Elizabeth Banks -- star of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 30 Rock and the upcoming Hunger Games -- has partnered with The American Heart Association and directed a short film called Just A Little Heart Attack to increase awareness of women's number one killer – heart disease.
A statistic Banks, like many women today, was totally unaware of.
The actress recently rang up ETonline to explain why it's so important to get involved and what went into Just A Little Heart Attack!
ETonline: Why did you get involved with The American Heart Association?
Elizabeth Banks: First and foremost, I thought the idea was really fun. My father had a congenital heart condition that required him to have surgery when I was 21 years old but like most women I didn't really think of this as a woman's disease. Of all the male stereotypes, this was a weird one [laughs]. So I was clearly very aware of heart disease but not for women...
A statistic Banks, like many women today, was totally unaware of.
The actress recently rang up ETonline to explain why it's so important to get involved and what went into Just A Little Heart Attack!
ETonline: Why did you get involved with The American Heart Association?
Elizabeth Banks: First and foremost, I thought the idea was really fun. My father had a congenital heart condition that required him to have surgery when I was 21 years old but like most women I didn't really think of this as a woman's disease. Of all the male stereotypes, this was a weird one [laughs]. So I was clearly very aware of heart disease but not for women...
- 2/1/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
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