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Jane Fonda's Changing Looks

By Instyle

Updated Dec 21, 2017 @ 9:30 am

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See how the actress's looks have changed through the years.

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1955

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The fresh-faced Vassar student used her modeling wages to fund classes at the legendary Actors Studio.

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1959

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Bouncy waves and major makeup for the up-and-coming actress! Fonda described her first Warner Brothers studio makeover in her autobiography, My Life So Far: "I was horrified, dumbstruck. My lips had a new shape and my eyebrows were dark and enormous, like eagle's wings."

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1960

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Fonda was stunning in her screen debut, Tall Story, but the behind-the-scenes feedback wasn't as encouraging: "[The studio rep] suggested that after filming I might consider having my jaw broken and reset and my back teeth pulled to create a more chiseled look."

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1962

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She went brunette to play the seductive Kitty Twist in Walk on the Wild Side and earned a Golden Globe for the role.

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1963

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After filming Sunday in New York, Fonda was introduced to director (and future husband) Roger Vadim in Paris, leading to a Bardot-inspired new look.

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1963

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Wigging out! Fonda sported a black flip for In the Cool of the Day.

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1966

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Living in France as a strawberry blonde.

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1967

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The Barefoot in the Park star wore her glossy mane pulled into a low ponytail-and prepped to play the ultra-sexy titular character in Barbarella.

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1971

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An iconic new look (and soon an Oscar)! "I had my first real hair epiphany," Fonda wrote. "The men in my life liked it long and blond, and I had been a blonde for so long that I didn't even know what my own color actually was. I simply said to [N.Y.C. hairstylist] Paul McGregor, 'Do something,' and he did. It was the haircut that became famous in Klute, the shag, and he dyed my hair darker, like what it really was. I knew right away that I could do life differently with this hair."

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1976

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The activist and mother of two (now married to politician Tom Hayden) made The Blue Bird-and wore her brunette strands in a grown-out shag.

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1979

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Loose waves and glossy lips for the China Syndrome-and a second Oscar for her role in Coming Home.

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1982

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A busy beauty: In the early '80s Fonda produced 9 to 5, On Golden Pond and her trailblazing Workout video.

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1984

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After winning an Emmy playing a weather-beaten Appalachian folk artist in The Dollmaker, she rocked big hair and pure '80s glam for a publicity shot.

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1990

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Divorced from her second husband and dating media mogul Ted Turner, she worked a voluminous blowout at the Academy Awards.

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1993

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She wore a luxuriant waist-length faux braid to celebrate the Fonda family's induction into the Hollywood Entertainment Museum.

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1993

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Cowboy hat? Absolutely! Both she and husband Ted Turner won Golden Boots Awards for their work in westerns.

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1994

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The narrator of A Century of Women attended the N.Y.C. premiere with her layered locks worn loose.

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2001

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The actress/activist sported a new cut courtesy of super-stylist Sally Hershberger when she was honored with a Lincoln Center Gala Tribute.

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2005

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After a 16 year break from the big screen, a radiant Fonda returned to the red carpet for the premiere of Monster-In-Law.

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2010

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Auburn locks and a few extra tweaks. "I thought it would be good to have something minimal done," she told People of her very public plastic surgeries. "I wanted to look less tired."

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2011

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Back to blond and better than ever at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

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2012

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Once again, Fonda looked spectacular at a Golden Globes after-party.

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2013

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Her layered cut provided body and movement at the 2013 Oscars.

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2014

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Shimmery shadow and glossy lips finished Fonda's look at the This Is Where I Leave You premiere in L.A.

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2015

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Fonda was dressed to the nines while attending the 46th Anniversary Gala Vanguard Awards in Los Angeles where she was an honoree.

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2016

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Fonda paired her signature blonde 'do with a silvery shadow and peachy lip.

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2017

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The celebrated actress arrived at the premiere of Our Souls at Night with her blonde locks swept back, a pale pink lip, and bold liner brightening her face.

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