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Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is an American actress and activist with a career spanning over seven decades. Jane Fonda was born on 21 December 1937.

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Who is Jane Fonda?

Jane Fonda is best known for Acclaimed American actress and activist known for her extensive film and television career and social activism. Jane Fonda is an American public figure. Jane Fonda was born on 21 December 1937, which places Jane Fonda among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1930s. On Dead or Alive, Jane Fonda is listed in the Classic Hollywood Stars category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Jane Fonda is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Acclaimed American actress and activist known for her extensive film and television career and social activism.
Nationality: American
Born: 21 December 1937
Listed under: Classic Hollywood Stars

About Jane Fonda

Fonda's work spans several genres and over seven decades of film and television. DeMille Award in 2021, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2025. She rose to prominence 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 establish herself as one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation, winning two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles as a prostitute in the thriller Klute (1971) and the woman in love with a Vietnam War veteran in the drama 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 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for The Dollmaker (1984). In 1982 she released her first exercise video, Jane Fonda's Workout, which became the highest-selling VHS ever.

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What is Jane Fonda known for?

Jane Fonda is known for Acclaimed American actress and activist known for her extensive film and television career and social activism.

When was Jane Fonda born?

Jane Fonda was born on 21 December 1937.

What nationality is Jane Fonda?

Jane Fonda's nationality is American.

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Jane Fonda appears in Classic Hollywood Stars.

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