And she became a patron of the arts,
lending her name to the school of the arts at the University of California, Irvine.
But without Jolie
lending her name, the issue wouldn't have been pushed up the political agenda at all.
Lending her name to a famous brand, who was the Greek Goddess of Victory?
Brian Dubin, the WMA agent who helped put the pact together, says Johansson isn't just
lending her name to a pre-existing line.
Carol Vorderman, who is
lending her name to the challenge, said: "It is crucial our children have creative and enthusiastic maths teachers.
(Even Lola had a job, with the boss from hell, no less.) On top of the coaching and the acting, Verdon seemed always to be helping out charity-seekers and benefit-throwers,
lending her name and her presence to everything from a Paul Taylor gala (where she danced with Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov!) to local fund-raisers near her Long Island summer home (where she also staged a Nutcracker one year).
