At the 2025 SAG Awards, Jane Fonda received a standing ovation as she accepted the Life Achievement Award, presented by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Fonda, 87, shared her gratitude, stating the recognition invigorated her outlook on life and career. Reflecting on her unconventional and non-strategic career path, she highlighted her late blooming in acting, having achieved success well into her 80s. Advocating for empathy, community, and the vital role of working together, she underscored the importance of storytelling in shaping culture and inspiring future generations.
This means the world to me. Thank you SAG AFTRA. Your enthusiasm makes this seem less like a late twilight of my life, and more like a go girl, kick ass.
I have had a really weird career. Totally unstrategic. I retired for 15 years and then I came back at 65 which is not usual, and then I made one of my most successful movies in my 80s.
What we create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls.
We must find ways to project an inspiring message of the future. There will still be love. There will still be beauty. And there will be an ocean of truth for us to swim in.
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