Washington Square Park James' novel, "Washington Square". The park appears in a pivotal scene in the 1999 film The Astronaut's Wife. The park was featured extensively in the 2007 film "I Am Legend". The protagonist, Dr. Robert Neville, played by Will Smith, lived directly across the street from the park. It was used as a major action piece, especially in the last scenes of the film. Washington Square is the titular park in the 1967 Jane Fonda and Robert Redford vehicle Barefoot in the Park (film); taking its title from the climatic scene, where Corie says Paul is so uptight, that he won't
Jane Fonda played an acting diva in Paolo Sorrentino's "Youth" in 2015, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination. She also appeared in "Fathers and Daughters" (2015) with Russell Crowe. Fonda appears as the co-lead in the Netflix series "Grace and Frankie". She and Lily Tomlin play aging women whose husbands reveal they are in love. Filming on the first season was completed in November 2014, and the show premiered online on May 8, 2015. In 2016, Fonda voiced Shuriki in "Elena and the Secret of Avalor". In June 2016, the Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to