally

Sally

Self (archive footage)

2025
Henry Fonda for President

Henry Fonda for President

Self (archive footage)

2025
My Way

My Way

Narrator (voice)

2024
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island

Self

2024
The Greatest Love Story Never Told

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Self

2024
This Is Me…Now

This Is Me…Now

Sagittarius

2024
Thriller 40

Thriller 40

Self (archive footage)

2023
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

Herself

2023
The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty

The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2023
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Grandmamah (voice)

2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Vivian

2023
Moving On

Moving On

Claire

2023
Bad Luck Spot!

Bad Luck Spot!

Babe the Dragon (voice)

2023
Barbarella Forever

Barbarella Forever

Self

2023
Sex on Screen

Sex on Screen

Self

2023
80 for Brady

80 for Brady

Trish

2023
A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

Self

2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self (archive footage)

2022
Luck

Luck

Dragon (voice)

2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

Self

2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

Self

2022
Body Parts

Body Parts

Self

2022
Still Working 9 to 5

Still Working 9 to 5

Self

2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

Self (archive footage)

2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Self (archive footage)

2022
Yearly Departed

Yearly Departed

Self

2021
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021
Stoner Cats

Stoner Cats

Ms. Stoner

2021
Senior Entourage

Senior Entourage

Self

2021
Waging Change

Waging Change

Self

2020
Citizen Jane Fonda

Citizen Jane Fonda

Self

2020
9to5: The Story of a Movement

9to5: The Story of a Movement

Self

2020
Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole

Self (archive footage)

2020
Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Self

2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self

2019
Jane Fonda and Illeana Douglas on KLUTE

Jane Fonda and Illeana Douglas on KLUTE

Self

2019
WBCN and the American Revolution

WBCN and the American Revolution

Self

2019
Hal

Hal

Self

2019
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

Self

2019
Robert Scheer: Above the Fold

Robert Scheer: Above the Fold

Self

2019
Book Club

Book Club

Vivian

2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Self

2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Jane Fonda in Five Acts

Self - (archive footage)

2018
David Hurn: A Life in Pictures

David Hurn: A Life in Pictures

Self

2017
Our Souls at Night

Our Souls at Night

Addie Moore

2017
Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins

Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins

Shuriki (voice)

2017
Vadim Mister Cool

Vadim Mister Cool

Self (archive footage)

2016
Elena and the Secret of Avalor

Elena and the Secret of Avalor

Shuriki (voice)

2016
HyperNormalisation

HyperNormalisation

Self (archive footage)

2016
Connected

Connected

Self-help Guru (voice)

2016
Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

Theodora

2015
Women He's Undressed

Women He's Undressed

Self

2015
Youth

Youth

Brenda Morel

2015
Becoming California

Becoming California

Self - Narrator

2014
This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

Hillary Altman

2014
Olga

Olga

Self

2014
The (Dead Mothers) Club

The (Dead Mothers) Club

Self

2014
Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

Pharmacy Customer

2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee

2014
The Butler

The Butler

Nancy Reagan

2013
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

Self

2012
All Together

All Together

Jeanne

2012
Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Firm & Burn

Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Firm & Burn

Self

2011
Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Trim, Tone & Flex

Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Trim, Tone & Flex

2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Grace

2011
Miss Representation

Miss Representation

Self

2011
Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Fit & Strong

Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Fit & Strong

Self

2010
Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Walkout

Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Walkout

Self

2010
Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

Self (archive footage)

2010

Dominick Dunne: After the Party

Self (archive footage)

2008
New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation

New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation

Self

2008
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

Self

2007
Georgia Rule

Georgia Rule

Georgia Randall

2007
Brando

Brando

Self

2007
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda

Private Screenings: Jane Fonda

Self

2007
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Self

2006
Beautiful Daughters

Beautiful Daughters

Self

2006
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film

Self

2005
Sir! No Sir!

Sir! No Sir!

