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'''Jane Fonda''' (born New York, December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, and latterly fitness guru. She is the daughter of [[Henry Fonda]] and sister of [[Peter Fonda]]. She rose to prominence in the 1960s with films such as ''Walk on the Wild Side'' (1962), in which she played a prostitute and for which she won a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer; ''Sunday in New York'' (1963) and the comedy western ''Cat Bellou'' (1965), which was nominated for five [[Oscar]]s and established her bankability as a star.

'''Jane Fonda''' (born New York, December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, and latterly fitness guru. She is the daughter of [[Henry Fonda]] and sister of [[Peter Fonda]]. She rose to prominence in the 1960s with films such as ''Walk on the Wild Side'' (1962), in which she played a prostitute and for which she won a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer; ''Sunday in New York'' (1963) and the comedy western ''Cat Bellou'' (1965), which was nominated for five [[Oscar]]s and established her bankability as a star.

The science-fiction film ''Barbarella'' (1968), directed by Frenchman Roger Vadim, her first husband, established Fonda as a [[sex]] symbol. Her marriage to Vadim, which lasted from 1965 to 1973, brought her into contact with left-wing intellectuals and may have had a role in her political radicalization.  She supported the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposed the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the [[front group]] [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]] (VVAW).  She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]].

The science-fiction film ''Barbarella'' (1968), directed by Frenchman Roger Vadim, her first husband, established Fonda as a [[sex]] symbol. Her marriage to Vadim, which lasted from 1965 to 1973, brought her into contact with [[left-wing]] intellectuals and may have had a role in her political radicalization.  She supported the [[Civil Rights]] movement and opposed the [[Vietnam War]], particularly through involvement with the [[front group]] [[Vietnam Veterans Against the War]] (VVAW).  She was also a vocal supporter of the [[Black Panthers]].

In July-August 1972, Fonda visited Hanoi, where she spoke out against the war. Her detractors labeled her "Hanoi Jane", comparing her to war propagandists Tokyo Rose and Hanoi Hannah. She was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft gun, which angered many American supporters of the war. The following is a sample of what she had to say while in Hanoi:

In July-August 1972, Fonda visited [[Hanoi]], where she spoke out against the war. Her detractors labeled her "Hanoi Jane", comparing her to war propagandists [[Tokyo Rose]] and Hanoi Hannah. She was controversially photographed seated on an anti-aircraft gun, which angered many American supporters of the war. The following is a sample of what she had to say while in Hanoi:

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"I've spoken to many peasants who talked about the days when their parents had to sell themselves to landlords as virtually slaves, when there were very few schools and much illiteracy, inadequate medical care, when they were not masters of their own lives.

"I've spoken to many peasants who talked about the days when their parents had to sell themselves to landlords as virtually slaves, when there were very few schools and much illiteracy, inadequate medical care, when they were not masters of their own lives.

<br />"But now, despite the bombs, despite the crimes being committed against them by [[Richard Nixon]], these people own their own land, build their own schools ... illiteracy is being wiped out, there is no more prostitution as there was during the time when this was a French colony. In other words, the people have taken power into their own hands, and they are controlling their own lives.

<br />"But now, despite the bombs, despite the crimes being committed against them by [[Richard Nixon]], these people own their own land, build their own schools ... illiteracy is being wiped out, there is no more prostitution as there was during the time when this was a French [[colony]]. In other words, the people have taken power into their own hands, and they are controlling their own lives.

<br />"And after 4,000 years of struggling against nature and foreign invaders -- and the last 25 years, prior to the revolution, of struggling against French colonialism -- I don't think that the people of Vietnam are about to compromise in any way, shape or form about the freedom and independence of their country, and I think Richard Nixon would do well to read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by [[Ho Chi Minh]]."<ref> From a speech by Jane Fonda in Hanoi, 1972 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/fonda.html</ref>

<br />"And after 4,000 years of struggling against nature and foreign invaders -- and the last 25 years, prior to the revolution, of struggling against French [[colonialism]] -- I don't think that the people of Vietnam are about to compromise in any way, shape or form about the freedom and independence of their country, and I think Richard Nixon would do well to read Vietnamese history, particularly their poetry, and particularly the poetry written by [[Ho Chi Minh]]."<ref> From a speech by Jane Fonda in Hanoi, 1972 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet/fonda.html</ref>

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In a 1988 interview, she said, "I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun, which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes. It hurt so many soldiers. It galvanized such hostility. It was the most horrible thing I could possibly have done. It was just thoughtless."<ref>http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet.html#aftermath</ref> In her 2005 autobiography she claimed she had been manipulated into posing in the photographs.

In a 1988 interview, she said, "I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun, which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes. It hurt so many soldiers. It galvanized such hostility. It was the most horrible thing I could possibly have done. It was just thoughtless."<ref>http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet.html#aftermath</ref> In her 2005 autobiography she claimed she had been manipulated into posing in the photographs.

Fonda married political activist [[Tom Hayden]] in 1973 following her divorce from Roger Vadim. She and Hayden had a son, Troy (born 1973), and they also unofficially adopted the teenage daughter of members of the Black Panthers.  Fonda divorced Hayden in 1989, and married [[CNN]] founder [[Ted Turner]] in 1991. They divorced in 2001, after Fonda declared her conversion to [[Christianity]]. In a ''New Yorker'' article Turner, who sometimes described himself as an [[atheist]], sometimes an [[agnostic]], linked his wife's espousal of religion with the breakdown of their marriage:

Fonda married political activist [[Tom Hayden]] in 1973 following her divorce from Roger Vadim. She and Hayden had a son, Troy (born 1973), and they also unofficially adopted the teenage daughter of members of the [[Black Panther]]s.  Fonda divorced Hayden in 1989, and married [[CNN]] founder [[Ted Turner]] in 1991. They divorced in 2001, after Fonda declared her conversion to [[Christianity]]. In a ''New Yorker'' article Turner, who sometimes described himself as an [[atheist]], sometimes an [[agnostic]], linked his wife's espousal of [[religion]] with the breakdown of their marriage:

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