By Julie Ma and Emily Shornick




Hilary Swank In October, 2009, the two-time Academy Award–winning actress (and former ambassador for Iams cat food) snuggled next to a cat at New York's Bideawee Animal Center to help raise awareness for a pet-adoption drive.
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Josephine Griffin The English actress having a milk-off alongside a cat.
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Françoise Arnoul Around 1954, the French actress who gained fame for starring in sex melodramas, posed for yet another sultry photo. This time, with a startled-looking white Persian in tow.
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Mary Philbin The silent film star posing in 1935.
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Sophie Marceau In 1991, the French actress campaigned against the abandonment of cats and dogs. Here, she's visiting the Society for the Protection of Animals shelter in Genevilliers, France.
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