Jane Fonda honored her longtime friend and frequent co-star Robert Redford following the news that the legendary actor and director died Sept. 16 at age 89.

“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can’t stop crying,” Fonda, 87, said in a statement obtained by TODAY.com .

“He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for," she added.

Redford and Fonda appeared together in the 1966 drama “The Chase.” The following year, they made movie magic in the classic 1967 rom-com “Barefoot in the Park,” playing mismatched newlyweds Paul, a buttoned-up lawyer, and Corie, his free-spirited wife.

The two teamed up to play lovers again in the 1979 Western romance “The Electric Horseman.” They reunited onsc

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