Gabrielle Union
The actress and author got her start with minor roles in television sitcoms and supporting roles in film but really came into the public eye with her role in “Bring It On” in 2000. Now she stars in “Being Mary Jane,” a drama series on BET. Union has been a strong supporter of Planned Parenthood and sits on the National Advisory Committee for Violence Against Women. She was also a vocal supporter of President Obama and spoke publicly against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney during the 2012 election.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Both Jake and his sister Maggie started acting early, which comes as no surprise for the children of a director and a screenwriter. The breakout role for both Gyllenhaals was the cult classic “Donnie Darko,” which led to a series of other roles for Jake, including “Jarhead,” “Prince of Persia,” and “Brokeback Mountain.” In that last film, his left-wing political views fit right in. He campaigned for the Democrats in 2004 and has also appeared in multiple Rock the Vote advertisements. Regarding President Trump, he said, “I am a little bit more terrified about the things that are happening on earth right now, that somehow some sort of alien creature has come into play.”
Jennifer Lawrence
The young star came into prominence for her role as Mystique in “X-Men: First Class,” but her fame grew quickly when she played Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” the next year. That series made her the highest-grossing action heroine of all time, but she’s certainly not stopped there. The films made her immensely popular with young adults, which she’s used to advance several left-wing causes, including advocating for Planned Parenthood. Before that political activity, she she had sworn off politics, acknowledging that, “I need more than 25 percent of America to go see my movies.” But with President Trump in office, that’s apparently changed.