Jane Fonda urged people “to resist successfully what is coming at us” as she accepted a lifetime achievement award during the SAG Awards. “Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke,” Fonda said. “And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.” Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Recognized as a film icon, Fonda's work spans several genres and over six decades of film and television.