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Jane Fonda

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Receiving an AFI Life Achievement Award is one of the more significant honors in American screen life, and Jane Fonda is among those who have earned it — a distinction that sits alongside a broader collection of formal recognition accumulated across film and television work.

Born Jane Seymour Fonda in New York City on December 21, 1937, she attended Vassar College before going on to work as a film actor, a television actor, a film producer, a model, and an autobiographer. Her work has drawn recognition from multiple award bodies: she has received Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In addition to her screen and production work, she has been active as a political activist, a role the facts identify alongside her professional credits.

The range of her awards record reflects the range of her roles. The Academy Award and BAFTA Awards speak to her film work, the Primetime Emmy to her television work, and the AFI Life Achievement Award to her career as a whole. She is a United States citizen identified by the Library of Congress under the authorized heading "Fonda, Jane, 1937-," and her full name, as noted in her Open Library entry, is Jane Seymour Fonda.

Quotes by Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda's insights on:

The challenge is not to be perfect. It's to be whole.
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The challenge is not to be perfect. It's to be whole.
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I need someone to be there 100% of the time. He thinks that's love. It's not love - it's babysitting.
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I need someone to be there 100% of the time. He thinks that's love. It's not love - it's babysitting.
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An exercise outfit helps because it sets this time apart from the rest of your day and makes it matter more
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An exercise outfit helps because it sets this time apart from the rest of your day and makes it matter more
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I am able to talk about my life in a way that helps other women - and men, but mostly women - understand their own life. I feel real proud of that. And then the fact that my children are okay. You know, you're only as happy as your least happy child. So if your kids aren't okay, you're not good.
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I am able to talk about my life in a way that helps other women - and men, but mostly women - understand their own life. I feel real proud of that. And then the fact that my children are okay. You know, you're only as happy as your least happy child. So if your kids aren't okay, you're not good.
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I think feminism is about the spirit.
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I think feminism is about the spirit.
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I was raised in the '50s. I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered, frankly.
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I was raised in the '50s. I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered, frankly.
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My love life is wonderful.
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My love life is wonderful.
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So much conspires to silence us – because our truths are inherently subversive.
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So much conspires to silence us – because our truths are inherently subversive.
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My identity depended on men for so long. You can be successful and still have the feeling that if you’re not with a man you don’t exist.
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My identity depended on men for so long. You can be successful and still have the feeling that if you’re not with a man you don’t exist.
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If you’re ever in a situation where you’re not getting served or you can’t get what you need, just cry.
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If you’re ever in a situation where you’re not getting served or you can’t get what you need, just cry.
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