Speaker Profile

Jane Fonda

Academy Award-Winning Actress and Activist

Jane Fonda is a two-time Academy Award-winning actor, producer, author, activist, and fitness guru. Her career has spanned over 50 years, accumulating a body of film work that includes more than 50 films and significant contributions to political causes such as women’s rights, Indigenous rights, and environmental protection. She is a seven-time Golden Globe® winner and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2021. She accepted The Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. In April of 2024, Fonda accepted the TIME Magazine Earth Award. She also recently received the SAG Life Achievement Award in February 2025.

She recently lent her voice to ‘Grandmama’ in DreamWorks’ animated film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. Before that, Fonda starred in Focus Features’ Book Club 2, Paramount Pictures’ 80 for Brady, and Paul Weitz for Roadside Attraction’sMoving On. Other notable credits include Grace & Frankie, Netflix’s longest-running original series, for which she received an Emmy nomination. She also released Jane Fonda in Five Acts, a documentary for HBO chronicling her life and activism.

Fonda continues to lead the charge on climate activism. In 2022, she launched the Jane Fonda Climate PAC, focused on defeating political allies of the fossil fuel industry. Her latest book, “What Can I Do? My Path From Climate Despair to Action,” details her personal journey with the movement and provides solutions for communities to combat the climate crisis. Notably, Jane continues to raise funds for her nonprofit, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP), and also recently relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment in fall 2025.