Jane Seymour Fonda was born in New York City to actor Henry Fonda and socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw.

Fonda traveled to France and enrolled in the Académie de la Grand Chaumiére art school.

Fonda returned to New York City and began studying Method Acting under Lee Strasberg.

Fonda made her Broadway debut in 'There Was a Little Girl,' earning a New York Drama Critics' Circle award and a Tony nomination.