Iconic Jane Fonda Photos Through the Years

After Fonda dropped out of Vassar to pursue art in Paris, she returned to the United States in 1958. Because of her connections in the film industry–her father is actor Henry Fonda–she soon rose to prominence.

Fonda at rehearsals for the play, "There Was a Little Girl." The Cort Theatre production was her acting debut. She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role.

Fonda and her father Henry on the set of his show, The Deputy. Fonda's father was a successful actor and helped her navigate the industry.

Fonda as Melinda in the movie Joy House. The actress played Melinda in this thriller from French director René Clément.

Fonda in a promotional portrait for the film, Cat Ballou. With the success of Fonda's 1965 film, she became a household name.

Fonda plays outlaw Cat in the film that AFI named the 10th greatest Western of all time.

Fonda and her former husband Roger Vadim, pictured here, share a child named Vanessa together.

Fonda played the lead in the erotic science fiction fantasy film, Barbarella.

Fonda's role in the film They Shoot Horses, Don't They earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

By the end of the 1960s, Fonda became more politically active and began supporting the Civil Rights Movement and the movement for American Indian sovereignty. She also traveled to France, where she met French anti-war leftists. Here, she's pictured at a speech at the Meeting for Peace in Vietnam in New York.

She earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of sex worker Bree Daniels in the film, Klute.

Fonda visits the Nai Ba Trung district in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. While Fonda stands by her anti-war sentiments, she does regret alienating soldiers after a picture of her atop a Vietnamese weapon angered them. Supporters of the war dubbed her "Hanoi Jane" to mock her activism.

Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda appear at the after party for the premiere of their groundbreaking feminist film 9 to 5 in New York.

Jane Fonda attended the Cannes Film Festival premiere of the movie, Moonrise Kingdom.

Fonda at the 73rd Annual Golden Globes.

Fonda is pictured here at the Women's March in Los Angeles. Following the inauguration of Donald Trump, thousands of protestors around the country gathered to reject the former president's message of hate and fear.