Twilight actress Dakota Fanning is starring in a new Stand Up To Cancer public service announcement.

The 16 year old, who plays evil Volturi member Jane in the vampire movie series, said in the advert that the cause is close to her heart.

She said: ‘Pretty much everyone is affected in some way by cancer, whether it’s yourself or a loved one or a friend. I myself have lost both of my dad’s parents to cancer.

‘My grandmother passed away when I was four, so it’s something I’ve been affected by for pretty much as long as I can remember.’

A Stand Up To Cancer fundraising event will take place on September 10. [Source]