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Legendary Actress, 87, Stuns in Monochromatic Purple Look
Legendary Actress, 87, Stuns in Monochromatic Purple Look originally appeared on Parade. Jane Fonda knows how to work it in front of the cameras. The iconic actress and activist, 87, got plenty of attention at the MOCA Gala at The Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 31. There to deliver remarks honoring philanthropist Wendy Schmidt, Fonda looked stunning in a monochromatic purple look. The Oscar-winning actress and mastermind behind Jane Fonda's Workout wore a violet suit. Under the purple blazer, she wore a matching purple collared shirt. She paired that with metallic silver sandals and wore her gray hair in soft, thick waves as she worked the carpet next to Schmidt. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Last month, Fonda opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about her incredible career trajectory and explained that she has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. But instead of taking on intense dance cardio these days, she prefers walking and strength training. 'It has to do with how you move, how you carry yourself, your posture,' she told THR. 'And you can't carry yourself well and have good posture if your back isn't strong. So staying strong and flexible — and I work a lot on balance — this is all critical for staying young. I'm 87, and I'll tell you what, I was a lot older at 20 than I am at 87, and it has to do with what's going on in your head. So in some ways, I'm younger today. But it also just makes a huge difference as a performer; walking down a red carpet, for example, you can do it with confidence, because you don't worry about falling down. It just makes all the difference in the world, and I feel very grateful that I'm able to continue doing it.'Legendary Actress, 87, Stuns in Monochromatic Purple Look first appeared on Parade on Jun 2, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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28-05-2025
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Jane Fonda Gets Candid About the Painful Truth Behind Her On-Screen Sex Scenes
Jane Fonda is opening up about the emotional toll of filming intimate scenes without the protection actors now receive. At 87, the Oscar-winning actress is reflecting on her early career and revealing how much she wishes intimacy coordinators had existed back when she needed them the most. However, Fonda's assertions differ from those of actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who earlier said she didn't need an intimacy coordinator while filming "Marty Supreme" alongside Timothée Chalamet. Hollywood legend Fonda is once again sparking conversation, this time about the behind-the-scenes challenges many actors silently endured for decades. While at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the veteran actress revealed just how isolating and uncomfortable filming sex scenes could be during the early days of her career. In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, Fonda was asked about how the film industry has changed since the rise of the #MeToo movement. She didn't hold back. "Every time you begin a movie, you have training. What to do if there's a problem. That never happened," Fonda said per PEOPLE Magazine, noting how little guidance or protection there used to be on set. "I wish that we had them when I was doing sex scenes because it's hard," she continued. "You want me to say to a guy you're supposed to look like you're in love with and you say, 'But please don't uncover my breast on the left side.' You know, you don't do that." This isn't the first time Fonda has shared raw, personal stories about the emotional strain of her early film work. In the 2022 documentary "Body Parts," directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Fonda spoke candidly about her experience in the 1968 sci-fi cult classic "Barbarella," in which she played a sensual space traveler. "I was at a place in my life where if you were asked to do something, especially by a man, you did it," Fonda admitted. In recent years, intimacy coordinators have become an essential part of film and television sets, ensuring actors feel safe and respected while filming intimate scenes. Many modern-day stars have praised their presence, and like Fonda, some wish they had this support earlier in their careers. Oscar winner Kate Winslet is among those who have opened up about the emotional weight of navigating these scenes alone. "I would have benefited from an intimacy coordinator every single time I had to do a love scene or be partially naked or even a kissing scene," Winslet told The New York Times. "It would have been nice to have had someone in my corner, because I always had to stand up for myself." Winslet also described moments she now wishes she had handled differently. "'I don't like that camera angle. I don't want to stand here full-frontal nude. I don't want this many people in the room. I want my dressing gown to be closer,'" she said. "Just little things like that." "When you're young, you're so afraid of pissing people off or coming across as rude or pathetic because you might need those things," Winslet added. "So learning to have a voice for oneself in those environments was very, very hard." Although many celebrities see the need for intimacy coordinators, Paltrow, who recently returned to serious acting, doesn't think it is necessary. While reflecting on her intimate scenes with Timothée Chalamet in the movie, "Marty Supreme," Paltrow shared her thoughts on intimacy directors. She told Vanity Fair, "There's now something called an intimacy coordinator, which I did not know existed." Paltrow added, "When 'Marty Supreme's' intimacy coordinator asked me if I'd be comfortable with a particular move during the filming of an intimate scene, I was like, 'Girl, I'm from the era where you get naked, you get in bed, the camera's on.'" She emphasized that she and Chalamet were able to handle the intimate scenes with minimal external supervision. "We said, 'I think we're good. You can step a little bit back,'" she recalled. "I don't know how it is for kids who are starting out, but…if someone is like, 'Okay, and then he's going to put his hand here,' I would feel, as an artist, very stifled by that." After news of Paltrow's comments went viral, film executive Caroline Hollick criticized her for downplaying the importance of intimacy coordinators in film. Hollick, speaking at the "Series Mania" panel titled Let's Talk About Sex! (And Consent), described the comment as "irresponsible." She added per Deadline, "As a powerful woman in Hollywood acting with a man younger than her, well I'm sure [Chalamet] is chill but I thought it was quite an irresponsible thing to say." Hollick stressed that intimacy coordinators play a crucial role on set, saying, "Bringing an intimacy coordinator on set empowers an actor because there is someone on side who is there to fight for them." She highlighted how directors, producers, and writers all have their own agendas, but coordinators support the performer's comfort and safety.
