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6 Jul, 2001

Kiss of the Dragon

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In this action thriller directed by Chris Nahon, Fonda plays Jessica Kamen, a junkie hooker in Paris. One day Kamen is standing on her corner and meets a mysterious Chinese man, Liu Jian, who shows her kindness.  She tries to make friends with him but instead causes him all sorts of trouble brought on by her evil pimp, Inspector Richard. In a strange turn of events, Kamen is the only witness to a murder that Jian is accused of committing. Also starring Jet Li and Tcheky Karyo.

Are you Jessica 24/7?

No, I take it home. She got into me a lot. I found myself walking the streets. .. (Laughs) no. She got under my skin. I felt so sad. I felt the same thing but on a smaller scale that she felt, which was that I did not want to deal with how dark it can get.

14 Aug, 1992

Single White Female

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In this thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder, Fonda plays Allison Jones, a young woman in need of a roommate. She places a classified ad and finds who she things is the the perfect one—Hedra Carlson. Her home soon becomes more like a prison as Carlson takes over her life and eventually tries to take it. Also starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Steven Weber.

That was a harder part for me to play, because it’s mostly reaction. And I’m better at doing than I am at reacting. It was some of the most satisfying work I’ve ever done.

Single White Female (1992) Trailer