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Jane Fonda Biography (1937-)

Full name, Jane Seymour Fonda; born December 21, 1937, in New York, NY; daughter of Henry (an actor) and Frances Seymour (maiden name, Brokaw) Fonda; sister of Peter Fonda (an actor and director); aunt of Bridget Fonda (an actress)and Justin Fonda (an actor); married Roger Vadim (a director and producer),August 14, 1965 (divorced January 16, 1973); married Tom Hayden (an activistand politician), January 20, 1973 (divorced, 1989); married Ted Turner (a media executive and entrepreneur), December 21, 1991 (divorced May 22, 2001); children: (first marriage) Vanessa (a producer and owner of a production company); (second marriage) Troy Garity (an actor) and Luana Williams; stepchildren: (first marriage) Nathalie; (third marriage) five. Addresses: Agent:Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer, writer

Birth Details

December 21, 1937

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) June Ryder, Tall Story, Warner Bros., 1960
• Voice of Debbie, Debbie (documentary short film), New Hampshire Children's Aid Society, 1961
• Kathleen Barclay, The Chapman Report, Warner Bros., 1962
• Kitty Twist, Walk on the Wild Side, Columbia, 1962
• Isabel Haverstick, Period of Adjustment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Christine Bonner, In the Cool of the Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Eileen Tyler, Sunday in New York, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Melinda, Les felins (also known as Joy House and The Love Cage), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Herself, The Living Camera: Jane, Time-Life Films, 1964
• (Uncredited) Herself, Filmmaking on the Riviera, 1964
• Sophie, La ronde (also known as Circle of Love), Sterling,1965
• Catherine "Cat" Ballou (title role), Cat Ballou, Columbia, 1965
• Anna Reeves, The Chase, Columbia, 1966
• Ellen Gordon, Any Wednesday (also known as Bachelor Girl Apartment), Warner Bros., 1966
• Renee Saccard, La curee (also known as The Game Is Over, La calda preda, and Tears of Rapture), Royal, 1967
• Julie Ann Warren, Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967
• Corie Bratter, Barefoot in the Park, Paramount, 1967
• Title role, Barbarella (also known as Barbarella, Queen of theGalaxy), Paramount, 1968
• Contessa Frederica, "Metzengerstein," Tre passi nel delirio (alsoknown as Spirits of the Dead, Tales of Mystery, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Histoires extraordinaires, and Trois histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe), American International Pictures, 1969
• Gloria Beatty, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, ABC/Cinerama, 1969
• Bree Daniels, Klute, Warner Bros., 1971
• Herself, F.T.A. (documentary), American International Pictures, 1972
• Narrator, Letter to Jane (documentary; also known as Lettre a Jane), New Yorker, 1972
• Iris Caine, Steelyard Blues (also known as The Final Crash), Warner Bros., 1973
• Her, Suzanne, Tout va bien (also known as All's Well and Crepa padrone, tutto va bene), New Yorker, 1973
• Herself, Introduction to the Enemy (documentary), IPC Films, 1974
• The night, The Blue Bird (also known as Sinyaya ptitsa), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Jane Harper, Fun with Dick and Jane, Columbia, 1977
• Lillian Hellman, Julia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
• Sally Hyde, Coming Home (also known as Hemkomsten), UnitedArtists, 1978
• Visitors from New York--Hannah Warren, California Suite (also known as Neil Simon's California Suite), Columbia, 1978
• Ella Connors, Comes a Horseman, United Artists, 1978
• Kimberly Wells, The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979
• Alice "Hallie" Martin, The Electric Horseman, Universal, 1979
• Herself, Cultural Celebrities, Capital Studios, 1979
• Herself, No Nukes (documentary; also known as The Muse Concert:No Nukes), Warner Bros., 1980
• Judy Bernley, Nine to Five (also known as 9 to 5), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Chelsea Thayer Wayne, On Golden Pond, Universal, 1981
• Lee Winters, Rollover, Warner Bros., 1981
• Herself, Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (documentary), Davada Enterprises, 1981
• Madame Wang's, 1981
• Herself, American Mythologies, 1981
• Herself, Sois belle et tais-toi, 1981
• Herself, Montgomery Clift (documentary), Ciak Studio Productions,1982
• Dr. Martha Livingston, Agnes of God, Columbia, 1985
• We Are the World: The Video Event, Columbia, 1985
• Alex Sternbergen, The Morning After, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Herself, Leonard Part 6, Columbia, 1987
• Retour, 1987
• Harriet Winslow, Old Gringo, Columbia, 1988
• Iris King, Stanley and Iris, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1990
• (In archive footage) Herself, Oscar's Greatest Moments, 1992