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27-05-2025
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Jane Fonda says it was tough filming sex scenes and telling costars what to do without an intimacy co-ordinator
Jane Fonda said she wished intimacy coordinators existed earlier in her career, while speaking about changes to the industry following the #MeToo movement. The #MeToo went mainstream in 2017 when actors started sharing their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse in the entertainment industry. Intimacy coordinators have since become a standard on most major film and TV sets. They liaise between actors and production and movement coaches to help facilitate nudity, sex scenes, and other intimate moments. Speaking to Women's Wear Daily at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Fonda, 87, about her early career, she said: "Every time you begin a movie, you have training. What to do if there's a problem. That never happened. "And the other thing, they're called intimacy coordinators. I wish we had them while I was doing sex scenes because it's hard." She added: "You want me to say to a guy you're supposed to look like you're in love with and you say, 'please don't uncover my breast on the left side.' You know, you don't do that." Other older actors, such as Sean Bean, Jennifer Aniston, and Michael Douglas, have questioned the need for intimacy coordinators, saying they'd prefer not to have one. Fonda, who has been acting for 65 years, previously praised the introduction of the intimacy coordinator in a 2023 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "What a difference it would've made in terms of my comfort," she said. "I missed out on that one."
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26-05-2025
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Viola Davis, Jane Fonda Spotlight Emerging Directors at L'Oréal's Lights on Women's Worth Award
CANNES, France — Cannes was lit up by Jane Fonda and Viola Davis, who arrived on the final weekend of the film festival to honor the next wave of female filmmakers at L'Oréal Paris' Lights on Women's Worth Award ceremony, celebrated in a beachside ceremony. Fellow brand ambassadors Gillian Anderson, who joined the L'Oréal family in February, Simone Ashley, an ambassador since last year, and Elle Fanning were in attendance, after hitting the red carpet earlier in the evening. Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch and Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode executive president Pascal Morand were also among the guests. More from WWD Elle Fanning Masters Off-duty Glamour in Giuseppe Zanotti's Angular Heels and Max Mara Shirtdress for Cannes Film Festival 2025's Final Day Paris Jackson's Dramatic Cannes Corset Dress Sparkles With Synergy in Christian Louboutin for 'Honey Don't!' Film Premiere Jane Fonda Goes Bold at Cannes in Caged Sandals and 3D Florals, Elle Fanning's Winning Look and More Closing Day Ceremony Style 'It's not young filmmakers, it's young women filmmakers, and that's what's important,' Fonda emphasized. 'Women, for centuries, have not been a powerful presence in Hollywood. This is slowly changing.' Reflecting on her early days in the industry, Fonda recalled often being the only woman on set, forced to navigate complex on-set politics, as well as love scenes, without support. While she praised the introduction of intimacy coordinators and acknowledged growing representation, she insisted there is still a lot of work to be done. 'This is why it's important — we respond differently to everything. We respond differently to war, to poverty, to health. And so, if you leave our voices out of the media of the culture, then everybody's getting half the story. We're poorer because we're only getting half the story. So when you bring women in, then suddenly there's the full picture. And that's good for men as well as for women, and for boys as well as girls.' Fonda, who hasn't appeared on-screen in two years, has been devoting her energy to climate activism. She also admitted she's been turning down scripts. 'I get offered movies all the time and they're bad, they're not good. They're stereotypes — you know, the 'old woman.' And so I am waiting for a good project,' she said. In the meantime, the iconic actress is working on a memoir titled 'Before I Forget,' which she is still in the process of writing. For Davis, the juror for the award, the evening felt personal after screening the 13 eligible films from the short and student film categories. 'I feel like I have a front-row seat to all of these great female filmmakers' stories, [and] that I'm now a part of it,' she said. 'I have a front-row seat in congratulating them, celebrating them, spotlighting them, awarding them. And that's the gift that it gives to me.' She also praised the powerful narratives being told in women-led films. 