Jane Fonda - ©Theda Bara

The first name I will highlight in 2026 is that of the beautiful Jane Fonda, renowned American actress, writer, model, businesswoman, and playwright, daughter of the also renowned actor Henry Jaynes Fonda (1905-1982). Jane won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: in 1972 and 1979. In 1972, for her performance in the film “Klute” (1971), playing the role of “Bree Daniels”; and in 1979, for her performance in the film “Coming Home” (1978), playing the role of “Sally Hyde”.

In addition to two Oscars, Jane Fonda also received two BAFTA Film Awards: Best Actress in 1978 for “Julia” (1977), playing the character “Lillian Hellman”, and in 1979 for “The China Syndrome” (1978), playing the character “Kimberly Wells”; 1 Primetime Emmy Award: Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie 1984, “The Dollmaker”, character “Gertie Nevels”; 1 Golden Lion: Honorary Award 2017; 7 Golden Globe Awards: Best New Actress of the Year 1962; Best Actress in a Drama Film: 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979 (2 times) and 1980.

Jane Fonda will finally have her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026. She was one of the celebrities selected in 2025 to receive a star in the coming year, an honor that confirms her long and iconic career in film, television, and activism, but details about the exact date of the ceremony (in 2026) have not yet been released by the official Walk of Fame website, which lists a star for her, who will join her father, Henry Fonda, and brother, Peter Henry Fonda (1940-2019), who already have their stars.

Jane Seymour Fonda was born on December 21, 1937, in New York City, United States, and celebrated her 88th birthday 4 days before last Christmas.

Jane Fonda has been married three times. Her first marriage was to French filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Roger Vadim, stage name of Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (1928-2000), from 1965 to 1973. The couple had one daughter, independent producer, film director, and actress Vanessa Vadim (1968-). Her second marriage was to American social activist, writer, and politician Thomas Emmet Hayden, known as Tom Hayden (1939-2016), from 1973 to 1990. The actress had two children with Tom: Mary Luana Williams (1967-), an American social activist and writer. She is known for writing the autobiography "The Lost Daughter: A Memoir by Mary Williams" (2013), in which she details the care Jane Fonda gave her during her adolescence, as well as her childhood as the daughter of Black Panthers before being adopted by Fonda and Tom Hayden; Her other son (legitimate child) is American actor Troy Garity (1973-). Finally, her third and last marriage was to American media mogul and philanthropist Robert Edward Turner III, known as Ted Turner (1938-), from 1991 to 2001. The couple had no children.