Keanu Reeves donated 70% of his salary from the first The Matrix film to fund leukaemia research – after his younger sister battled the disease for 10 years.

The actor, 57, who was reportedly paid $10million upfront and earned $35million total for the first film in the franchise in 1999, was inspired to fund research into the blood cancer after his sister Kim, now 55, was diagnosed in 1991, reports LadBible.

Keanu became Kim’s primary carer during this time and helped with her recovery after she spent a decade fighting the cancer, before going into remission.

Source: Keanu Reeves donated 70% of The Matrix salary to leukaemia research