Self

2005
Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

Viola Fields

2005
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent

Self

2004
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy

Self

2004
Tell Them Who You Are

Tell Them Who You Are

Self

2004
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

Self - Narrator (voice)

2003
Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

Self

2002
Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

Self (archive footage)

2002
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Self

1997
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

1995

Yoga Exercise Workout

Self

1994
A Century of Cinema

A Century of Cinema

Self

1994
Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout

Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout

Self

1992
Fonda on Fonda

Fonda on Fonda

Self - Host

1992
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

Hellen

1990
Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

Iris King

1990
Old Gringo

Old Gringo

Harriet Winslow

1989
Jane Fonda's Complete Workout

Jane Fonda's Complete Workout

Self

1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Self

1988
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

Jane Fonda (uncredited)

1987
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

Self (archive footage)

1987
Jane Fonda's Sports Aid

Jane Fonda's Sports Aid

Self

1987
Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1986
The Morning After

The Morning After

Alexandra Sternbergen

1986
The Making of Captain EO

The Making of Captain EO

Self

1986
Agnes of God

Agnes of God

Dr. Martha Louise Livingston

1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

Self - Host

1985
Jane Fonda's New Workout

Jane Fonda's New Workout

Self

1985
The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

Gertie Nevels

1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

Self - Performer

1984
I Love Quincy

I Love Quincy

Self

1984
Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Self

1983
Workout Challenge

Workout Challenge

Self

1983
Lily for President?

Lily for President?

Judy Bernly

1982
Workout

Workout

Self

1982
Jane Fonda's Original Workout

Jane Fonda's Original Workout

Self

1982
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

Self

1982
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

Chelsea Thayer Wayne

1981
Rollover

Rollover

Lee Winters

1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Self

1981
Lily: Sold Out

Lily: Sold Out

Wanda

1981
Nine to Five

Nine to Five

Judy Bernly

1980
No Nukes

No Nukes

Self

1980
Magic Night

Magic Night

Self

1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Self (archive footage)

1980
The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

Hallie

1979
The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

Kimberly Wells

1979
Comes a Horseman

Comes a Horseman

Ella Connors

1978
California Suite

California Suite

Hannah Warren

1978
Coming Home

Coming Home

Sally Hyde

1978

Superstunt

Self

1977
Julia

Julia

Lillian Hellman

1977
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

Jane Harper

1977
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

The Night

1976
Anna

Anna

Self (uncredited)

1975
Introduction to the Enemy

Introduction to the Enemy

Self

1974
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1974
Jane

Jane

Self - Interviewee

1973
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Nora Helmer

1973
Steelyard Blues

Steelyard Blues

Iris Caine

1973
FTA

FTA

Self

1972
Tout Va Bien

Tout Va Bien

Her, Suzanne

1972
Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary

Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary

Self

1972
'Klute' in New York

'Klute' in New York

Self

1971
Klute

Klute

Bree Daniels

1971
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

Self

1970
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Gloria Beatty

1969
Barbarella

Barbarella

Barbarella

1968
Spirits of the Dead

Spirits of the Dead

Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

1968
Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park

Corie Bratter

1967
Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

Julie Ann Warren

1967
Any Wednesday

Any Wednesday

Ellen Gordon

1966
The Game Is Over

The Game Is Over

Renée Saccard

1966
The Chase

The Chase

Anna Reeves

1966
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

Catherine 'Cat' Ballou

1965
Circle of Love

Circle of Love

Sophie

1964
Filmmaking on the Riviera

Filmmaking on the Riviera

Self

1964
Joy House

Joy House

Melinda

1964
Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York

Eileen Tyler

1963
In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

Christine Bonner

1963
Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment

Isabel Haverstick

1962
The Chapman Report

The Chapman Report

Kathleen Barclay

1962
Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

Kitty Twist

1962

Jane

Self

1962
A String of Beads

A String of Beads

Gloria Winters

1961
Tall Story

Tall Story

June Ryder

1960