• (Uncredited; in archive footage) Herself, Cinema Verite: Defining theMoment, National Film Board of Canada, 1999
• Herself, Searching for Debra Winger, 2002
• (In archive footage) Herself, A Decade Under the Influence, IFC Films, 2003
• Film Work
• (With others) Producer, F.T.A., American International Pictures, 1972
• (With others) Director, Introduction to the Enemy (documentary), IPC Films, 1974
• Producer, Coming Home, United Artists, 1978
• (With others) Producer, The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979
• Producer, Nine to Five (also known as 9 to 5), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Producer, On Golden Pond, Universal, 1981
• Producer, Rollover, Warner Bros., 1981
• Producer, Old Gringo, Columbia, 1988
• Acting coach, Bandits, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• (Uncredited) Herself, The Ten Thousand Day War, 1980
• Narrator, A Century of Women (also known as A Family of Women), TBS, 1994
• Movies
• Nora Helmer, A Doll's House (also known as Maison de poupee), ABC, 1973
• Gertie Nevels, The Dollmaker, ABC, 1984
• Specials
• Gloria Winters, A String of Beads, ABC, 1961
• Superstunt (documentary), NBC, 1977
• Host, The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis, 1977
• Variety '77--The Year in Entertainment, CBS, 1978
• The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda, CBS, 1978
• The Helen Reddy Special, ABC, 1979
• Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1979
• Herself, The Making of "The China Syndrome," 1979
• The Sensational, Shocking, Wonderful, Wacky Seventies, CBS, 1980
• Wanda, Lily--Sold Out, CBS, 1981
• Sixty Years of Seduction, 1981
• Starring Katharine Hepburn, 1981
• I Love Liberty, ABC, 1982
• Judy Bernley, Lily for President?, CBS, 1982
• Herself, Night of 100 Stars, 1982
• Hostess, Olympic Gala, 1984
• Windows on Women, PBS, 1985
• "Maggie Kuhn," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
• Fit for a Lifetime (also known as Lifetime Health Styles),Lifetime, 1986
• NBC News Report on America: Life in the Fat Lane (documentary), NBC, 1987
• The Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies, ABC, 1987
• Host, The American Film Institute Salute to Barbara Stanwyck, ABC,1987
• Gregory Peck--His Own Man (documentary), Cinemax, 1988
• The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck, NBC, 1989
• The Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, NBC, 1989
• The Journey of Carlos Fuentes: Crossing Borders (documentary), PBS, 1989
• Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as The Earth Day Special), ABC, 1990
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
• Host, "Mysterious Elephants of the Congo," World of Audubon Specials (also known as National Audubon Society Specials; documentary), TBS/PBS, 1991
• Host, "Battle for the Great Plains," World of Audubon Specials (documentary; also known as National Audubon Society Specials), TBS/PBS,1992
• Laughing Back: Comedy Takes a Stand, Lifetime, 1992
• Host, Fonda on Fonda (documentary), TNT, 1992
• "What Is This Thing Called Love?," Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1993
• November 22, 1963: Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993
• Host, "Facts of the Mind," People Count, TBS, 1994
• Host, "Facts of the Heart," People Count, TBS, 1994
• Host, "The Facts of Life," People Count, TBS, 1994
• Narrator, Hollywood Stars: A Century of Cinema (documentary; alsoknown as A Century of Cinema), The Disney Channel, 1995
• Herself, The First 100 Years: A Celebration, 1995
• Inside the Academy Awards (documentary), TNT, 1995
• Host, Moms of a Lifetime (documentary), Lifetime, 1997
• Host, Making It Happen--The Road from Rio (documentary), TBS, 1997
• Herself, "Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
• Narrator, A Century of Women (documentary), CNN, 1998
• Host, Forging Ahead (documentary), TBS, 1998
• Host, Fishing for Answers (documentary), TBS, 1998
• Herself, A Celebration: 100 Years of Great Women with Barbara Walters (documentary), ABC, 1999
• Host, People Count: Six Billion (documentary), TBS and CNN, 1999
• Herself, Jane Fonda: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E!Entertainment Television, 2000
• Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Rosalynn Carter (documentary), Lifetime, 2000
• Host, Hot on the Trail (documentary), TBS and CNN, 2000
• Herself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
• Herself, Peter Fonda: Fortunate Son, 2002
• Herself, A&E Biography: Peter Fonda (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
• Narrator, Complicated Women (documentary), TCM, 2003
• Herself, The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin, PBS, 2003
• Herself, World VDAY (documentary; also known as Until the Violence Stops), Lifetime, 2003
• Intimate Portrait: Eve Ensler, Lifetime, 2003
• Herself, The Biography Special: The Fondas (documentary), Arts andEntertainment, 2004
• Also appeared in Tell Them I'm a Mermaid.
