Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

Angelina Jolie (pronounced as Djole; née Voight, formerly Jolie Pitt, born June 4, 1975)[3] is an American actress, movie producer, screenwriter, and author. She began acting at about 12 years old, and since then has starred in many movies.

Angelina Jolie

Photograph of Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in June 2014
Born
Angelina Jolie Voight

(1975-06-04) June 4, 1975 (age 48)
Other namesAngelina Jolie Pitt[1][2]
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Cambodia
Occupations
Years active1982–present
Spouses
Children6
Parents
Relatives
Special Envoy to the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
Assumed office
April 17, 2012
High CommissionerAntónio Guterres
Filippo Grandi
Preceded byOffice established

She is the daughter of Jon Voight,[4] who is also an actor and former actress/model Marcheline Bertrand. Her full name is Angelina Jolie Voight, but she decided to go by Angelina Jolie. She grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.

Early life change

She was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the sister of actor James Haven, niece of singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, and goddaughter of actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. On her father's side, Jolie is of German and Slovak descent,[5][6] and on her mother's side, she is of primarily French Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestry.[5] Like her mother, Jolie has stated that she is part Iroquois,[7] although her only known Native American ancestor was a Huron woman born in 1649.[5]

Career change

Jolie played her first leading role in the 1993 movie Cyborg 2. In 1999 Jolie played Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted.

She was awarded an honorary damehood by the British government in 2014 in recognition of her work in preventing sexual violence. She was presented with the award by Queen Elizabeth II.[8] As an American citizen, she cannot be called "Dame Angelina", but she can use the letters "DCMG" after her name.

Awards change

She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Girl, Interrupted.

Marriage and family change

Jolie self-identifies as bisexual.[9] She has been married to Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.

She has three adopted children. She lives with actor Brad Pitt. Pitt and Angelina are called 'Brangelina' by the media. They have three biological children. On May 27, 2006, Jolie gave birth to a girl, Shiloh. In 2008, she also gave birth to twins, Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon.[10] On August 28, 2014, Jolie married Pitt in France. In September 2016, they separated and she filed for divorce. Jolie is currently battling for full custody of her six children.

Health change

She said in May 2013 that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after learning she had an 87% risk of getting breast cancer. Jolie has a defective BRCA1 gene resulting in a very high risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Jolie said she might have her ovaries removed to prevent cancer.

Movies change

TitleYearActressProducerDirectorWriterRoleNotes
Lookin' to Get Out1982YesToshCredited as Angelina Jolie Voight
Cyborg 21993YesCasella "Cash" Reese
Angela & Viril1993YesAngelaShort film
Alice & Viril1993YesAliceShort film
Hackers1995YesKate Libby
Without Evidence1996YesJodie Swearingen
Love Is All There Is1996YesGina Malacici
Mojave Moon1996YesEllie
Foxfire1996YesLegs Sadovsky
Playing God1997YesClaire
Hell's Kitchen1998YesGloria McNeary
Playing by Heart1998YesJoan
Pushing Tin1999YesMary Bell
The Bone Collector1999YesAmelia Donaghy
Girl, Interrupted1999YesLisa Rowe
Gone in 60 Seconds2000YesSara "Sway" Wayland
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider2001YesLara Croft
Original Sin2001YesJulia Russell
Life or Something Like It2002YesLanie Kerrigan
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life2003YesLara Croft
Beyond Borders2003YesSarah Jordan
Taking Lives2004YesIlleana Scott
Shark Tale2004YesLola (voice)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow2004YesFranky Cook
The Fever2004YesRevolutionaryCameo
Alexander2004YesOlympias
Trudell2005Executive
Confessions of an Action Star2005YesCameo
Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005YesJane Smith
The Good Shepherd2006YesMargaret "Clover" Russell Wilson
A Place in Time 2007YesYes
A Mighty Heart2007YesMariane Pearl
Beowulf2007YesGrendel's mother
Kung Fu Panda2008YesMaster Tigress (voice)
Wanted2008YesFox
Changeling2008YesChristine Collins
Salt2010YesEvelyn Salt
The Tourist2010YesElise Clifton-Ward
Kung Fu Panda 22011YesMaster Tigress (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters2011YesMaster Tigress (voice)
In the Land of Blood and Honey2011YesYesYes
Difret2014Executive
Maleficent2014YesExecutiveMaleficent
Unbroken2014YesYes
By the Sea2015YesYesYesYesVanessaCredited as Angelina Jolie Pitt
Kung Fu Panda 32016YesMaster Tigress (voice)
First They Killed My Father2017YesYesYes
The Breadwinner2017Executive
Serendipity 2019Executive
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019YesYesMaleficent
The One and Only Ivan2020YesYesStella (voice)Post-production
The Eternals2020YesThenaFilming
Those Who Wish Me Dead2020YesHannah FaberPost-production
Come AwayTBAYesYesRosePost-production

References change

  1. Rubin, Elizabeth (October 16, 2015). "Angelina Jolie Pitt on Her Most Personal Project With Brad Yet and Why She's Looking Forward to 50". Vogue. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. Jolie Pitt, Angelina (March 24, 2015). "Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary of a Surgery". New York Times. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Angelina Jolie Biography: Director, Film Actress (1975–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. "Angelina Jolie: Born to be Lara". BBC News. 2001-07-03. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Angelina Jolie". William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  6. "Is Jon Voight Slovak?" Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. "Angie overdoes the bad girl act". The Daily Telegraph. October 2, 2001. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  8. Association, Press (2014-10-10). "Angelina Jolie presented with honorary damehood by Queen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  9. Ditto blasts bisexual Jolie
  10. AP. It's a boy and a girl for Jolie and Pitt. MSNBC.com. July 13, 2008. Accessed September 8, 2008.

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