Olivia Munn to Be Honored by Women’s Cancer Research Fund at Unforgettable Evening Gala

Olivia Munn will be honored with the Courage Award at the Women’s Cancer Research Fund’s An Unforgettable Evening gala.

The event, taking place April 28 at the Beverly Hilton hotel, will be hosted by Whitney Cummings and feature a performance by Little Big Town. Honorary chairs include Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson and Tom Ford.

“Over the past year, we cannot think of anyone more deserving to receive our Courage Award than Olivia Munn, a fearless cancer advocate and mother, whose inspiring cancer story has sparked critical conversations about the importance of cancer screenings,” gala chair and WCRF co-founder Jamie Tisch said in a statement Thursday. “An Unforgettable Evening celebrates hope for those who face a breast cancer diagnosis, while acknowledging that there is still urgent work to be done for the millions of women like Olivia, who are currently in treatment and in need of a cure today.”

Munn was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in April 2023. In March 2024, the “Your Friends & Neighbors” star went public with her story to urge women to advocate for their health. When detected early, breast cancer five-year survival is 99% – compared to 66%, when the cancer has spread. Munn, whose cancer was detected at stage 1, has since had five surgeries, including a lymph node dissection, a double mastectomy and a hysterectomy.

Munn is credited with more and more women taking the Tyrer-Cuzick Breast Cancer Risk Assessment test, which looks at family history in-depth. The National Cancer Institute said that Munn’s outreach “led to a surge in visits to the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool site,” and the rate of women taking this formerly little-known test increased 4,000%.