Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn has decided to be a spokeswoman for the World Monuments Fund, reports United Press International today.
The WMF is an independent group dedicated to preserving the world’s historic treasures. Route 66 was placed on the group’s Watch List in 2008.
Tripplehorn’s involvement is good enough news. But there’s this:
“I am especially interested in WMF’s wonderful program, the World Monuments Watch, through which they announce, every other year, a list of 100 most endangered sites. One of the most recent Watch sites is Route 66, which runs through my hometown of Tulsa, Okla., and ends not too far from where I now live in Los Angeles,” Tripplehorn noted. “We all take for granted that the places we love will be around forever, but that’s clearly not the case, not even with Route 66, a familiar reminder to me of home. So, I am proud to speak out on behalf of the World Monuments Fund, which has been saving historic sites for more than 40 years, from Beijing to Rome to Tulsa.”
Tripplehorn, 45, stars in the HBO TV series “Big Love” and in the movies “Basic Instinct” and “The Firm.” She has more than 40 credits in television and film.