Actress JANE FONDA 2001 Film Society of Lincoln Center Film Tribute Program

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This is a rare "Stagebill" playbill from "A TRIBUTE TO JANE FONDA" presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, May 7th, 2001 ..... American JANE FONDA (1937–    ) is a two-time Academy Award-winning actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960's with films such as
Barbarella
and
Cat Ballou
and has appeared in motion pictures ever since. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other awards and nominations. She initially announced her retirement from acting in 1991, and said for many years that she would never act again, but she returned to film in 2005 with
Monster in Law
, and later
Georgia Rule
, released in 2007. She also produced and starred in several exercise videos released between 1982 and 1995. Fonda has served as an activist for many political causes, one of the most notable and controversial of which was her opposition to the Vietnam War. She has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women. She describes herself as a liberal and a feminist. Fonda was born in New York City, the daughter of actor Henry Fonda and socialite Frances Ford Seymour, and named Lady Jane Seymour Fonda. The "Lady" part of Jane Fonda's name was apparently inspired by Lady Jane Seymour, to whom she is distantly related on her mother's side. Her brother, Peter Fonda (born 1940), and her niece Bridget Fonda (born 1964), are also actors. Before starting her acting career, Fonda was a fashion model, gracing the cover of
Vogue
twice. Fonda became interested in acting in 1954, while appearing with her father in a charity performance of
The Country Girl
, at the Omaha Community Theatre. She attended The Emma Willard School in Troy, New York and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, where she was an undistinguished student. Subsequently she was introduced by her father to renowned drama teacher Lee Strasberg in 1958, and subsequently joined his Actors Studio. Her stage work in the late 1950's laid the foundation for her film career in the 1960's. She averaged almost two movies a year throughout the decade, starting in 1960 with
Tall Story
, in which she recreated one of her Broadway roles as a college cheerleader pursuing a basketball star, played by Anthony Perkins.
Period of Adjustment
and
Walk on the Wild Side
followed in 1962. In
A Walk on the Wild Side
, Fonda played a prostitute, and earned a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer. In 1963, she appeared in
Sunday in New York
.
Newsday
called her "the loveliest and most gifted of all our new young actresses". However, she also had her detractors—in the same year, the
Harvard Lampoon
named her the "Year's Worst Actress". Fonda's career breakthrough came with
Cat Ballou
(1965), in which she played a schoolmarm turned outlaw. This comedy Western received five Oscar nominations and was one of the year's top ten films at the box office. It was considered by many to have been the film that brought Fonda to stardom at the age of twenty-eight. After this came the comedies
Any Wednesday
(1966) and
Barefoot in the Park
(1967), the latter co-starring Robert Redford. In 1968, she played the lead role in the science fiction spoof
Barbarella
, which established her status as a sex symbol. In contrast, the tragedy
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(1969) won her critical acclaim, and she earned her first Oscar nomination for the role. Fonda was very selective by the end of the 1960's, turning down lead roles in
Rosemary's Baby
and
Bonnie and Clyde
. Fonda won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1971, again playing a prostitute, the gamine Bree Daniel, in the murder mystery
Klute
. She won her second Oscar in 1978 for
Coming Home
, the story of a disabled Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life. Between
Klute
in 1971 and
Fun With Dick and Jane
in 1977, Fonda spent most of the first half of the decade without a major film success, even though she appeared in films such as
A Doll's House
(1973),
Steelyard Blues
and
The Blue Bird
(1976). Through her production company, IPC Films, she produced films that helped return her to star status. The 1977 comedy film
Fun With Dick and Jane
is generally considered her "comeback" picture. She also received positive reviews and an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of playwright Lillian Hellman in the 1977 film,
Julia
. During this period, Fonda announced that she would make films only that focused on important issues, and she generally stuck to her word. She turned down
An Unmarried Woman
because she felt the part was not relevant. She followed with popular and successful films such as
The China Syndrome
(1979), about a cover-up of an accident in a nuclear power plant; and
The Electric Horseman
(1979) with her previous co-star, Robert Redford. In 1980, Fonda starred in
Nine to Five
with Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. The film was one of Fonda's greatest commercial successes. Fonda had long wanted to work with her father, hoping it would help their strained relationship. She achieved this goal when she purchased the screen rights to the play
On Golden Pond
specifically for her father and herself. The film, which also starred Katharine Hepburn, brought Henry Fonda his only Academy Award for Best Actor, which Jane accepted on his behalf, as he was ill and home bound. He died five months later. Fonda continued appearing in feature films throughout the 1980s, most notably her role of Dr. Martha Livingston in
Agnes of God
. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of an alcoholic murder suspect in the 1986 thriller
The Morning After
. She finished off the decade by appearing in
Old Gringo
, for which she received a worst actress Razzie nomination. In 1982, Fonda released her first exercise video, titled
Jane Fonda's Workout
, inspired by her best-selling book,
Jane Fonda's Workout Book
. The
Jane Fonda's Workout
video eventually sold 17 million copies, the most of any home video ever. (Reprinted in part from the Wikipedia website.) ..... PROGRAM DETAILS: The 52 page program measures 5 1/2" X 9" inches and includes full production credits, an extensive bio and five photos (four shown here) as well as a complete Filmography of her motion pictures. The program cover is shown in the first scanned image ..... CONDITION: This program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre or classic film aficionado. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.