Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Birthdate
December 21, 1937 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
December 21, 1937 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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.

Jane Fonda's LGBTQ+ Titles

Beautiful Darling
Beautiful Darling
Self (archive footage)

Acting (211)

2024
Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island as Self
2024
The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self
2024
This Is Me…Now as Sagittarius
2023
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
2023
The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane as Herself
2023
The Fondas: A Cinematic Dynasty as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2023
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken as Grandmamah (voice)
2023
Paul Newman: The Restless as Self (archive footage)
2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter as Vivian
2023
Moving On as Claire
2023
Barbarella Forever as Self
2023
Bad Luck Spot! as Babe the Dragon (voice)
2023
Sex on Screen as Self
2023
80 for Brady as Trish
2022
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus as Self (1 episode)
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
2022
Luck as Dragon (voice)
2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
2022
Body Parts as Self
2022
Still Working 9 to 5 as Self
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président as Self (archive footage)
2021
Yearly Departed as Self
2021
We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2020
Waging Change as Self
2020
The Drew Barrymore Show as Self (1 episode)
2020
Citizen Jane Fonda as Self
2020
9to5: The Story of a Movement as Self
2020
Dear... as Self (1 episode)
2020
History 101 as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self (1 episode)
2020
Delphine and Carole as Self (archive footage)
2019
Dolly Parton: Here I Am as Self
2019
The Impeachment Show as Self (1 episode)
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (3 episodes)
2019
WBCN and the American Revolution as Self
2019
Hal as Self
2019
Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives as Self
2019
Robert Scheer: Above the Fold as Self
2019
The Masked Singer as Special Message (via video) (1 episode)
2018
Norm Macdonald Has a Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2018
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema as Narrator (voice) (14 episodes)
2018
Explained as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2018
Book Club as Vivian
2018
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? as Self
2018
Jane Fonda in Five Acts as Self
2017
Our Souls at Night as Addie Moore
2016
Vadim Mister Cool as Self (archive footage)
2016
Elena and the Secret of Avalor as Shuriki (voice)
2016
HyperNormalisation as Self (archive footage)
2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self (1 episode)
2016
Connected as Self-help Guru (voice)
2015
Fathers and Daughters as Theodora
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (3 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (2 episodes)
2015
Women He's Undressed as Self
2015
Youth as Brenda Morel
2015
Grace and Frankie as Grace Hanson (94 episodes)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
This Is Where I Leave You as Hillary Altman
2014
Trailblazer Honors as Speaker (1 episode)
2014
Olga as Self
2014
The (Dead Mothers) Club as Self
2014
Better Living Through Chemistry as Pharmacy Customer
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self - Interviewee
2013
The Butler as Nancy Reagan
2012
La Classe américaine as Self
2012
The Newsroom as Leona Lansing (10 episodes)
2012
All Together as Jeanne
2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding as Grace
2011
Miss Representation as Self
2011
Oprah's Master Class as Herself (1 episode)
2010
Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Walkout as Self
2010
Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (4 episodes)
2008
Dominick Dunne: After the Party as Self (archive footage)
2008
New Line Cinema: The First Generation and the Next Generation as Self
2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition as Self
2007
Georgia Rule as Georgia Randall
2007
Brando: The Documentary as Self (2 episodes)
2007
Brando as Self
2007
Private Screenings: Jane Fonda as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story as Self
2006
Beautiful Daughters as Self
2005
The Reichen Show as Self (1 episode)
2005
The Colbert Report as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2005
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film as Self
2005
Sir! No Sir! as Self
2005
Monster-in-Law as Viola Fields
2004
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent as Self
2004
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy as Self
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2004
Tell Them Who You Are as Self
2004
