An actress by profession, Jane Fonda is also a voluntary activist, a feminist, an anti-patriarch, and a political activist. Fonda is also a writer and producer. She describes herself as a liberal, a feminist and a born-again Christian. Fonda has an acting career lasting more than three decades long. Her political causes include activism against the Vietnam War as well as the Iraq War. She published her autobiography, sometime in 2005. She is currently settled in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jane Seymour Fonda was born to actor Henry Fonda and socialite Frances Ford Seymour on December 21, 1937 in New York City. Fonda appeared with her father in charity performance called 'The Country Girl' in Omaha Community Theatre. This culminated in Fonda developing a liking for acting and deciding to become an actress professionally. She was introduced to Lee Strasberg, a renowned drama teacher by her father in 1958 and she joined the Actors Studio, thereafter. Her first film was 'Tall Story' that released in 1960. She consistently released two movies a year, the whole decade. Fonda's first Academy Award for the Best Actress came her way for her role as a prostitute in a detective murder mystery called 'Klute'. She won her second Academy Award in 1978, for 'Coming Home'.

Fonda has also been a ballet enthusiast. However, she fractured her leg while filming 'The China Syndrome', which put a full-stop to her ballet. To compensate for this, she enrolled herself for aerobics and strengthening exercises, which in due course of time became her second career. She has released many exercise and fitness videos. Fonda publicly announced her retirement in April 1991. However, after fourteen years of staying off-screen, she made her appearance in 2005 in 'Monster-in-Law'.