Actress Jane Fonda has always been candid about her complicated relationship with her dad, Henry Fonda. But in a revealing new interview, the 80-year-old star opened up about her mom Frances Ford Seymour's tragic 1950 suicide when Jane was just 12 years old. "If you have a parent who is not capable of showing up, not capable of reflecting you back through eyes of love, it has a big impact on your sense of self," Jane recently told Jess Cagle for PeopleTV of her mother's battle with bipolar disorder before her death. "As a child, you always think it was your fault… because the child can’t blame the adult, because they depend on the adult for survival. It takes a long time to get over the guilt," she continued. Jane's parents, Henry and Frances. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) After Frances passed away, her husband, Henry, told the couple's two children, Jane and Peter Fonda,...
- 9/19/2018
- by Julia Birkinbine
- Closer Weekly
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