Hollywood actor Jane Fonda has announced on Instagram that she has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and will be undergoing chemotherapy for a period of six months. The legendary actress did not seem to be in low spirits because of the diagnosis. She went on to express her gratitude for having health insurance and being diagnosed with a disease where 80% of the patients end up surviving. Fonda also pointed out that she will not stop her climate activism because of the disease.

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The Fonda family has made notable contributions to Hollywood and has helped shaped the industry as we see it today. The legacy started with her father, Henry Fonda, who is considered one of the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood. Fonda played the leading role in the 1940 film, The Grapes of Wrath, based on the similarly titled book by John Steinbeck. His performance won him the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also the leading man for Alfred Hithcock’s 1956 thriller, The Wrong Man and even portrayed the villain for Sergio Leone’s 1968 western, Once Upon a Time in The West. The American Film Institute placed him sixth among the Greatest Male Screen Legends of classic Hollywood.

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Jane Fonda’s brother, Peter, became a counterculture icon with the 1969 film, Easy Rider. The release of the film, directed by Dennis Hopper, became one of the milestone moments of the New Hollywood era that saw a bunch of film directors breaking studio norms and making dark and disturbing films. Jane Fonda could also have been an icon of this movement had she not refused to portray one of the leading roles in another such iconic film, Bonnie and Clyde.

Bridget Fonda, Jane’s niece and Peter’s daughter, also had an impressive film career. She played a small part in Easy Rider, but her major film role came in the form of a journalist in Godfather III. Fonda was seen in the psychological thriller film, Single White Female, and Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown.