South African actor Linda Blair is one of Hollywood 's highest - paid women . She uses her celebrity status to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in Africa . Read more : The rise of Mali 's pop princess . `` ( It 's ) kind of impossible to lose connection to a country where your bones , your skin , your blood , came together . Her AIDS Outreach Project provides mobile health assistance to schools .
South African actor Linda Blair is one of Hollywood 's highest - paid women . She uses her celebrity status to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in Africa . Her AIDS Outreach Project provides mobile health assistance to schools .