From fame to Islam

[Muslimah]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriam_Francois-Cerrah

Myriam Francois-Cerrah, also known as Emilie Francois (born in 1983), is a British actress of French and Irish heritage. Her screen career began at age 12 in Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility (1995) in which she played Margaret Dashwood alongside Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. She went on to star in Paws (1997) alongside Nathan Cavaleri and Heath Ledger, and New Year's Day (2000), in which she played Heather.

In 2003, following extensive research into the faith, she converted to Islam and became a Muslim.[1] She is active as a spokesperson for Muslim understanding, appearing on BBC Big Questions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)[2] alongside Dame Ann Leslie, Beverly Knight, Rev. Peter Owen-Jones, et al. She has also contributed to discussions on Newsnight (2009), 4thought (2011),[3] BBC News (2010),[4] Crosstalk (2010), and documentaries including The Life of Muhammad, presented by Rageh Omar (2011).[5]

Myriam currently works as a freelance journalist, with her articles featured in "The Huffington Post",[6] "New Statesman",[7] The London Paper, Index on Censorship,[8] the F-Word,[9] the magazine Emel,.[10]