Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn.Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty
Jane Fondahas an intentionally different style of working with others than Katharine Hepburn.
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Hepburn died in 2003 at age 96. She earned a total of 12 Oscar nominations over her Hollywood career, winning four times, including for Best Actress inOn Golden Pond. Fonda scored a Best Supporting Actress nomination, and her real-life dad and onscreen father Henry Fonda won Best Actor for that movie.
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Back in 2016, Fonda recalled on Sandra Bernhard’sSandylandradioshow how Hepburn was a “prickly one” who once told her, “You never could’ve made it back then.” Then, in 2021, shetoldHarper’s Bazaarthat Hepburn was an “interesting woman” and “we were not friends.”
“She was really competitive. She really thought that I was out to win more Academy Awards than she was, and when she won forOn Golden PondI called to congratulate her, and she said, ‘You’ll never catch me now,’ " Fonda toldHarper’s. “What I loved about her was that she took the job of being an elder very seriously. She was intentional about teaching me and talking to me, including giving me line readings, and I found that just wonderful. She did not like me.”
Elsewhere in the newAARP The Magazinecover story, Fonda shared a positive costar experience, saying that9 to 5cast mateDolly Partontaught her the value of connecting with fans.
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“I grew up with a father who, if someone started approaching him to ask for an autograph, would literally run away. He couldn’t stand being reminded of his fame. But you know who taught me about the importance of fans? Dolly Parton. Talk about honoring your fans! When we all did9 to 5, I watched how she interacted, how she listened, how she truly cared and how grateful she was, and I thought, oh, my gosh, Dolly’s right. Our careers depend on our fans! That changed me forever.”
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