Ali MacGraw
Most people would probably recognize Ali MacGraw because of her role in Love Story. However, before that, she had already caught the attention of critics when she played her role in Goodbye, Columbus and won a Golden Globe. Her other characters appeared in movies such as The Getaway, Convoy, Players, Just Tell Me What You Want and The Winds of War. Ali MacGraw has been named one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People magazine.
With all her acting success, though, she never gets as much credit for her animal rights activism, as she deserves. In July 2006, McGraw filmed a public service announcement for PETA urging residents to carry pets in wildfires. Her support to the cause is no secret, and soon the Animal Protection of New Mexico awarded her with the Humane Education Award for her efforts.