kathy najimy 
Internationally renowned for her role in the blockbuster hits Sister Act I and II, Kathy Najimy's work includes over twenty films, many television features, over a dozen musicals, and voice-over work in many animated films as well. Not only an actress--she also had her own one-woman show, "Its My Party"--andwas also a director and producer of several one-woman plays as well.
Najimy frequently travels around the country to speak about AIDS, Choice, Arabic pride, women's and animal rights. Najimy has lent her support to a variety of worthy organizations that include: Human Rights Campaign Fund, Broadway Cares, Equity Fights AIDS, The Ms Foundation, AMFAR, Planned Parenthood, Voters for Choice, and NARAL. For her over 18 years of AIDS activism, Najimy has been honored with the L.A. Shanti's Founder award as well as the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Distinguished Achievement award. As a proud Lebanese American, Najimy has been honored with the Arabic Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Najimy has posed twice for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals popular campaign, "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur." She has performed on Broadway and at Madison Square Garden to benefit V Day and in the "Vagina Monologues" with Susan Sarandon, Queen Latifah, Gloria Steinem, Alanis Morrisette and others. In 2005, she was named Ms. Magazine's Woman of the Year.
Najimy has been published in The New York Times, as well as several national magazines. She contributed a chapter to the book The Choices We Made. Najimy is shamefully proud of the gold chip she won as tournament champion of Celebrity Poker Showdown, winning $100,000 for V-DAY and also winning another $100,000 for at-risk teen girls as the first champion of Game Show Marathon.
TOPICS:
·Advocating for Rights of Girls and Women
·Women Supporting Each Other Locally and Globally
·Women and Body Image
·Reproductive Rights
·AIDS
·Gay and Lesbian Rights
·Violence against Women and Girls
·Feminism
·Animal Rights
