Jane Fonda

 Jane Seymour Fonda was born in New York City to Henry Fonda famous screen actor, as well as Frances Seymour Brokaw (an Ontario-born New York socialite), and soon rose to fame. At first, she didn't wish to follow her father’s footsteps, but Joshua Logan encouraged her to take part in the 1954 Omaha Community Theatre production "The Country Girl". The passion for acting increased following her meeting with Lee Strasberg in 1958 and joining the Actors Studio. Her first screen appearance in Tall Story (1960) (directed by Logan) was the start of an extremely successful and admired acting career that was capped 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 China Syndrome (79), The Morning After (86), as well as On Golden Pond (1981) which was the final film she did together with her father. Her career success stood in stark contrast to her private life, which was rife with controversy and scandal. Roger Vadim, her husband at the time became her main character in several sexy films like Barbarella (1968).) Then came the most controversial and controversial period. She was a vocal supporter of the cause of abolitionists. The political activities continued for her along with husband and activist Tom Hayden in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She was the first to initiate the popularity of aerobic exercise in the late 1980s, following the publication of Jane Fonda's Workout book. She and Hayden separated, and she married broadcasting mogul Ted Turner in 1991.