'There's some extraordinary films that are out there. The thing that surprises me — but see, it doesn't surprise me — is the depth of storytelling. When you give a woman a story where the woman is in the center of the narrative and they control that voice, what you get is a level of truth that you haven't seen in filmmaking. It's a brutal truth at times and it makes you feel seen because it's so honest.' While progress is happening, Davis acknowledged that there is still a glass ceiling that exists in Hollywood. Still, more actresses are stepping behind the camera to direct, including Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, and Regina King among them. 'It's still very difficult, but what's happening now is, we're getting hip to the fact that we have to do it anyway,' she said. 'They're out there and they're doing it despite of [difficulty] and they're doing it on their terms. That's the future of filmmaking. I think that we've discovered the elixir.' One of the few actors to achieve EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony), Davis admitted she rarely visits the room where her trophies reside. But recently she took some time to revel in a moment of celebration. 'I did allow myself, a few months ago, to sit in there for a couple of hours. And I forced myself to look at them so I can squeal, be proud of my story and my journey and actually, almost proudly say that I've had an interesting life.' At the ceremony, Davis presented the award to Heo Ga-young for her short film 'First Summer,' which was selected from the eligible films. The South Korean director's film follows a woman torn between attending a memorial service and her granddaughter's wedding. 'The depth of understanding the complexity of human loss is a mighty feat. Heo Ga-young through [main character] Yeongsun captures that desperate need for us to claim what makes us feel alive at all costs. Brave, bold and absolutely the story of what it means to be a woman,' Davis said. Delphine Viguier-Hovasse, global brand president of L'Oréal Paris, reflected on the award's significance. 'This fifth anniversary of the Lights on Women's Worth Award is a powerful reaffirmation of our enduring commitment to uplifting women in cinema. This mission is deeply woven into the fabric of who we are at L'Oréal Paris,' she said. 'For the past five years we have been committed to giving recognition and visibility to promising young female directors. I hope one day this award will no longer be needed — a sign that our women have finally claimed their rightful place at the heart of the cinema industry.' Best of WWD Model and Hip Hop Fashion Pioneer Kimora Lee Simmons' Runway Career Through the Years [PHOTOS] Salma Hayek's Fashion Evolution Through the Years: A Red Carpet Journey [PHOTOS] How Christian Dior Revolutionized Fashion With His New Look: A History and Timeline
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13-05-2025
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Jane Fonda Is on a Mission to Save Ecuador's Rain Forest
Jane Fonda speaks outside the UN Headquarters at the Millennium Hotel in support of environmental groups on April 23, 2025 in New York City. Credit - John Lamparski—Getty Images Jane Fonda has always been one to stand up for what she believes in. With a lifetime of activism under her belt, the Oscar-winning actress has turned her attention to the climate crisis—choosing action over despair. In 2019, she started Fire Drill Fridays, as a way to inspire people to participate in non-violent direct action in support of the climate movement, and created her own climate PAC in 2022 to help elect politicians that prioritize the climate. Now Fonda is turning her attention to the Amazon, partnering with Amazon Frontlines, a non-profit organization working with Indigenous peoples to defend their land rights. Together, they are urging Ecuador's Constitutional Court to create a national framework that enshrines the rights of Indigenous people to decide what happens in their home—guarunteeing the right to free, prior, and informed consultation and consent. Read more: Jane Fonda Champions Climate Action for Every Generation To this end, on May 13 several hundred Indigenous people delivered an open letter to the Constitutional Court in Ecuador. On the same day Fonda is also delivering a printed copy to the Ecuadorian embassy in Los Angeles—which includes signatures from a number of organizations, including Greenpeace and Amazon Watch, as well as advocates like Lupita Nyong'o, Emma Thompson, and Mark Ruffalo. The campaign comes as Ecuador's President, Daniel Noboa, announced plans last year to auction off 8.7 million acres of Indigenous territory in the Amazon rain forest to oil companies—despite Ecuadorians voting to stop oil drilling in the region. Time spoke with Fonda ahead of planned actions in Quito and in Los Angeles on May 13 with Amazon Frontlines. