Vanessa Vadim Biography

Vanessa Vadim is a film director who is primarily known for making short documentaries. She is also recognized as the daughter of the two-time Academy Award winning American actress, Jane Fonda, and the French film director, Roger Vadim. Having been exposed to the show business from an early age owing to her parents’ professions, Vanessa naturally developed an interest in the several aspects of filmmaking. As an adult, she chose to pursue a career as a film director. Besides being a director, she is a cinematographer as well. She is also an ecological activist and writes for various ecological websites to spread awareness about environmental issues. Till date, she has delivered two short documentaries, ‘The Quilts of Gee's Bend,’ as the director and cinematographer, and ‘The Last Party’ as the director. She has also appeared in the French TV show, ‘Vivement Dimanche Prochain’.