LOS ANGELES, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Jane Fonda, the two-time

Oscar winning actor and activist with a career spanning six

decades and genres across film and television, was awarded the

SAG life achievement award on Sunday at the 31st Screen Actors

Guild (SAG) Awards. The ceremony was streamed live on Netflix ( NFLX ).

"Your enthusiasm makes this seem less like the twilight of

my life and more like a 'Go girl kick ass.' Because I'm not

done," Fonda said.

"For a woman like me, who grew up in the 40s and 50s, when

women weren't supposed to have opinions and not get angry,

acting gave me a chance to play angry women with opinions,

which, as you know, is a bit of a stretch for me," she added.

Fonda also applauded SAG for being a union that creates

empathy and gives actors the chance to understand humanity and

"touch souls."

The actor also took the time to address the United States

political landscape with President Trump's administration.

"We must help the vulnerable. We must find ways to project

an inspiring vision of the future," Fonda added, noting films

that she's been in that have pushed political boundaries.

The 87-year-old is best known for the 1971 film "Klute,"

1980's film "9 to 5" and the 2004 movie "Monster-in-Law."

Her more recent appearances have included in the Netflix ( NFLX )

comedy series "Grace and Frankie" in which she and Lily Tomlin

play older women finding new life after divorce.

The New York native is also seven-time Golden Globe Winner

who is known for her work in the Broadway show, "33 Variations"

in 2009, which won her a Tony for best actress.

Fonda is also known as 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.

"It's hard to separate Jane the activist from Jane the

actress. She is ferocious in her advocacy and in her art," Julia

Louis-Dreyfus said before handing Fonda her award.

The daughter of late actor Henry Fonda and sister of late

actor Peter Fonda has become a household name within Hollywood.

Fonda is also a producer, author and fitness guru who has

almost claimed EGOT status, meaning she is close to winning an

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in her career.

She was nominated for a Grammy in 1983 for Best Spoken Word

Or Non-Musical Recording for her "Workout Book for Pregnancy,

Birth, and Recovery," but did not win to obtain EGOT status.