Karen Radkai: Last News

Glamour cover ever—originally published in July, 1959. More than 60 years later, Jane has absolutely still got it.Then a working model, Fonda recalls that she wasn't famous when German photographer Karen Radkai shot her closeup. “In those days, magazines just put models on the cover and I was a model,” she tells , the actor and activist who interviewed Fonda for Glamour's May cover story. In 1959, Fonda was 22-years-old and just about to make her acting debut on Broadway, followed shortly by roles on the silver screen. But it wasn't until nearly 10 years later, in 1968, that she became a household name with Barbarella. Reflecting on her younger self, Fonda recalls, “If somebody had told me that, at almost 85 years old, I’d still be working as much as I am and feeling as good as I do, I wouldn't have believed them.” “At that time in my life, I doubted I would live past 30," she adds.

By Photography by In a day and age in which we’re constantly talking about the impact of art and how it relates to activism, Jane Fonda is undoubtedly the blueprint. When I heard I had the opportunity to talk to the actor and activist, I was floored. I’ve had the great fortune of crossing paths with Jane during moments that, quite honestly, you'd probably expect, whether it be an organizing event or a night celebrating powerful women.