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 41st Annual Academy Awards, 1969
• Herself, The 44th Annual Academy Awards, 1972
• Host, The 30th Annual Tony Awards, 1976
• Cohost, The 49th Annual Academy Awards, 1977
• Herself, The 51st Annual Academy Awards, 1979
• Presenter, The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980
• Herself, The 54th Annual Academy Awards, 1982
• Herself, The 11th American Music Awards, 1984
• Cohost, the 58th Annual Academy Awards, 1986
• The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
• The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
• The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
• The Sixth Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
• Herself, The 7th Annual American Cinema Awards, 1990
• The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
• Fourth Annual Environmental Media Awards, TBS, 1994
• Presenter, The Third Annual Trumpet Awards Ceremony, 1995
• Presenter, The Fourth Annual Trumpet Awards, TBS, 1996
• Presenter, The Fifth Annual Trumpet Awards, TBS, 1997
• Presenter, The Sixth Annual Trumpet Awards, TBS, 1998
• Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
• Presenter, The 2000 Trumpet Awards, TBS, 2000
• The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2004
• Episodic
• Person to Person, CBS, 1960
• Mystery guest, What's My Line?, 1960, 1964, 1967
• Password, 1962, 1963
• Herself, Cinepanorama, 1963
• The David Frost Show, syndicated, 1969
• The Great American Dream Machine, PBS, 1971
• (Scenes deleted) Herself, V.I.P.-Schaukel, 1972
• The Phil Donahue Show, syndicated, 1972
• The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1974
• Headliners with David Frost, NBC, 1978
• Herself, "Hollywood USA: Jane Fonda, 40 ans," Cine regards, 1978
• The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, NBC, 1981
• O'Neal, "The Security Guard," 9 to 5, ABC, 1982
• Herself, "Wetten, dass..? aus Bremerhaven," Wetten, dass..?, 1987
• Herself, "Michael Jackson: A Tribute," America's Top 10, 1989
• Herself, "Wetten, dass..? aus Oldenburg," Wetten, dass..?, 1989
• Herself, Le Divan, 1989
• Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1997
• Herself, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 1997
• Herself, 20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, 2001
• Herself, Pgisha Leilit, 2002
• Herself, The View, ABC, 2002
• Also appeared in Girl Talk, syndicated; The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated.
• Television Work
• Series
• (With Bruce Gilbert) Executive producer, 9 to 5, ABC, 1982-1983
• Movies
• (With others) Producer, The Dollmaker, ABC, 1984
• (With others) Producer, Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (alsoknown as Lakota Woman), TNT, 1994
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Nancy Stoddard, The Country Girl, Community House, Omaha, NE, 1954
• Patricia Stanley, The Male Animal, Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA, then Falmouth Playhouse, Falmouth, MA, both 1956
• Patty O'Neill, The Moon Is Blue, North Jersey Playhouse, Fort Lee,NJ, 1959
• Toni Newton, There Was a Little Girl, Cort Theatre, New York City,1960
• Jacky Durrant, No Concern of Mine, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1960
• Norma Brown, Invitation to a March, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Tish Stanford, The Fun Couple, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1962
• Madeline Arnold, Strange Interlude, Hudson Theatre, New York City,1963
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
• Major Tours
• Free the Army (revue), U.S. Army bases worldwide, 1970-1971
• Also toured Southeast Asia with an antiwar troupe, 1971.
