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Jane Fonda

Actor, also producer and writer · Born December 21, 1937 (88) · New York City, New York, USA

2 Oscars · Primetime Emmy winner · 8 Golden Globes · 6 other major award bodies

Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Golden Lion Honorary Award, the Honorary Palme d'Or, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Born to socialite Frances Ford Seymour and actor Henry Fonda, Fonda made her acting debut with the 1960 Broadway play There Was a Little Girl, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and made her screen debut later the same year with the romantic comedy Tall Story. She rose to prominence during the 1960s with the comedies Period of Adjustment (1962), Sunday in New York (1963), Cat Ballou (1965), Barefoot in the Park (1967), and Barbarella (1968). Her first husband was Barbarella director Roger Vadim. A seven-time Academy Award nominee, she received her first nomination for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress twice in the 1970s, for Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978). Her other nominations were for Julia (1977), The China Syndrome (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), and The Morning After (1986). Consecutive hits Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), California Suite (1978), The Electric Horseman (1979), and 9 to 5 (1980) sustained Fonda's box-office drawing power, and she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Dollmaker (1984). In 1982, she released her first exercise video, Jane Fonda's Workout, which became the highest-selling VHS of the 20th century. It would be the first of 22 such videos over the next 13 years, which would collectively sell over 17 million copies. Divorced from her second husband Tom Hayden, she married billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and retired from acting, following a row of commercially unsuccessful films concluded by Stanley & Iris (1990). Fonda divorced Turner in 2001 and returned to the screen with the hit Monster-in-Law (2005). Although Georgia Rule (2007) was her only other movie during the 2000s, in the early 2010s she fully re-launched her career. Subsequent films have included The Butler (2013), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), Youth (2015), Our Souls at Night (2017), and Book Club (2018). In 2009, she returned to Broadway after a 49-year absence from the stage, in the play 33 Variations which earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, while her major recurring role in the HBO drama series The Newsroom (2012–14) earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also released another five exercise videos between 2009 and 2012. Fonda currently stars as Grace Hanson in the Netflix comedy series Grace and Frankie, which debuted in 2015 and has earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 21, 1937 (88)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Jane Fonda's films like?

Across their 79 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 77 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 37 · Serious 16 · Dark 24

Grounded 59 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

Gentle 29 · Charged 34 · Intense 14

Steady 49 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 3

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 41 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 15

Slow burn 44 · Even-paced 33 · Relentless 0

Casual 45 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 5

A split, not a type: Easy watch 36 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 21

Resolved 59 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

45 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 19 of 45 analyzed roles.

Hero
19 of 45
Ally
9 of 45
Shapeshifter
5 of 45
Mentor
5 of 45
Shadow
3 of 45
Herald
2 of 45
Trickster
1 of 45
Threshold guardian
1 of 45
Show the 45 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
32
Tense
27
Melancholic
30
Contemplative
25
Joyful
20
Other
72

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous18
  • Cyclical3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jane Fonda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Fonda's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 176 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Steal This Story, Please!(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Gaslit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · as Self

  • Norita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • My Way(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • This Is Me... Now(2024)

    as Sagittarius

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken(2023)

    as Grandmamah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Bad Luck Spot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Babe the Dragon (voice)

  • Moving On(2022)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • 80 for Brady(2023)

    as Trish

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Luck(2022)

    as Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Stoner Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Stoner (voice)

  • Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 14 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Special Message (via video)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Book Club(2018)

    as Vivian

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Our Souls at Night(2017)

    as Addie Moore

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Shuriki (voice)

  • Mansfield 66/67(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Elena and the Secret of Avalor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Shuriki (voice)

  • Fathers & Daughters(2015)

    as Theodora

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Youth(2015)

    as Brenda Morel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 94 episodes · Executive Producer · as Grace Hanson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • This Is Where I Leave You(2014)

    as Hillary Altman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Better Living Through Chemistry(2014)

    as Pharmacy Customer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Butler(2013)

    as Nancy Reagan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Newsroom(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · as Leona Lansing

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • All Together(2011)

    as Jeanne

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Jane Fonda: Prime Time - Trim, Tone & Flex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Georgia Rule(2007)

    as Georgia Randall

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Comeback(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane Fonda

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Monster-in-Law(2005)

    as Viola Fields

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • French Love(1998)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Hellen

