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Fonda, 83, made an impassioned plea for
diversity while accepting her award, saying storytelling was
central to mutual human understanding. Her comments came at a
virtual ceremony put on amid controversy over the dearth of
Black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which
hands out the Golden Globes.
"There is a story we have been afraid to see and hear about
ourselves in our industry, a story about which voices we respect
and elevate and which we tune out," said Fonda, who accepted her
award dressed in a white pantsuit and long sparkling earrings.
"After all, art has always been not just in step with history,
but has led the way," she said. "So let's be leaders."
Fonda made her professional debut in 1960 on Broadway and on
screen and went on to become one of the biggest movie stars of
the 1960s and 1970s with films like "Barbarella" and "Klute" and
later "On Golden Pond" and "9 to 5."
Her most recent appearances have been in the Netflix comedy
series "Grace and Frankie" in which she and Lily Tomlin play
older women finding new life after divorce.
Fonda is also known a political activist, earning the nickname
Hanoi Jane for her campaigns against the Vietnam War in the
1970s. She later campaigned against the Iraq War in 2003, and in
recent years has held "Fire Drill Fridays" protests highlighting
the dangers of global warming.
The daughter of late actor Henry Fonda and sister of late actor
Peter Fonda has won two Oscars and seven Golden Globes.
Fonda was presented with the Cecil B. Demille award, which is
bestowed at the Golden Globes annually to celebrate the
recipient's lasting impact on the film industry.
(Reporting by Nichola Groom; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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