Gal Gadot has ascended to the pinnacle of icon status in the eyes of the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai, as the group announced today that the actress has been selected to receive its prestigious Hollywood Icon Award at their Snow Ball gala at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California, on November 20th. The event, to be hosted by Emmy-winning Entertainment Tonight anchor Nischelle Turner, will also see Dr. Shlee Song, director of the Cedars-Sinai's Comprehensive Stroke Center, honored as a medical visionary, and Cathy and Mark Louchheim, who are set to receive a humanitarian award.
"I am truly humbled and honored to receive the Hollywood Icon Award from the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai," said Gadot, who stars in Julian Schnabel's recent Venice Film Festival entry In the Hand of Dante. "This place means so much to me. As a former patient, I have experienced their extraordinary care and compassion. I am grateful to be recognized by such inspiring women who are making a real difference in the world."
Gadot's patient status refers to her time at Cedars-Sinai for an emergency situation when she was diagnosed with a blood clot on her brain while pregnant. "In February, during my eighth month of pregnancy, I was diagnosed with a massive blood clot in my brain," Gadot wrote on Instagram last year. "For weeks, I had endured excruciating headaches that confined me to bed, until I finally underwent an MRI that revealed the terrifying truth. It was a stark reminder of how quickly everything can change, and in the midst of a difficult year, all I wanted was to hold on and live."
Dr. Song, who serves as vice chair of systems integration and professor in neurology at Cedars-Sinai, directs the Comprehensive Stroke Center and has led multiple NIH and industry stroke trials, including the phase II MRWITNESS study. She is also a pioneer in Cedars-Sinai's telemedicine network for acute stroke care. The Louchheims, married for 45 years, are community and philanthropic leaders at Cedars-Sinai. Mark serves as chairman and CEO of Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc., while Cathy is a Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai board member for 42 years and has received the Evelyn Clayburgh award. Together, they have raised millions for Cedars-Sinai, Otis College, and the Wallis Annenberg Center.
The funds raised at the event will support the Women's Guild neurology project and the Women's Guild distinguished chair in pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai's newest expansion, Guerin Children's. The guild has raised over $70 million for the hospital, demonstrating its commitment to supporting women's health and well-being.