• RECORDINGS
• Fitness Videos; as Creator and Performer
• Jane Fonda's Workout (also known as Workout), Lorimar, 1982
• Jane Fonda's Workout for Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery (also knownas Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery Workout), Lorimar, 1983
• Jane Fonda's Workout Challenge (also known as Workout Challenge), Lorimar, 1983
• Jane Fonda's Easy Going Workout (also known as Easy Going Workout, Prime Time Workout, and Jane Fonda's Prime Time Workout), Lorimar, 1984
• Jane Fonda's New Workout (also known as New Workout), Lorimar, 1985
• Jane Fonda's Low Impact Aerobic Workout (also known as Low Impact Aerobic Workout), Lorimar, 1986
• Jane Fonda's Workout with Weights, Lorimar, 1987
• Jane Fonda's Toning and Shaping (also known as Toning and Shaping and Jane Fonda's Workout with Weights), A Vision, 1987
• Jane Fonda Presents Sports Aid (also known as Jane Fonda's Sports Aid and Sports Aid), Lorimar, 1987
• Jane Fonda's Start Up (also known as Start Up and StartUp with Jane Fonda), Lorimar, 1988
• Jane Fonda's Complete Workout (also known as Complete Workout), Lorimar, 1989
• Jane Fonda's Stress Reduction Program (also known as Stress Reduction Program), A Vision, 1989
• Jane Fonda's Lean Routine Workout (also known as Lean Routine Workout), Lorimar, 1990
• Jane Fonda's Light Aerobics and Stress Reduction Program (also known as Light Aerobics and Stress Reduction Program), Warner Studios, 1990
• Jane Fonda's Lower Body Solution (also known as Lower Body Solution), Lorimar, 1991
• Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout (also known as Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout), Lorimar, 1992
• Jane Fonda's Pregnancy Workout, Lorimar, 1993
• Jane Fonda's Favorite Fat Burners (also known as Favorite Fat Burners), Lorimar, 1993
• Jane Fonda's Step and Stretch Workout (also known as Step and Stretch Workout), Lorimar, 1994
• Jane Fonda's Yoga Exercise Workout (also known as Yoga ExerciseWorkout), A Vision, 1994
• Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting (also known as Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting), A Vision, 1995
• Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Low Impact Aerobics and Stretch (also known as Personal Trainer Series: Low Impact Aerobics and Stretch), A Vision, 1995
• Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Abs, Buns and Thighs (also known as Personal Trainer Series: Abs, Buns and Thighs), A Vision, 1995
• Fitness Albums; as Creator and Performer
• Jane Fonda's Workout Record for Pregnancy, Birth and Recovery, Columbia, 1983
• Jane Fonda's Workout Record, Columbia, 1984
• Jane Fonda's Prime Time Workout, Elektra, 1984
• Jane Fonda's Fitness Walkout, Warner Bros. Records, 1987
• Jane Fonda's Complete Workout, Warner Bros. Records, 1989
• Jane Fonda's Light Aerobics and Stress Reduction Program (also known as Light Aerobics and Stress Reduction Program), Warner Bros. Records, 1990
• Jane Fonda's Weight-Loss Walkout, Warner Bros. Records, 1991
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With others) F.T.A., American International Pictures, 1972
• Nonfiction
• Jane Fonda's Workout Book, photographs by Steve Schapiro, Simon & Schuster, 1981
• (With Femmy DeLyser) Jane Fonda's Workout Record for Pregnancy, Birthand Recovery, photographs by Steve Schapiro, additional photographs by Hella Hammid, drawings by Kathy Jacobi, Simon & Schuster, 1983
• (With Mignon McCarthy) Women Coming of Age, photographs by Harry Langdon, Simon & Schuster, 1984
• Jane Fonda's Year of Fitness, Health and Nutrition, Simon & Schuster, 1984
• Jane Fonda's New Workout and Weight-Loss Program, photographs by Harry Langdon, Simon & Schuster, 1986
• Jane Fonda's New Low Impact Workout and Weight-Loss Program, Simon& Schuster, 1988
• Jane Fonda's New Pregnancy Workout and Total Birth Program, Simon& Schuster, 1989
• Cooking for Healthy Living, recipes by Robin Vitetta, photographsby Joyce Oudkerk Pool, illustrations by Jennie Oppenheimer, Turner Publications, 1996
• Contributor of articles to magazines, including McCall's, Ms., Redbook, TV Guide, and Woman's Day.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Business Leader Profiles for Students: Volume 1, Gale Research, 1999
• Davidson, Bill, Jane Fonda: An Intimate Biography, 1990
• The Fondas, Citadel Press, 1970
• Haddad-Garcia, George, The Films of Jane Fonda, Lyle Stuart, 1983
• Holzer, Henry Mark, and Erika Holzer, Aid and Comfort: Jane Fonda in North Vietnam, McFarland & Company, 2002
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

• American Heritage, July, 2001, p. 30
• Christian Century, July 5, 2000, p. 713
• Entertainment Weekly, November 1, 1999, p. 108
• Good Housekeeping, February, 1996, pp. 24-6
• Insight on the News, November 25, 1996, pp. 20-1
• Ladies Home Journal, September, 1998, pp. 196-201
• Newsweek, November 30, 1998, p. 59
• People Weekly, October 29, 2001, p. 19
• Time, October 27, 1997, p. 27; April 27, 1998, p. 85