Jane Fonda Trivia Questions With Answers
What is Jane Fonda's birth name?
A: Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda.
What video did Jane release that became the highest-selling
video of the time?
A: Jane Fonda's Workout.
On what date was Jane Fonda born?
A: December 21, 1937.
In the year 2005, Jane, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem
co-founded the what?
A: Women's Media Center.
Fonda two BAFTA Awards for what two movies?
A: Julia and The China Syndrome.
Jane's recurring role in the HBO drama series " The
Newsroom" has earned her two what?
A: Emmy Award nominations.
Who was Jane Fonda's mother?
A: Canadian-born socialite Frances Ford Brokaw, née Seymour.
Where was Jane Fonda born?
A: New York City,
New York, U.S.
In what play did Jane Fonda make her
Broadway debut?
A: There Was a Little Girl.
Jane Fonda describes herself as a what?
A: Feminist.
Jane received the first Tony Award nomination for what
play?
A: There Was a Little Girl.
Jane dropped out of Vassar, and traveled to
Paris for two
years to do what?
A: Study art.
What did Jane teach at Fire Island Pines, New York at the
age of 15?
A: Dance.
Jane's stage work in the late 1950s laid the foundation for
what?
A: Her film career in the 1960s.
How many exercise videos did Jane release between
2010 and
2012?
A: Five.
In 1960, Fonda made her screen debut in what movie?
A: Tall Story.
Fonda became interested in acting while appearing in a
charity performance of what?
A: The Country Girl, at the Omaha Community Playhouse.
Who was Jane Fonda's first husband?
A: Director Roger Vadim.
Who was Jane named after?
A: The third wife of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, a distant relative.
How many times was Jane nominated for an
Academy Award?
A: Seven.
For what film was Fonda's first nomination for?
A: They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1969).
Jane won two Best Actress
Oscars in the
1970s for what two
movies?
A: Klute (1971) and Coming Home (1978).
Jane won an Emmy Award for what 1984 TV film
A: The Dollmaker.
What did Jane Fonda release in 1982?
A: Her first exercise video, Jane Fonda's Workout.
After divorcing Tom Hayden, who did she marry?
A: Billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991.
What year did Jane Fonda divorce Ted Turner?
A: In 2001.
Jane's first film in 15 years was what?
A: The 2005 comedy Monster in
Law.
In 2009, after a 45 year absence, Fonda returned to
Broadway, in what play?
A: 33 Variations.
The play 33 Variations earned her what award nomination?
A: A Tony Award nomination.
In what year did Jane publish an autobiography?
A: In 2005.
Who was Jane Fonda's father?
A: Henry Fonda the actor.
What is Jane's brother's name?
A: Peter Fonda.
What age was Jane when her mother committed suicide?
A: 12.
After Jane's mother committed suicide, who did her father
marry?
A: Susan Blanchard.
Before Jane became an actress, she was a model, gracing the
cover of what magazine twice?
A: Vogue.
