| Net Worth: | $200 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | December 21, 1937 (86 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Activist, Actor, Film Producer, Model, Television Producer, Writer |
| Nationality: | American |
Jane was born December 21, 1937 in New York City. She has Dutch, Scottish, French and English ancestry. Her professional career started with modeling. Fonda even made it twice on the cover of Vogue magazine before becoming an actress. Slowly building her fame in 1950 returned a lot of success in 1960’s in movies, such as They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Barbarella, and Barefoot in the Park. In Barefoot in the Park, Fonda did scene, where she wears only white bra. Good opportunity for everyone to check closer on her body measurements from younger years.
Career
During her early film career in the 1960s, Fonda starred in several movies, and averaged almost two films a year. These include “Tall Story” (1960), “Walk on the Wild Side” (1962), “Cat Ballou” (1965), “The Chase” (1966), and “Barbarella” (1968). In particular, “Cat Ballou” is often pinpointed as her breakout role that launched her into major stardom. The film received five Oscar nominations, and was one of the top performing films at the box office that year. Furthermore, “Barbarella” is commonly identified as the film that cemented Fonda’s status as a sex symbol.
Personal Life
Jane Fonda has been married three times, and all three marriages ended in divorce. Her first marriage was to French film director Roger Vadim, from 1965 to 1973. Together, they have one daughter, Vanessa Vadim. In January 1973, a mere three days after finalizing her divorce from Vadim, Fonda married the activist Tom Hayden. They had one son together, Troy O’Donovan Garity, and unofficially adopted the teenager Mary Luana Williams, whose parents were Black Panthers. Fonda and Hayden divorced in 1990. Her third marriage was to CNN founder Ted Turner, and it lasted from 1991 to 2001. Additionally, she was in a long-term relationship with record producer Richard Perry from 2009 to 2017.
Quotes
“When I was at the age when you were supposed to be glamorous if you were a movie star, I wasn’t.”
— Jane Fonda
“If you’re ever in a situation where you’re not getting served or you can’t get what you need, just cry.”
— Jane Fonda
“I was so devastated by my second divorce that I had a nervous breakdown.”
— Jane Fonda
“It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.”
— Jane Fonda
“In my marriages, I’d lost parts of who I was because I was trying to mold myself into what I thought a man wanted me to be.”
— Jane Fonda