Movie stars of the 1980s didn't come much bigger than Geena Davis. She'll always have a special place in our hearts as Barbara Maitland on 'Beetlejuice,' but her biggest success came in 1988 when she won the 'Best Supporting Actress' Oscar for 'The Accidental Tourist.' If you're more of a 'horror movies' person, you'll be more familiar with her from her role with Jeff Goldblum in 'The Fly.'
Davis seemingly became more aware of the world around her as she got older, and wanted to use her platform and her fame to try to influence positive change. Lending her name to a cause she believed in, she opened the 'Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media,' which focuses on both how women are represented and how many opportunities women are presented with compared with their male colleagues. She could, therefore, be called a professional activist these days, even if she does still act.