--- title: Jane Fonda Hits the Emmys Red Carpet for a Great Moment description: The 'Grace and Frankie' star made a splash on the red carpet and onstage with her bold fashion and bold political statements. canonical: https://time.com/4946027/jane-fonda-emmys-2017/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-18T14:06:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:19.953Z og:title: Jane Fonda Is Still Everybody's Favorite Red Carpet Legend og:description: The 'Grace and Frankie' star made a splash at the Emmys og:url: https://time.com/4946027/jane-fonda-emmys-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46dbc95f8178ba85/6988de2f096a940d3f69fa33/jane-fonda-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3346 og:image:height: 1882 og:image:alt: 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jane Fonda Is Still Everybody's Favorite Red Carpet Legend twitter:description: The 'Grace and Frankie' star made a splash at the Emmys twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46dbc95f8178ba85/6988de2f096a940d3f69fa33/jane-fonda-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Of Course Jane Fonda Proved She's Still Everybody's Favorite Red Carpet Legend at the Emmys > Sponsored content. 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On Sunday night’s [69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards](http://time.com/4945584/emmys-review-stephen-colbert/), the [_Grace and Frankie_](http://time.com/4283176/grace-and-frankie-netflix-new-season-2-trailer/) actor and Academy Award winner showed up in a striking hot pink gown to rock the red carpet and the stage as a presenter alongside fellow Hollywood veterans and [_9 to 5_ costars ](http://time.com/4945537/9-to-5-cast-emmys-reunion/)Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin, who joined together to remind viewers of their seminal 1980 classic and to deliver a sharp political message. From her long blonde ponytail to her glitzy gems to her general demeanor of timeless poise, Fonda made a splash amongst viewers and fellow celebrities. Even Sofia Vergara of _Modern Family_ was quick to note that her unexpected hairstyle was a big hit. > [](https://twitter.com/laurenalexis/status/909560706139291648) > [](https://twitter.com/desireemurphy%5F/status/909560645443391488) > [](https://twitter.com/RandyRainbow/status/909594014432792576) > [](https://twitter.com/MaggieCoughlan/status/909553596592771075) > [](https://twitter.com/people/status/909635618736500738) The[ _9 to 5_ ](http://time.com/4215729/movies-hate-valentines-day/item/9-to-5/)reunion onstage was also a hit with many longtime fans. > [](https://twitter.com/ElizabethBanks/status/909616662625738753) > [](https://twitter.com/alexandergold/status/909588997810167809) > [](https://twitter.com/socarolinesays/status/909585102547628033) As for Fonda herself? After more than a few rounds at awards event, she knows exactly how to party like the best of them. > [](https://twitter.com/Janefonda/status/909615225778966528) ‘ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4946027/jane-fonda-emmys-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4946027/jane-fonda-emmys-2017/"},"headline":"Of Course Jane Fonda Proved She's Still Everybody's Favorite Red Carpet Legend at the Emmys","datePublished":"2017-09-18T14:06:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:19.953Z","description":"The 'Grace and Frankie' star made a splash on the red carpet and onstage with her bold fashion and bold political statements.","url":"https://time.com/4946027/jane-fonda-emmys-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","awards","Jane Fonda","emmys 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46dbc95f8178ba85/6988de2f096a940d3f69fa33/jane-fonda-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt46dbc95f8178ba85/6988de2f096a940d3f69fa33/jane-fonda-emmys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals","caption":"69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4946027/jane-fonda-emmys-2017/","name":"Of Course Jane Fonda Proved She's Still Everybody's Favorite Red Carpet Legend at the Emmys"}}]}] ```