Birth of Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda was born on 21 December 1937 in New York City. An American actress and activist, Fonda is the daughter of the actor Henry Fonda. She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for Klute and Coming Home, and starred in films such as Barbarella, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The China Syndrome. In the early 1970s she became a leading opponent of the Vietnam War, and a visit to Hanoi in 1972 made her a deeply controversial figure. She later became a fitness entrepreneur with a best-selling series of workout videos, and returned to acting in the television series Grace and Frankie. She remains active in environmental campaigns.

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