Jane Fonda is an American actress. She was the actor Henry Fonda’s daughter. After two years, she dropped out of Vassar College and moved to New York City, where she worked as a model and studied acting at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg in 1958.
She made her acting debut in the Broadway production of There Was a Little Girl (1960) and the film Tall Tale (1960). She then had appearances in a number of comedic movies in the 1960s, such as Cat Ballou (1965) and Barefoot in the Park (1967).
She won an Oscar for best actress for her performances as a call-girl in Klute and the wife of a Vietnam War soldier in Coming Home. Subsequently, Fonda co-starred in the 1980 comedy Nine to Five with Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin, in which three women band together to exact revenge on their oppressive boss.
She costarred with her father and Katharine Hepburn in the 1981 film On Golden Pond. The Morning After and Agnes of God (1985) were two more of Fonda’s 1980s productions (1986).
What made Jane Fonda famous?
Jane Fonda first rose to stardom in comedic roles, she eventually made a name for herself as a serious actor, earning Oscars for her performances in Coming Home and Klute (1971).
Did Jane Fonda have a good relationship with her father?
Despite having a tense relationship, Fonda and her father were able to patch things up before his passing. She is grateful they have this opportunity.
“Before he died, I was able to tell him that I loved him and that I forgave him for, you know, whatever didn’t happen,” says Fonda. “And I hope that he would forgive me for not being a better daughter. I got to say that to him.”