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Jane Fonda in "Georgia Rule" (2007)
Jane Fonda in "Georgia Rule" (2007) - © Universal Pictures
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Jane Fonda stars as Georgia in Garry Marshall's "Georgia Rule" (2007) opposite Lindsay Lohan and Felicity Huffman.

Having enjoyed tremendous success as a stage and screen actress, Jane Fonda now focuses much of her time on activism and social change-with much of her work devoted to the program she founded in 1995, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP). Jane Fonda chairs this statewide effort to reduce the high rates of adolescent pregnancy in Georgia through community, youth and family development, sustainable economic development and legislative advocacy.

Jane Fonda has long been known for activism and advocacy on environmental issues, human rights and the empowerment of women and girls. Among the scores of community projects Jane Fonda has spearheaded is the Laurel Springs Children's Camp. This summer program ran for 15 years at her ranch in Santa Barbara, California, using performing arts to build self-esteem and cooperation among children of all races and socioeconomic backgrounds.

In 2000, Jane Fonda traveled to Nigeria and produced a film in collaboration with the International Women's Health Coalition, entitled Generation 2000: Changing Girls' Realities.

Jane Fonda is a member of the Women and Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Council on Foreign Relations; the board of The Women's Media Center, which she helped found in 2004; GreenStone Media, the women-owned, women-run national women's talk radio network which launched in fall of 2006; and the Advisory Board of the Native American Rights Fund. Additionally, she sits on The V-Counsel of V-Day: Until the Violence Stops.

At the Emory School of Medicine, Jane Fonda established the Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent Reproductive Health, which engages in research, education and training activities that have the potential for creating needed social change, as well as enhancing service delivery to children, youth and families, including adolescent reproductive health. In addition, Jane Fonda's gift has endowed a faculty chair in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University School of Medicine, named the Marion Howard Chair in Adolescent Reproductive Health.

In 1994, Jane Fonda was named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund.

Jane Fonda was born in New York City in 1937, the daughter of Henry Fonda and Frances Seymour Fonda. Jane Fonda attended the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, and Vassar College. In her late teens, Jane Fonda studied with renowned acting coach Lee Strasberg and became a member of the Actors Studio in New York.

Jane Fonda's subsequent work on stage and screen earned numerous nominations and awards, including Oscars® (Best Actress in 1971 for "Klute" and in 1978 for "Coming Home") and an Emmy for her performance in "The Dollmaker." Along with starring roles in dozens of highly acclaimed productions, Jane Fonda also took on responsibilities as a film and television producer. Jane Fonda's additional credits include "The China Syndrome," "9 to 5," "Rollover," "On Golden Pond" and "The Morning After."

Jane Fonda revolutionized the fitness industry with the release of Jane Fonda's Workout in 1982. Jane Fonda followed with the production of 23 home exercise videos, 13 audio recordings and 5 books-selling a total of 16 million copies. The original Jane Fonda's Workout video remains the top-grossing home video of all time.

In May 2005, Random House published Jane Fonda's memoirs, "My Life So Far," which immediately went to No. 1 on The New York Times Best Sellers list. That same spring, "Monster-in-Law," her first film in 15 years, also became a No. 1 box-office hit, making Jane Fonda the first person to simultaneously have a No. 1 book and a No. 1 movie.

Jane Fonda is an avid reader, hiker, fly fisherwoman and yoga enthusiast. Jane Fonda lives in Atlanta along with her daughter Vanessa Vadim and her two grandchildren. Jane Fonda's son, Troy Garity, lives in Los Angeles and is an actor.






JANE FONDA: FACTS

How tall is Jane Fonda? How old is Jane Fonda? Where was Jane Fonda born? Find out here.

Age: 72 years old
Birthday: December 21, 1937
Height: 5' 8"
Nickname: Hanoi Jane
Lady Jane (childhood)
Full Name / Real Name: Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda
Birthplace: New York City, NY
Husband: Ted Turner (12/21/1991 - 5/22/2001, divorced)
Tom Hayden
Roger Vadim (8/14/1965 - 1/16/1973, divor




JANE FONDA: NEWS


Jane Fonda in "Georgia Rule" (2007) Broadway Tuners Perform at 'The 63rd Annual Tony Awards'"Billy Elliot, The Musical," "Guys and Dolls," "Hair,"  "Next to Normal," "Pal Joey," "Rock of Ages," "Shrek the Musical" and "West Side Story" are among the shows to be featured on the live telecast on Sunday, June 7. Read more...

 
 
 
JANE FONDA: TWEETS

March 15, 2010
And let's not forget the woman that all Vietnam veterans just love to hate, Jane Fonda. She's still thought of as a traitor. John Kerry 2.
less than an hour ago
i know you wanna do the jane fonda.
3 hours ago
To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power. Jane Fonda
3 hours ago
Jane Fonda~ To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power.
4 hours ago
Every woman should eat for the long run so she can manage the short stops of crisis. -- Jane Fonda
4 hours ago
Moments I feel old: Jane Fonda owned exercise videos long before Suzanne Somers and, um, no, she's definitely not dead. #sxsw
6 hours ago
Couldn't sleep. Found a Jane Fonda workout on YouTube and did that instead.
7 hours ago
All I ate today was yogurt and pretzels. Feel like Jane Fonda.
7 hours ago
Maybe I should do @reba's Jane Fonda workout with @followtheblonde ;)
10 hours ago
One, two three fo' get cha booty on the dance flo'. Work it out. Shake it little mama. Let me see you fo the Jane Fonda.
11 hours ago
"1 2 3 4 get your booty on the dance floor. work it out, shake it little mama. let me see you do the jane fonda."
13 hours ago
Watched Klute tonight and not the elections. Jane Fonda is more intriguing than Martine Aubry
15 hours ago
Watching Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda in "Monster in law." One of all time fav movies. Wanda Sykes is also hillarious in this.
18 hours ago
@ABRIV893 More power to you!! I will just stick to the Jane Fonda workout tapes!! Lol
18 hours ago
Jane Fonda nude, now that's sexy!
20 hours ago
Its so weird to me that i know someone who says "so i tell jane fonda..."
20 hours ago