In 1982, she released her first exercise video, Jane Fondas Workout, which became the highest-selling video of the time. It would be the first of 22 workout videos released by her over the next 13 years which would collectively sell over 17 million copies. Divorced from second husband Tom Hayden, she married billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and retired from acting. Divorced from Turner in 2001, she returned to acting with her first film in 15 years with the 2005 comedy Monster in Law. Subsequent films have included Georgia Rule (2007) and The Butler (2013). In 2009, she returned to Broadway after a 45 year absence, in the play 33 Variations, which earned her a Tony Award nomination, while her recurring role in the HBO drama series The Newsroom (2012-2014), has earned her two Emmy Award nominations. She also released another five exercise videos between 2010 and 2012. Fonda has been an activist for many political causes. Her counterculture era opposition to the Vietnam War included her being photographed sitting on an anti-aircraft battery on a 1972 visit to Hanoi, which was very controversial. She has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women, and describes herself as a feminist. In 2005, she, Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem co-founded the Womens Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media and leadership training, and the creation of original content. Fonda currently serves on the board of the organization. She published an autobiography in 2005. In 2011, she published a second memoir, Prime Time. Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Acting career 2.1 1960s 2.2 1970s 2.3 1980s 2.3.1 Exercise videos 2.4 Retirement and return 3 Political activism 3.1 Opposition to Vietnam War 3.1.1 Controversial visit to Hanoi 3.1.2 Regrets 3.1.3 Subject of government surveillance 3.2 Feminist causes 3.3 Native Americans 3.4 Israeli–Palestinian conflict 3.5 Opposition to the Iraq War 3.6 Fonda and Kerry 4 Writing 5 Charitable work 6 Personal life 7 Honors 8 Filmography 9 References 9.1 Bibliography 10 External links
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