Breast Cancer - Celebrities
Breast cancer does not discriminate between rich and poor, if not diagnosed early it can kill anyone. Many celebrities have succumbed to it and some have fought it and survived. Medindia has listed all these famous actresses and personalities who have suffered from breast cancer.
| Olivia Newton-John | Actress and Singer |
| Shirley Temple Black | Actress/singer /diplomat |
| Jill Eikenberry | Actress |
| Nancy Reagan | Former First Lady |
| Diahann Carroll | Actress and Singer |
| Peggy Fleming | Olympic figure skater |
| Nancy Brinker | Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
| Julia Child | Chef |
| Jaclyn Smith | Actress |
| Edna Campbell | WNBA player |
| Betty Ford | One of the creators of Barbie and former President Of Mattel |
| Kate Jackson | Actress |
| Gloria Steinem | Activist/ co-founder of Ms. magazine |
| Ann Jillian | Actress |
| Patti LaBelle | Singer/author /actress |
| Marcia Wallace | Actress |
| Rue McClanaha | Actress |
| Cokie Roberts | Broadcast journalist |
| Richard Roundtree | Actor |
| Carly Simon | Singer/ songwriter |
| Margaretta (Happy) Rockefeller | Actress |
| Jill Eikenberry | Wife of former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller |
Celebrities who have died of breast cancer
| Linda McCartney | Musician/ photographer/ wife of Paul McCartney |
| Dusty Springfield | Singer |
| Ingrid Bergman | Actress |
| Minnie Riperton | Vocalist and songwriter |
| June Jordan | Author/poet |
| Bette Davis | Actress |
| Marcella Markham | Actress |
| Jill Ireland | Actress and wife of actor Charles Bronson |
| Coral Browne | Actress and wife of Vincent Price |
| Hattie McDaniel | Actress |
| Louise Troy | Actress |
| Sigrid Wurschmidt | Actress |
| Danitra Vance | Actress |