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Stanley & Iris(1990)

    as Iris King

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Maxine Lombard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Old Gringo(1989)

    as Harriet Winslow

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Jane Fonda's Complete Workout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Casting · as Self

  • Leonard Part 6(1987)

    as Jane Fonda (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Morning After(1986)

    as Alexandra Sternbergen

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Agnes of God(1985)

    as Dr. Martha Louise Livingston

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • The Dollmaker(1984)

    as Gertie Nevels

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Lily for President? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Judy Bernly

  • 9 to 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 85 episodes · Producer

  • Champs-Elysées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Narratrice (voice) (archive footage) · as Self

  • On Golden Pond(1981)

    as Chelsea Thayer Wayne

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Rollover(1981)

    as Lee Winters

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Lily: Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Wanda

  • 9 to 5(1980)

    as Judy Bernly

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Electric Horseman(1979)

    as Hallie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The China Syndrome(1979)

    as Kimberly Wells

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Comes a Horseman(1978)

    as Ella Connors

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • California Suite(1978)

    as Hannah Warren

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Coming Home(1978)

    as Sally Hyde

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Julia(1977)

    as Lillian Hellman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Fun with Dick and Jane(1977)

    as Jane Harper

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Blue Bird(1976)

    as The Night

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • A Doll's House(1973)

    as Nora Helmer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Steelyard Blues(1973)

    as Iris Caine

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Nationtime(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • FTA(1972)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • All's Well(1972)

    as Her, Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Klute(1971)

    as Bree Daniels

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

    as Gloria Beatty

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Barbarella(1968)

    as Barbarella

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Spirits of the Dead(1968)

    as Contessa Frederique de Metzengerstein (segment "Metzengerstein")

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Barefoot in the Park(1967)

    as Corie Bratter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Hurry Sundown(1967)

    as Julie Ann Warren

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Any Wednesday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ellen Gordon

  • The Game Is Over(1966)

    as Renée Saccard

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • The Chase(1966)

    as Anna Reeves

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Cat Ballou(1965)

    as Catherine 'Cat' Ballou

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Circle of Love(1964)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Joy House(1964)

    as Melinda

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Sunday in New York(1963)

    as Eileen Tyler

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • In the Cool of the Day(1963)

    as Christine Bonner

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • World in Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Period of Adjustment(1962)

    as Isabel Haverstick

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Chapman Report(1962)

    as Kathleen Barclay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Walk on the Wild Side(1962)

    as Kitty Twist

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • A String of Beads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Gloria Winters

  • Tall Story(1960)

    as June Ryder

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Ceasefire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jean Kennedy Smith

  • Jane Fonda's AM/PM Yoga For Beginners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Correspondent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Sybil Van Antwerp

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 85 of them dated from 1960 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19602026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 30 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1962Screen debut· Walk on the Wild Side
  • 1963First top-billed film· Sunday in New York
  • 1965Golden Globe nomination· Cat Ballou
  • 1967BAFTA Award nomination· Barefoot in the Park
  • 1969Breakout· They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
  • 1969Career best· They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Show 8 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting81 of 88: 79 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thWriting1 of 88: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 88: 5 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 88: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

88 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s19 · acting1970s14 · 12 acting · 2 crew1980s14 · 12 acting · 2 crew1990s4 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s18 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 38% of 45 roles
626772820717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Oscars, a Primetime Emmy, 8 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 4 other major awards from 45 major nominations, 1962–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won
  2. 2021
    • Golden Globe, won
  3. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won
  4. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Venice award, won
  6. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  7. 2015
    • Cannes award, won
  8. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Show 20 earlier years
  1. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2007
    • Cannes award, won
  3. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series
  4. 1987
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
  5. 1985
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  6. 1984
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording
  7. 1983
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  8. 1982
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
  9. 1980
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · World Film Favorite - Female
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  10. 1979
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, won · World Film Favorite - Female
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actress
  11. 1978
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  12. 1973
    • Golden Globe, won · World Film Favorite - Female
  13. 1972
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  14. 1971
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress
  15. 1970
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress - Drama
  16. 1968
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Foreign Actress
  17. 1967
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
  18. 1966
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Foreign Actress
  19. 1963
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
  20. 1962
    • Golden Globe, won · Most Promising Newcomer - Female

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jane Fonda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 63; across their 77 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 77

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 77

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 77

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed24

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 61 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jane Fonda's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles3–60 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles21–55 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles27–74 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles29–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles11–66 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jane Fonda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Fonda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Redford shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles