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“Aren't you sorry for killing babies? - Jane Fonda to US troops in a North Vietnamese POW camp”
Birthname:
Jayne Seymour Fonda
Vices:
Encouraged N. Vietnamese troops to kill US soldiers
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Born in New York City in 1937 to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, Jane Seymour Fonda was destined early to an uncommon and influential life in the limelight. Her interest in acting grew after meeting Lee Strasberg in 1958 and joining the Actors Studio. Her screen debut in Tall Story (1960) (directed by Logan) marked the beginning of a highly successful and respected acting career highlighted by two Academy Awards (for her performances in Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978)) and five Oscar nominations (for Best Actress in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Julia (1977), The Morning After (1986) and On Golden Pond (1981), which was the only film she made with her father). Her professional success contrasted with her personal life, which was often laden with scandal and controversy. Her appearance in several risqué movies (including Barbarella (1968), directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim) was followed by what was to become her most debated and controversial period: her espousal of anti-establishment causes and especially her anti-war activities during the Vietnam War. Her political involvement continued with fellow activist and husband Tom Hayden in the 1970s and early 1980s. In the 1980s she started the aerobic exercise craze with the publication of the "Jane Fonda's Workout Book". She and Hayden divorced, and she married broadcasting mogul Ted Turner in 1991.
Involvement in Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, Jane "Hanoi Jane" Fonda actually flew to North Vietnam, praising N. Vietnamese efforts to shoot down American airmen, and the advance of North Vietnamese troops against US soldiers. She even visited American POW's, and allegedly asked them (while they were in Vietnamese prisoner of war camps, where they were often brutally tortured and beaten) if they "were sorry for killing babies". Although she has since issued two apologies for her actions, these apologies have been described as "insincere" by observers; it is important to note that she only apologized for her actions after she was threatened with sactions by studios due to veteran protests.
Stuff she’s done, ie: movies, tv, albums:
Walk on the Wild Side, Cat Ballou, Barbarella, Fun with Dick and Jane, The China Syndrome, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, Georgia Rule, Stanley and Iris
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