Jane Fonda is an Oscar-winning actress and former model. Born into a dynasty of prominent Hollywood actors, Fonda began her acting career in 1960 and earned two Tony Award nominations for her Broadway debut in There Was a Little Girl. She gained more prominence in the following years as she starred in several hit comedy movies. She moved to France in 1963 where she also established herself as an international film star.
Returning to the United States in the 1970s, Fonda proved to be a serial box office star. With a career spanning nearly six decades, the Hollywood star has received two Oscars, two BAFTAs and four Golden Globes. Along with her excellent longtime Hollywood career, Jane Fonda is also quite famous for her interesting relationship timeline. Let us dive into the dating history of the Hollywood icon; high profile relationships, 3 marriages and everything in between.
Jane Fonda and her relationships over the years
Marriage to Roger Vadim
Since the 1960s, Jane Fonda has reunited withFrench-Russian director and director Roger Vadim. The actress had moved to France in 1963 to escape her father’s oppressive shadow in Hollywood. The duo met at a birthday party organized for the Fonda by its French agent. Things happened very quickly between them when they moved in together shortly after their first meeting. In 1964, fluent in French, Jane Fonda played the lead role in Vadim’s film La Ronde, the first of several other collaborations.
The loving couple finally tied the knot on August 14, 1965, in a private ceremony held at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. On September 28, 1968, Jane Fonda and Vadim welcomed their only daughter together, a daughter named Vanessa Vadim, named after English actress Vanessa Redgrave. However, the romantic relationship between the two spouses ended in January 1973, when their divorce was finalized. The duo remained friendly after their divorce as they shared custody of their daughter.
In their separate memoir published several years after their split, Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim made some stunning revelations about aspects of their marriage, including their adventurous sex life as well as Vadim’s financial recklessness. Roger Vadim died in Paris on February 11, 2000 at the age of 72.
Marriage to Tom Hayden
Jane Fonda gave a second blow to the marriage withAmerican activist and politician Tom Hayden. As Fonda was also an activist, Hayden bonded with her after hearing her give an eloquent speech at an anti-war rally in Vietnam. It is still unclear when they started dating, but they tied the knot on January 16, 1973, three days after Fonda’s divorce from her first husband was annulled.
Fonda and Hayden welcomed their first child on July 7, 1973, a son named Troy O’Donovan Garity. He was named Troy O’Donovan after Vietnamese resistance leader Nguyen Van Troi and 19th century Irish leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. The couple also adopted an African-American teenager, Mary Luana Williams, who was born to members of the Black Panther political organization.
Tom Hayden plunged into politics in the late 1970s with significant financial backing from his star wife, Jane Fonda. He was first elected to the California State Assembly in 1982 and served nearly two decades in that state’s legislature. Jane Fonda’s marriage to Tom Hayden ended after 17 years and their divorce was finalized on June 10, 1990 in Santa Monica.
Marriage to Ted Turner
After her second divorce, Jane Fonda quickly found love again when she met American media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner. They married on December 21, 1991. During their marriage, the influential couple collaborated on several charities and show projects. However, as revealed in Fonda’s haunting 2005 autobiography, “My Life So Far: Jane Fonda,” their marriage was horribly marred by Turner’s infidelities. His continued cheating, coupled with Fonda’s conversion to Christianity, led to their divorce which was finalized on May 22, 2001 in Atlanta. Jane Fonda has revealed that Ted Turner remains her favorite ex-husband.
Relationship with Richard Perry
Jane Fonda took quite a long break after her 10-year marriage to Ted Turner ended. That all changed in the spring of 2009 when the Hollywood actress met American record producer Richard Perry. The duo were introduced by mutual friend Carrie Fisher over dinner.
After dinner, Perry entertained Fonda at his Beverly Hills home, which previously belonged to Ronald Reagan. It’s common knowledge that Fonda never left Perry’s house after that first visit, and things happened pretty quickly between them.
In 2012, the couple purchased another BeverlyHills mansion located in Trousdale Estates. After 8 happy years together, the duo announced their split in January 2017. They have also finished up the Beverly Hills home they once shared for sale. According to a May 2018 interview, this appears to be Fonda’s latest attempt at romance.