Jane Fonda
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Born to socialite Frances Ford Seymour and actor Henry Fonda, she made her screen debut in the romantic comedy ''Tall Story'' (1960). She rose to prominence acting in the comedies ''Cat Ballou'' (1965), ''Barefoot in the Park'' (1967), ''Barbarella'' (1968), ''Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977), ''California Suite'' (1978), ''The Electric Horseman'' (1979), and ''9 to 5'' (1980). Fonda established herself as a dramatic actress, 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). She was Oscar-nominated for ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969), ''Julia'' (1977), ''The China Syndrome'' (1979), ''On Golden Pond'' (1981), and ''The Morning After'' (1986). After a 15 year hiatus, she returned to acting in ''Monster-in-Law'' (2005), ''Youth'' (2015), and ''Our Souls at Night'' (2017).
On stage, Fonda made her Broadway debut in the play ''There Was a Little Girl'' (1960), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. In 2009, she returned to Broadway for the play ''33 Variations'' (2009), earning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination. For her work on television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for the television film ''The Dollmaker'' (1984). She also was Emmy-nominated for her roles in ''The Newsroom'' (2012–2014) and ''Grace and Frankie'' (2015–2022).
Fonda was a political activist in the counterculture era during the Vietnam War. She was photographed sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun on a 1972 visit to Hanoi, during which she gained the nickname "Hanoi Jane". During this time, she was effectively blacklisted in Hollywood. Fonda protested the Iraq War along with violence against women, and she describes herself as a feminist and environmental activist. Fonda has co-founded the Hollywood Women's Political Committee in 1984 and the Women's Media Center in 2005. Fonda is also known for her exercise tapes, starting with ''Jane Fonda's Workout'' (1982), which became the highest-selling videotape of its time. Provided by Wikipedia