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Oscar Award-winning actress

Jane Fonda became popular in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards. Fonda announced her retirement from acting in 1991, but returned to film in 2005 with Monster in Law, and later Georgia Rule, released in 2007. She also produced and starred in several exercise videos released between 1982 and 1995. Fonda has also been an activist for many political causes, one of the most notable and controversial of which was her opposition to the Vietnam War. She has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women. She describes herself as a liberal and a feminist. Since 2001, Fonda has been a Christian. She published an autobiography in 2005 and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Birth name	Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda
Date of Birth	December 21, 1937
Place of Birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations	Actress, writer, activist
Spouse (s)	Roger Vadim (1965–1973) (divorced) 1 child, Tom Hayden (1973–1990) (divorced) 1 child, Ted Turner (1991–2001) (divorced)
Years active	1959–present

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I didn’t do a lot, right? Your lighting is so good, you probably can’t see my crow’s feet and everything like that. I don’t look weird — do I look weird? I like my crow’s feet and I like my little laugh lines. It was just the little jowls away, that’s all. I didn’t want to lie about it. I’m writing a book about getting older, so I had to admit it. I feel so good. I’m so happy.

— Jane Fonda regrets her latest round of plastic surgery / April 06, 2010

I caved, If I was really brave, I would have not. I vowed I wouldn’t — I did, and I don’t feel proud of it. I didn’t want to look kind of tired and jowly any more.

— Jane Fonda regrets her latest round of plastic surgery / April 06, 2010

I am stunned. My friend, Michael Jackson is dead. He lived with me for a week on the Golden Pond set after 'Thriller.'

— Jane Fonda on death of her dear friend Michael Jackson / June 25, 2009

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I was supposed to have a knee replacement in January but when I accepted the play I postponed the surgery and got cortisone shots. You are allowed one shot every three months.

— Jane Fonda preparing for the Broadway performance of her play 33 Variations / May 22, 2009

I ask myself now why I have no recollection of this nomination. Perhaps, as someone just suggested, the Tonys weren't as big a deal as they are now. I mean-a COMPACT!!! Come on! But probably it is because the whole experience was so fraught for me-not pleasant at all for many and complex reasons which you can read about in my memoirs if you are interested. Life is so very different for me now. I am so very different. And, most importantly, this experience with '33 Variations' has been one of the most exciting and rewarding of my life.

— Jane Fonda

I was nominated for a Tony for 'There Was a Little Girl?

— Jane Fonda

I thought it would be interesting to bring people through this process with me. I was a complete Luddite before. I only Googled for the first time this past summer. But this is a gratifying experience and I hear from all sorts of people, many of whom say they have left the theatre inspired by this play

— Jane Fonda On writing her diary online

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