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Lifetime Achievement award for Jane Fonda
After more than half a century in Hollywood, Jane Fonda refuses to wallow in typical celebrity fluff.
- By Kelly Crane, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:32 October 15, 2008
- Image Credit: Supplied
- Fonda feels that her film Barbarella that was directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim in 1968 could have been one of cinema's great films.
Abu Dhabi: After more than half a century in Hollywood, Jane Fonda refuses to wallow in typical celebrity fluff.
On Wednesday night, the two time Oscar-winning actress was honoured with Lifetime Achievement award by Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) and Cinema Verite.
In an interview prior to accepting the award, the 70-year-old actress said, "In all honesty I have received many of these awards and as you'd probably imagine it's not like collecting an Oscar and the trophy just gathers dust in a cabinet. Picking up an award of this nature is not exactly the high point in your career. However this one is different and I really mean it."
Known for her feminist causes, Fonda feels that her film Barbarella that was directed by her then-husband Roger Vadim in 1968 could have been one of cinema's great films.
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