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After joining the Actors Studio in her early 20s, she made her movie debut as the winsome heroine of Tall Story. She has said that "The challenge is not to be perfect ? it is to be whole."īorn Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda in New York City in 1937 to Henry and Frances Seymour Brokaw Fonda, Jane began acting as a teenager after being prompted by director Joshua Logan to appear with her father in a production of The Country Girl at the Omaha Community Theatre in her father?s home state of Nebraska. She has courted controversy, especially in her political activism, but earns respect with her fearless approach to both acting and living. With a filmography of some 50 titles, Fonda forms the prototype of an adventurous and adaptable performer who changes with the times, moving from adorable ingénue to provocative sexpot and, finally, a mature and sensitive actress who specializes in tough, independent characters.
(ET) on August 1 as part of the 24-hour salute to Fonda that kicks off this year?s Summer Under the Stars festival. The tribute special from the award ceremony will air on Turner Classic Movies at 8 and 11 p.m. On June 5 of this year she added to her accolades the 42nd AFI Achievement Award, considered the highest honor for a career in film. One of the finest actresses of her generation and indeed of American film, Jane Fonda has won the Best Actress Academy Award twice, with an additional five Oscar nominations and numerous other awards including an Emmy and seven Golden Globes. Today she stands tall among the giants of American film.?Sir Howard Stringer, Chair of the American Film Institute Board of Trustees A bright light first introduced to the world as the daughter of Henry Fonda, the world watched as she found her own voice and forged her own path as an actor and a cultural icon.
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