Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda in "Period of Adjustment" (1962).

Daughter of legendary screen actor Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda made her film debut in 1960's "Tall Story," and has since appeared in nearly 50 films and TV movies, winning two Academy Awards (for "Klute" and "Coming Home") and receiving five additional Oscar nominations, as well as an Emmy Award and five Golden Globes.

Fonda is almost as famous for her activism as for her acting, becoming a lightning rod of criticism for her protests against the Vietnam War.

By CBSNews.com senior editor David Morgan

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