Mia Farrow
María de Lourdes Villiers Farrow was born on February 9, in 1945. Known professionally as Mia Farrow, she is an American actress and activist. She was raised a Roman Catholic and "had 13 years of convent education with nuns". When she was nine, she contracted polio during an outbreak in [Los Angeles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles] reportedly affecting 500 people. Farrow is known for her roles in such films as Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).
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[hide]Engagement in Cultural Diplomacy
Humanitarian Causes
She has traveled to Darfur several times. Her third trip was in 2007, with a film crew engaged in making the documentary Darfur: On Our Watch. Later in 2007, Farrow offered to "trade her freedom" for the freedom of a humanitarian worker for the Sudan Liberation Army who was being treated in a UN hospital while under threat of arrest. She wanted to be taken captive in exchange for his being allowed to leave the country. In 2009, Farrow narrated a documentary, As We Forgive, relating to the struggle of many of the survivors of the Rwandan Genocide to forgive those who murdered family and friends. Mia Farrow has been, since 2000, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a high profile advocate for children’s rights. She has worked extensively to fight polio, a disease she survived as as a child. Farrow testified in the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor in August 2010.
Philanthropic Donations
Mia Farrow has supported the following charities: Aid Still Required, ENOUGH Project, Free The Children, Fund4Darfur, Heifer International, Somaly Mam Foundation, UNICEF, Voices Against Violence. She also supports the following causes: AIDS & HIV, Children, Disaster Relief, Health, Human Rights, Hunger, Peace, Poverty, Rape/Sexual Abuse, Refugees, Slavery & Human Trafficking, Weapons Reduction, Women.
Notable Actions
To show "solidarity with the people of Darfur", Farrow began a water-only fast on April 27. Farrow's goal was to fast for three weeks, but she called a halt after twelve days on the advice of her doctor. In 2008, Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world.
Further Information
Videos: http://www.looktothestars.org/video/922-in-the-central-african-republic-with-mia-farrow (In the Central African Republic with Mia Farrow) http://www.looktothestars.org/video/334-goodwill-ambassador-mia-farrow-urges-more-help-for-the-worlds-most-vulnerable-children (Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow urges more help for the world's most vulnerable children)
External Links
http://www.biography.com/people/mia-farrow-9292027 (Mia Farrow’s biography (2014). The Biography.com website) http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/mia-farrow (List of the celebrities engaged in charity work)
