Angelina Jolie

Background

Angelina Jolie Voight is a recognized actress and filmmaker whose talent, empathy, and beauty generated a swarm of loyal fans for her. She was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles California. Jolie is the daughter of Jon Voight, an actor, and Marcheline Bertrand. She is a Gemini and has German, Slovak, French-Canadian, and Dutch ancestry. Jolie had a difficult childhood after her parents divorced in 1976. She was raised Catholic and lived with her brother, James Haven, and her mother. At the age of six, Jolie got a small role in her father’s film, “Lookin’ to Get Out” (1982). After her high school graduation, she moved out and rented her own apartment.

Jolie began her acting career when she was 16 years old. She struggled to receive callbacks from auditions and ended up appearing in her brother’s student films for university. She received her first lead role in “Cyborg 2” — a role that disappointed her. In 1995, she starred in her first Hollywood film, “Hackers.” Jolie has been in films such as “Love Is All There Is” (1996), “Foxfire” (1996), “Playing God” (1997), and even the television series “True Women” (1997).

She won her first Golden Globes in 1997 for “George Wallace.” In 1998, Jolie won her second Golden Globe, her first SAG Award, and got nominated for an Emmy for her role in “Gia.” In 2001, she starred in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” — the film was a worldwide success, earning $274.7 million. Jolie reprised her role in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider — The Cradle of Life” in 2003, and in 2005, she had a significant box office hit with “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”

Jolie starred in more movies and was named the highest-paid Hollywood actress in 2018 — earning $15 to $20 million per film. She voiced Tigress in “Kung Fu Panda” in 2008, 2011, and 2016. Her first film as a director, “In the Land of Blood and Honey” (2011), received a Golden Globe nomination. As a highly-awarded actress and director, Jolie has been credited in over 100 films. Her most recent film was the 2021 “Marvel” film, “Eternals.” Besides acting, Jolie is a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (U.N.H.C.R.).
She has participated in over 40 field missions in 30 countries, meeting refugees and internally displaced persons. Jolie is a respected personality within and outside Hollywood. She is very successful and shares her life with her six children — three of which are adopted. Jolie has been married thrice and is currently single.