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My life is a stairway to heaven, not a 'decline into decrepitude.

Jane Fonda

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Jane Fonda
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: December 21
Actor
Actress
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Film Producer
Model
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
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New York City
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Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda
Hanoi Jane
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Jane Seymour Fonda
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