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JANE FONDA
SETTING THE SCENE
Name : Jane Fonda Job Title : Hollywood star of sensible activism Company : The Fonda dynasty
Jane Fonda is an actress , activist and sustainability legend – and one who can humbly hold herself to account . Over her 83 years , Fonda has protested against inaction on climate change and various wars , stood by Native Americans , advocated for gay rights and hosted Black Panther party fundraisers .
The Oscar-winner is fluent in French and American sign language and sits on an estimated net worth of $ 200mn .
Jane Fonda ’ s Original Workout remains the best-selling home exercise video of all time
An activist for all seasons Fonda was born into the highest of privileges . Her father , Henry Fonda , was an actor , and her mother , Frances Ford Seymour , a socialite , who died by suicide when Fonda was just 12 years old .
A successful career in modelling consumed Fonda in the 1960s , but she grew concerned about the Vietnam War and in 1972 , Fonda visited Hanoi . There she met with both American prisoners of war and Vietnamese soldiers . Fonda was infamously photographed seated on an anti-aircraft gun , which was being used to shoot down US aircraft . Many were revolted at her behaviour .
16 November 2021