• Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer and political activist. She is the daughter of the late Henry Fonda and the sister of Easy Rider's Peter Fonda. She married CNN founder Ted Turner in 1991, but the couple divorced ten years later in 2001. As well as having an acting career that spans over 5 decades, she has also released 23 exercise videos, 13 audio exercise programs and five workout books.

  Fonda underwent knee-replacement surgery on June 16, 2009. Prior to her surgery, Fonda posted on Twitter "Lying on a guerney [sic]. Drugs are starting to hit. Wheeee. So long left knee. You're toast!"People: Jane Fonda Recovering From Knee-Replacement Surgery (June 17, 2009)

• 1. Birthname: Jayne Seymour Fonda
  2. Born: December 21, 1937
  3. Has won 2 Academy Awards
  4. Resides in Atlanta, Georgia
  5. Was married 10 years to CNN's Ted TurnerThe New York Times: A Radical Vixen Retakes the Stage (February 19, 2009)
  6. Her mother, Frances Ford Seymour, committed suicide when she was 12
  7. Father: Henry Fonda
  8. Appeared in the cover of Vogue twice
  9. Attended: The Emma Willard School in Troy, New York
  10. Attended: Vassar College in Poughkeepsie
  11. Autobiography: My Life So Far

• Acting Career

  Fonda made her film debut in 1960 with the movie Tall Story. In 1962, she played in Period of Adjustment and Walk on the Wild Side, for which she won a Golden Globe Award. From there, she went on to play in Cat Ballou, Any Wednesday, Barefoot in the Park, Fun with Dick and Jane, and The Electric Horseman. Her more recent works include Stanley & Iris, Monster-in-Law and Georgia Rule.

  On March 9, 2009, Fonda took to the broadway stage for the first time in 46 years, starring in Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations.The New York Times: A Radical Vixen Retakes the Stage (February 19, 2009)

• Vietnam War

  Fonda caused controversy as an activist in the opposition of the Vietnam War. She, along with Fred Gardner and Donald Sutherland, formed an anti-war road show called "Free The Army." In 1972, the actress became the Honorary National Coordinator for the organization "Vietnam Veterans Against the War" in which she helped raise funds to keep the organization going. Fonda traveled to many places in protest of the war including London where she made a speech about the use of torture by U.S. troops in Vietnam. Her organization, the VVAW, ran out of money and prominent leader John Kerry was asked to raise more funds.

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