lily tomlin grew up working class in detroit.wood royalty, daughter of revered film actor henry fonda. when you would talk about your father you'd say, he never brought home the joy of acting. >> yeah, no. my dad suffered from undiagnosed depression. everything was so hard for him. i just sort of thought, well, i don't want to do that. >> my father worked in a factory. he had a third grade education. i sensed his pride he had in what he did. >> he'd bring her, when she was 4 to the corner bar with him and stand her up on the bar and have her sing and dance for his friends. that makes me so jealous. >> but i'd get a 7-up. >> reporter: by 1969, lily tomlin's comic characterizations on "laugh in" made her a star. >> only bad ladies take off their clothes. so i went to sleep with my coat and my shoes on. >> reporter: jane fonda had become a film actress and activist. ten years later, she was producing her own movies. one of them based on her time as a secretary. >> i was a secretary for one boss. >> at a literary magazine, and you go

." >> pauley: from "nine to five" to "grace and frankie," j jane fonda and lily tomlin are long-timerators. tracy smith catches up with the dynamic duo. >> be because we are sick and tired of being dismissed by people like you. >> reporter: it seems everything these two touch turns to gold, but their careers are more about love than money. >> she gives all her money away. i mean, this least 10 times. >> reporter: lily tomlin and jane fonda on their long-running show and their forever friendship, ahead on "sunday morning." >> pauley: in britain, they are known as the firm. and like many a storied company, mo rocca tells us the royal family is bracing for still more changes ahead. >> reporter: the queen turned 96 just a few days ago. she has been on the throne for 70 years. >> when the queen goes, there is going to be this massive sort of national nervous break down, right? >> reporter: looking back at a quarter century of turmoil and scandal and ahead to king charles and queen camilla later on "sunday morning." >> pauley: luke burbank camps up with a youtube child star with billions o

lily tomlin when she would come here, she would crack us up.ward, of course, to hearing from them this morning in just a bit. >> that's coming up. >>> how one small town movie theater is showing a ukrainian movie created a chain of reaction of support for the people of ukraine. >>> first, we have a lot of news this morning. starting with breaking news in the battle against covid. moderna announced that it is requesting emergency use authorization from the fda for its vaccine for children as young as 6 months old. let's go back to trevor ault with more. good morning again, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this should calm the nerves of a lot of anxious parents. moderna now says it's safe to give their pediatric vaccine to kids from 6 years old all the way down to just 6 months old. now they're asking the fda for authorization and we knew last month moderna revealed new details, new data that showed that two doses of this pediatric vaccine created a strong immune response similar to what we saw in adults. it reduced the risk of infection

past years i've had the pleasure of seeing a person hillary clinton, jane fonda and -- lily tomlin.lways walk away with a feeling that there is a real sisterhood there. women that can help you lift you up, be your mentors, ticket speaks to a theme this year of rise, tells about why he chose rise and what that means. nicole: rise has both a really strong individual and team meaning. there is so much to say about this year's theme. is rising personally to achieve your aspirations. to take your seat at the table, to get that assignment or promotion. likewise we need about rise from a team standpoint it is a collective message of lifting other people up. helping to make sure that those unheard or underrepresented voices are heard. there is so much to say about rise and i think it really speaks to the moment of all of us together at pbwc to want to help and support the community as we transition into this new normal and hopefully an optimistic time. kristen: speaking of rise, this is a big week, we saw the first black woman to be confirmed as a supreme court justice, ketanji brown jackso

. >> the ground-breaking series starring jane fonda and lily tomlin coming to an end.