American Film Institute to pay tribute to Jane Fonda Jane Fonda arrives on the red carpet at Lee Daniels' 'The Butler' New York premiere, hosted by TWC, DeLeon Tequila and Samsung Galaxy at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on August 5, 2013. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The American Film Institute said Friday it will honor Jane Fonda with the 42nd AFI Life Achievement Award at a June gala in Los Angeles. AFI Board of Trustees Chairman Howard Stringer announced Fond will receive the award at a star-studded tribute June 5. "Jane Fonda is American film royalty," Stringer said in a statement. A bright light first introduced to the world as the daughter of Henry Fonda, the world watched as she found her own voice and forged her own path as an actor and a cultural icon. Today she stands tall among the giants of American film, and it is AFI's honor to present Jane Fonda with its 42nd Life Achievement Award. Fonda is a seven-time Academy Award nominee. She won best actress Oscars for "Klute" in 1971 and "Coming Home" in 1978. Fonda's 40-plus films include "Lee Daniels' The Butler," "9 to 5," "Cat Ballou," "On Golden Pond," "The China Syndrome." She can now be seen on the TV series "The Newsroom."