Leçon de Cinéma as Self (1 episode)
2003
Complicated Women as Self - Narrator (voice)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self (3 episodes)
2002
Searching for Debra Winger as Self
1999
The Early Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1998
Ein Herz für Kinder as Self (1 episode)
1998
Vivement dimanche as Self (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self (2 episodes)
1997
The View as Self - Guest (6 episodes)
1997
Leute heute as Self (1 episode)
1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero as Self
1996
E! True Hollywood Story (2 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
Yoga Exercise Workout as Self
1994
A Century of Cinema as Self
1992
Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout as Self
1992
Fonda on Fonda as Self - Host
1990
Star Life as Self (1 episode)
1990
Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1990
The Earth Day Special as Hellen
1990
Stanley & Iris as Iris Estelle King
1989
The Simpsons as Maxine Lombard (voice) (1 episode)
1989
Old Gringo as Harriet Winslow
1988
Jane Fonda's Complete Workout as Self
1988
Gregory Peck: His Own Man as Self
1987
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star as Self (archive footage)
1987
The Dame Edna Experience as Self (1 episode)
1987
Jane Fonda's Sports Aid as Self
1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1986
The Morning After as Alexandra Sternbergen
1986
The Making of Captain EO as Self
1985
Agnes of God as Dr. Martha Louise Livingston
1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self - Host
1985
Jane Fonda's New Workout as Self
1984
The Dollmaker as Gertie Nevels
1984
I Love Quincy as Self
1983
Montgomery Clift as Self
1983
Workout Challenge as Self
1982
Lily for President? as Judy Bernly
1982
Workout as Self
1982
Jane Fonda's Original Workout as Self
1982
I Love Liberty as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982
Champs-Elysées as Narratrice (voice) (archive footage) (1 episode)
1982
Champs-Elysées as Self (1 episode)
1981
On Golden Pond as Chelsea Thayer Wayne
1981
Rollover as Lee Winters
1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self (2 episodes)
1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self
1981
Wetten, dass..? as Self (2 episodes)
1981
Lily: Sold Out as Wanda
1980
Nine to Five as Judy Bernly
1980
No Nukes as Self
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
1979
The Electric Horseman as Hallie
1979
The China Syndrome as Kimberly Wells
1978
California Suite as Hannah Warren
1978
Comes a Horseman as Ella Connors
1978
Coming Home as Sally Hyde
1977
Julia as Lillian Hellman
1977
Fun with Dick and Jane as Jane Harper
1976
The Blue Bird as The Night
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
1975
Anna as Self (uncredited)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self (1 episode)
1975
Apostrophes as Self (1 episode)
1974
Introduction to the Enemy as Self
1974
Spécial cinéma as Self (3 episodes)
1973
Jane as Self - Interviewee
1973
A Doll's House as Nora Helmer
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self (2 episodes)
1973
Steelyard Blues as Iris Caine
1972
FTA as Self
1972
Tout Va Bien as Her, Suzanne
1972
Angela Davis: Portrait of a Revolutionary as Self
1971
'Klute' in New York as Self
1971
Klute as Bree Daniels
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Gloria Beatty
1968
Barbarella as Barbarella
1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest (4 episodes)
1968
Spirits of the Dead as Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")
1967
Barefoot in the Park as Corie Bratter
1967
Hurry Sundown as Julie Ann Warren
1966
Any Wednesday as Ellen Gordon
1966
The Game Is Over as Renée Saccard
1966
The Chase as Anna Reeves
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self (1 episode)
1965
Cat Ballou as Catherine 'Cat' Ballou
1964
Circle of Love as Sophie
1964
Filmmaking on the Riviera as Self
1964
Joy House as Melinda
1963
Sunday in New York as Eileen Tyler
1963
In the Cool of the Day as Christine Bonner
1962
Period of Adjustment as Isabel Haverstick
1962
The Chapman Report as Kathleen Barclay
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (2 episodes)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self (2 episodes)
1962
Walk on the Wild Side as Kitty Twist
1962
Jane as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self (2 episodes)
1961
A String of Beads as Gloria Winters
1960
Tall Story as June Ryder
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Host (1 episode)
1956
Cinépanorama as Self (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (7 episodes)
1952
Today as Self (1 episode)
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest (3 episodes)

Production (4)

1988
Jane Fonda's Complete Workout • Casting
• Casting
1982
9 to 5 • Producer (85 episodes)
• Producer (85 episodes)
1972
Nationtime • Producer
• Producer
1972
FTA • Producer
• Producer

Writing (1)

1972
FTA • Writer
• Writer