Never thought of myself as sex symbol: Fonda
December 10th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Veteran actress Jane Fonda has never considered herself a sex symbol, insisting she has worked hard to be taken seriously as an actress.
Fonda became a global pin-up girl after landing the role of the futuristic siren in the 1968 cult classic “Barbarella”, reports dailystar.co.uk.
“I think ‘Barbarella’ is a charming, camp movie, not very sexy, but at the time many young boys had their first experiences and I’m glad of that. I think it’s kind of cool that I aroused a lot of young men at that time but it’s pretty tame compared to what you see now,” she said.
“I’ve never thought of myself as a sex symbol. I don’t really care one way or another, I just like to work and it was fun to do that and I’m glad I went on to make movies like ‘Klute’ and ‘Coming Home’ when I began to produce and I’m glad I didn’t get stuck on the ‘Barbarella’ mode,” she added.
- Sex life keeping Jane Fonda 'better than ever' at 71 - Nov 10, 2009
- Kim Kardashian sizzles in space-age siren Barbarella photoshoot - Nov 27, 2010
- Jane Fonda releases keep-fit DVDs for elderly - Sep 14, 2010
- Fonda worried about young women - Feb 03, 2011
- Oz Miss Universe fears backlash over 'steamy' lad-mag cover shoot - Nov 01, 2010
- Jane Fonda hits out at Hollywood's 'cult of perfection' - Feb 02, 2011
- Kardashian sizzles in Barbarella inspired bikini-ad - Nov 11, 2010
- Jane Fonda Admits Of Undergoing Plastic Surgery - Sep 09, 2010
- I'm not going to get married again: Jane Fonda (With images) - Jun 08, 2011
- Hawn set to make acting comeback - Sep 29, 2011
- Pop singers are not shallow: Katy Perry - Mar 20, 2012
- Saldana upset over Vartan's kissing objection - Aug 26, 2011
- Jane Fonda doesn't like working out - Nov 21, 2010
- Jane Fonda's new workout for the elderly - Sep 14, 2010
- Jane Fonda to tell all about surgery in book - Sep 09, 2010
Tags: actress fonda, barbarella, coming home, cult, experiences, jane fonda, klute, london, pin up girl, sex symbol, siren, veteran actress, young boys, young men