Citizen Jane Fonda
Very few icons have at once embodied the myths of their own country while revealing its contradictions. Heiress of the Hollywood star system and muse of the French auteur cinema, Academy Award-winning actress and committed producer, feminist and aerobic queen, activist and fearless businesswoman, Jane Fonda may have reconciled all the facets of America without renouncing her own integrity.
Very few icons have at once embodied the myths of their own country while revealing its contradictions. Heiress of the Hollywood star system and muse of the French auteur cinema, Academy Award-winning actress and committed producer, feminist and aerobic queen, activist and fearless businesswoman, Jane Fonda may have reconciled all the facets of America without renouncing her own integrity.
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