Jane Fondahas proved that she’s so muchmore than just an actress.
The 83-year-old has an impressive background in activism, advocating for gender equality and action in the climate crisis.
“I regret that I wasn’t a better parent,” she toldThe Edit.
“I didn’t know how to do it.
But you’re able to learn, so I studied how to be a parent.
It’s never too late” (viaToday).
Her relationships with her kids are healthy, but she’s still working on them nonetheless.
“I am trying to make up for what I didn’t know before,” she noted.
“When I die, I want my family to be around me.
I want them to love me and I have to earn that.
I’m still working at it.”
Three years later, the couple welcomed their first child, Vanessa Vadim.
Fonda would spend a lot of time away from Vanessa throughout her childhood.
Meanwhile, Vanessa was growing into her own passions.
Just three days after that divorce was finalized, she married activist Tom Hayden (perChicago Times).
Fonda was already pregnant with her second child at the time.
Despite his surname, Garity found his way into the family business on both ends.
He secured roles here and there throughout the early 2000s, most notably appearing in theBarbershopfilms.
By the time she was 14, Williams moved in with the actress.
Moving to Hollywood is a shock for most people.
For the young teen, it was otherworldly.
Even the sky itself seemed higher and brighter despite the smog.
In Oakland I never looked at the sky."
She even offered her full support when Williams wanted to reconnect with her birth family.
“She could have revoked and legally challenged the situation at any time.
But she didn’t.
I had grown up thinking she didn’t care.”