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. TIME: How did you get involved with Amazon Frontlines? Fonda: I don't think it's a secret that I'm a climate activist. I'm very concerned about what burning oil, gas, and coal has done to our climate. It's created a pollution blanket around the planet that's heating the climate, such that ecosystems that are critical to our survival are risking collapse. The rain forests in South America determine a lot about the welfare of the entire world, not just the people who live there. A number of tribes that live in that northern forest have created an organization called Ceibo Alliance [to defend their community and culture]. This is really the first time that this has happened where not just one tribe of Indigenous peoples, but many tribes have come together in an organization to save their forest. The Amazon Frontline is the outward looking arm of the Ceibo Alliance. It is the people who live outside the forest who are helping Ceibo succeed. I'm part of that group now. [Last year] I met an Indigenous woman named Nemonte Nenquimo, whose ancestral lands are in the northern part of the Ecuadorian rain forest. I asked if [Ceibo] would invite me to the rain forest. I had two reasons for going. I wanted to just experience the forest and understand it and feel it. And then I wanted to find out what I could do to help them save the forest. Can you tell us a bit about the open letter you signed with the Amazon Frontlines? What is the action about? Indigenous peoples in Ecuador are leaving their forest today and traveling by canoe, by foot, to get to Quito on the other side of the Andes, to deliver a letter and a message to the Constitutional Court of Ecuador saying, 'Give us our rights. We need to have a voice in what happens to our land, informed prior consent.' This is a really important case, because the prior victories that the Indigenous peoples have had didn't lock this into law. The informed prior consent in this case is not only to save the forest, but is to lock in the law that they have to be informed before any action is taken on their homelands. Why is Amazon preservation a critical part of the climate fight? The Amazon, along with all the other rain forests in the world, but the Amazon happens to be the biggest, does two things for us.… The forests absorb a whole lot of the carbon that we burn, which reduces the pollution, and that is critical. Read more: The Fight to Save Ecuador's Sacred River Also, there are species that still exist in the forest that we don't know, that we've never discovered. So many cures, so many solutions to problems exist in the rain forests that we haven't discovered yet. So it's a fountain of information, of knowledge, of cures, of medicines. Those creatures and plants, the flora and fauna that live there, are part of the fabric of life that is required for human beings to survive on the planet. It would be a critical blow to the fight against the climate crisis if 8.7 million acres of ancient rain forests are cut down for oil. You recently traveled to the Amazon. What did you learn about the grassroots work happening in Ecuador? It's unprecedented. [The place where we stayed] was a series of very beautiful thatched buildings, including a seven story high tower with thatched roofs all the way down. It was gorgeous. [The Indigenous people] run it, they own it, and they benefit from it. We stayed there, and it's incredible. They're working on ways to create eco-tourism that they can benefit from. I was shown what plants heal toothaches, what plants heal broken bones. The forest becomes a pharmacy. They listen to the plants, they talk to the animals. It made me very sad, because I realized how much we've lost our connection to nature. They understand that we're part of nature. For many people, tackling climate change feels like an insurmountable task. What advice do you have for people who want to take action but don't know how to? The vast majority of Americans are really concerned about climate, and they don't do anything because they don't know what to do. First of all, talk about it. Talk about your concerns. We have to make people understand that the natural world is why we are alive, and that we have to care about it. Number two, be sure you're not invested in fossil fuels. Trillions have been taken out of banks and investment companies by people who are concerned about the climate crisis. If you're disinvested, think about your city, your school, all the organizations that you know, and start to build support for getting them to divest from fossil fuels. Third, vote for climate champions. Find out if the people you're thinking of voting for take money from the fossil fuel industry. Most of them do, and vote for people who don't, because if they do, they're going to be supporting legislation that helps the corporations, not you as a citizen. Write to Simmone Shah at
