You'll probably find that in English countries, the concept of national heroes (among actors), or the cult of personality, is not as common as in some countries (such as India perhaps, where Bollywood actresses and actors are seen as Gods and Goddesses. There is no actor that 'almost everyone loves', and if there was, Angelina and Brad wouldn't be them.
In Australia, we might profess to be proud of Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Russell Crowe (even though he's NZer), Hugh Jackman and others. But we wouldn't make bronze statues of them.

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