Jane Fonda Net Worth

Jane Fonda's Quotes

• Working in Hollywood does give one a certain expertise in the field of prostitution.
• I was terrified when I turned 30. I was pregnant and had the mumps and Faye Dunaway was just coming out in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). I thought, 'Oh my God, I'll never work again. I'm old!'
• "Acting with Laurence Harvey is like acting by yourself - only worse." - Jane Fonda on her 1962 film Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
• It hurt so many soldiers. It galvanised such hostility. It was the most horrible thing I could possibly have done. It was just thoughtless. [expressing regret at her support for the Viet Cong]
• I, a Socialist, think we should strive toward a Socialist society, all the way to Communism.

Interesting Facts about Jane Fonda

1. Chosen as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars (#21) in film history by Empire magazine. [1995]
2. Mother, with Roger Vadim, of Vanessa Vadim (b. 28 September 1968).
3. Attended Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Her roommate was Lara Parker. Parker later co-starred with Jane's brother Peter Fonda in the film Race with the Devil (1975).
4. Is the subject of an urban legend. When Vassar was a women's college, the story goes, Jane Fonda refused to wear the elegant white gloves and pearls that were the attire for the daily Tea in the Rose Parlor. When confronted, Fonda returned to the parlor wearing the gloves and the pearls, and nothing else.
5. Ranked #83 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
6. Retired from acting in 1991, but returned to the screen fourteen years later.
7. Married Ted Turner on her birthday in 1991.
8. Daughter of Henry Fonda and Frances Seymour Fonda.
9. Sister of Peter Fonda.
10. Aunt of Bridget Fonda and Justin Fonda.
11. Arrested at Cleveland Airport, Ohio after allegedly kicking patrolman Robert Pieper and customs agent Edward Matuszek in the groin and upper leg during their struggle to detain her upon finding 105 bottles containing some 2,000 capsules in her luggage. The star spent ten hours in a cell at Cuyahoga County Jail and was released on $6,000 personal bond. A federal drug smuggling charge was dropped once the substances were identified as vitamins and prescribed amounts of Dexedrine, Valium and Compazine. For lack of evidence, a federal assault charge pressed by Matuszek was dropped too, since the supposed 'assault' occurred when he chased Fonda into the ladies room. Pieper filed a $100,000 personal injury lawsuit against her in civil court that was eventually dismissed at his attorney's request. [November 1970]
12. Her birth was the cause of some interruptions during her father's filming of Een gevaarlijke vrouw (1938) with Bette Davis.
13. She was, and still is, an exercise maven.
14. Mother, with Tom Hayden, of Troy Garity (b. 7 July 1973).
15. In March 2001 it was announced that Fonda had donated $12.5 million to Harvard University's School of Education for the creation of a gender studies center dedicated to examining how boys and girls learn differently. Her donation was reportedly the largest in the school's history to that date.
16. Attended Emma Willard School in Troy, New York.
17. Received an honorary degree from Emerson College. [May 2000]
18. Was offered the role of Chris MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973).
19. Jane now openly admits that she suffered from bulimia from ages 13 to 37. While modeling, she said she lived on cigarettes, coffee, speed, and strawberry yogurt.
20. Ex-sister-in-law of Susan Brewer and Hélène Plemiannikov.