Jane Fonda Highlights

  • 2009: Returned to Broadway after 45 years to play a present-day musicologist in Moises Kaufman's "33 Variations"; earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play
  • 2007: Played Lindsay Lohan's grandmother in the Garry Marshall directed "Georgia Rule"
  • 2006: Received a six-figure contract with L'Oreal Paris' Age Re-Perfect cream, which is aimed at women over 65 (Fonda was 68)
  • 2005: Returned to acting after a fourteen year hiatus to star opposite Jennifer Lopez in "Monster-in-Law"
  • 2005: Published her autobiography My Life So Far
  • 2001: Returned to acting for one-night only appearing in a gala benefit staging of "The Vagina Monologues" at Madison Square Garden in NYC
  • 1992: Announced her retirement from acting to spend more time with third husband Ted Turner
  • 1990: Last feature film (to date) as actor, "Stanley & Iris"
  • 1989: First Fonda Films project "The Old Gringo" flopped; starred with Gregory Peck and Jimmy Smits
  • 1986: Earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of an alcoholic murder suspect in the thriller "The Morning After"
  • 1985: Played the role of Dr. Martha Livingston in the feature adaption of "Agnes of God" opposite Meg Tilly in the title role
  • 1984: Delivered Emmy-winning performance in ABC TV-movie "The Dollmaker"
  • 1982: Released first exercise video, "Jane Fonda's Workout"
  • 1982: Executive produced the ABC sitcom version of "9 to 5"
  • 1981: Acted for first and only time with father (his role won him the Best Actor Oscar) in the feature, "On Golden Pond"
  • 1980: Co-starred in one of her biggest commercial successes to date, the comedy "Nine to Five" with Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton
  • 1979: Again co-starred with Redford in "The Electric Horseman"
  • 1979: Founded her fitness company, Workout Inc.; opened first aerobics studio
  • 1979: Received an Oscar nomination for her role in "The China Syndrome"; co-starring Jack Lemmon and Michael Douglas
  • 1978: Earned second Best Actress Oscar for "Coming Home"
  • 1977: Returned to features in Fred Zinnemann's "Julia"; first screen collaboration with Vanessa Redgrave
  • 1974: Formed the production company I.P.C. (Indo-China Peace Campaign) with Tom Hayden and Bruce Gilbert
  • 1974: Co-directing debut, "Introduction to the Enemy"
  • 1972: Earned the nickname 'Hanoi Jane' while visiting North Vietnam
  • 1972: Co-produced, co-wrote and acted in the feature film, "FTA/Free the Army/Fuck the Army"
  • 1971: Gave an Oscar winning performance as Bree Daniels in "Klute"
  • 1969: Earned first Academy Award nomination as Best Actress for Sydney Pollack's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
  • 1968: Directed by husband Vadim in the science fiction spoof "Barbarella"
  • 1968: Acted with brother Peter Fonda in the Vadim-directed episode of "Metzengerstein"
  • 1967: Starred opposite Redford in movie adaptation of Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park"
  • 1966: First of four collaborations with Robert Redford, "The Chase"
  • 1965: Played the title role in "Cat Ballou"; its success led to her being able to demand a salary equal to that of her father
  • 1964: First of four collaborations with director and future husband Roger Vadim, "Circle of Love"
  • 1962: Earned first Golden Globe playing a prostitute in "A Walk on the Wild Side"
  • 1960: Film acting debut, "Tall Story"
  • 1960: Made Broadway debut in "There Was a Little Girl"; received Tony Award nomination as Featured Actress (Dramatic)
  • 1959: Appeared as a model on the covers of such magazines as Esquire, Vogue, Ladies' Home Journal, Glamour and McCall's
  • 1954: Debut as stage actress at Omaha Community Theatre in "The Country Girl"; appeared with father Henry Fonda
  • Formed production company, Fonda Films, in late 1980s
  • After college moved to Paris to study painting and languages

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