Actor News - 22-11-09
Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan was joined by Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Neil Patrick Harris to award ordinary people who have made a difference in their communities at CNN’s Heroes gala ceremony.
People from across the globe were celebrated Saturday for their goodwill efforts as they were brought on stage at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to receive awards from a host of celebrities, also including Greg Kinnear and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Pierce Brosnan recalled his late wife Cassandra Harris, who died of ovarian cancer in 1991, while paying tribute to breast cancer survivor Andrea Ivory, who helps provide free screenings in Florida.Brosnan, honoring a woman who started an anti-breast cancer project, created one of the evening's most emotional moments as he recalled his late wife's failed battle against the disease. She was a "magnificent mother, a wonderful actor," he said of Cassandra Harris, who died of ovarian cancer in 1991.
"There are too many of us who have lost someone to this brutal disease called cancer, and we are all sick and tired of cancer winning," he said in introducing breast cancer survivor Andrea Ivory, who runs a mobile mammography project in Miami that provides free screenings.The pair posed backstage for photos, Ivory glamorous in a gown with an oversized pink bow — symbolic of the ribbons that mark the breast cancer battle."Stunning," Brosnan said, smiling broadly as cameras focused on her.
"You make me nervous," Ivory replied, but Brosnan would have none of it. "You're the star," he said
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