Jane Fonda Overview:

Actress, Jane Fonda, was born Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda on Dec 21, 1937 in New York City, NY. As of December 2023, Jane Fonda was 86 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Jane Fonda was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning two for Best Actress for Klute (as Bree Daniel) and Coming Home (as Sally Hyde) in 1971 and 1978 respectively.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1969Best ActressThey Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)Gloria BeattyNominated
1971Best ActressKlute (1971)Bree DanielWon
1977Best ActressJulia (1977)Lillian HellmanNominated
1978Best ActressComing Home (1978)Sally HydeWon
1979Best ActressThe China Syndrome (1979)Kimberly WellsNominated
1981Best Supporting ActressOn Golden Pond (1981)Chelsea Thayer WayneNominated
1986Best ActressThe Morning After (1986)Alex SternbergenNominated
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BlogHub Articles:

On Blu-ray: and Rod Taylor Sizzle in Sunday in New York (1963)

By KC on Jul 28, 2020 From Classic Movies

Sunday in New York (1963) is full of men deeply and ridiculously occupied with preserving the virtue of one woman. You could say it’s of its time, though that’s not entirely true. The elements of the film that haven’t aged well are much less cringe worthy because of a well-matched ... Read full article


Klute (1971): Starring and Donald Sutherland

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 5, 2020 From 4 Star Films

There was arguably no man more well-versed in 70s paranoia thrillers than director Alan J. Pakula and if we want to consider the genesis of his “paranoia trilogy,” we must begin with Klute. Aside from the thematic elements and Pakula’s evolving pedigree, it is the partnership with ... Read full article


TCM Classic Film Festival 2013--Saturday with and Cybill Shepherd at the Chinese Theater

on Jun 19, 2013 From GlamAmor

Though my Friday night at the recent TCM Classic Film Festival was a late one due to my hosting A Foreign Affair (and then afterward toasting with champagne), I still knew I would have to rise and shine early Saturday morning. Each year of the festival, TCM has hosted a handprint ceremony at Grauma... Read full article


LIVE FROM THE TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL, DAY 3: ’s Handprint Ceremony, “On Golden Pond,” “The Lady Eve,” “Mildred Pierce”

By Lara on Apr 28, 2013 From Backlots

Day 3 started with a bang, as the first event of the day was a very special one. was scheduled to have her hand and footprints put in the courtyard of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, right alongside those of her father, Henry Fonda. The event was very crowded, and the security tight and ... Read full article


News From the Lake: at TCM Film Festival, Dakota Fanning in Errol Flynn Story

By Kristen on Jan 27, 2013 From Journeys in Classic Film

I figured I’ll do this whenever I have a few items worth discussing. ?I’ll refrain from setting a weekly schedule just in the interest of timeliness. ?In this installment, we’ll discuss casting in a new Errol Flynn biopic as well as updates on the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival... Read full article


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Jane Fonda Quotes:

Dildano: Are you typical of Earth women?
Barbarella: I'm about average.


Clay Boone: We can't hold up the train.
Cat: Why not?
Clay Boone: Lots of reasons.
Cat: Name 'em.
Clay Boone: We're rustlers, not train robbers.
Cat: Well, if people didn't try something new, there wouldn't be hardly any progress at all.


Barbarella: [as she is attacked by a flock of small birds] This is a much too poetic way to die.


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Jane Fonda Facts
Jane Fonda was the first pick for the role of Evelyn Mulwray in Chinatown (1974), which eventually was played by Faye Dunaway. Fonda was wanted by the film's producer Robert Evans, who was also at the time chief of production at Paramount Pictures, and by director Roman Polanski and Paramount owner Charlie Bluhdorn. After lengthy negotiations, Fonda passed on the role. Evans then contacted Faye Dunaway's agent Sue Mengers and got her for the rock bottom price of $50,000, telling Mengers -- a close friend -- that he wanted Dunaway whereas everyone else wanted Fonda. Saying that he had time to intercede before Fonda signed her contract, Mengers got Dunaway to agree to the insulting offer. (Evans had explained to Mengers that after three flops in a row, Faye was a cold property.) After signing Dunaway, he told Mengers that Fonda had actually passed on the role. Mengers slammed down the phone on him. Polanski had not wanted Dunaway as his female lead due to her reputation for being temperamental, which she lived up to on the "Chinatown shoot. She received an Oscar nomination for the role.

Producer Robert Evans wanted Fonda play female lead in Chinatown (1974).

Adopted a daughter, Mary Luana Williams, with Tom Hayden in the 1970s.

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