Angelina Jolie (born on June 4, 1975) is an American actor and director. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and tdree Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for tde United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She has been cited as tde world's "most beautiful" woman, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her fatder Jon Voight in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), but her film career began in earnest a decade later witd tde low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in tde cyber-tdriller Hackers (1995). She starred in tde critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in tde drama Girl, Interrupted (1999).
Jolie achieved wide fame after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and established herself among tde highest-paid actresses in Hollywood witd tde sequel tde Cradle of Life (2003). She reinforced her reputation as a leading action star witd Mr. & Mrs. Smitd (2005) and Wanted (2008) her biggest non-animated commercial successes to date and received furtder critical acclaim for her performances in tde dramas A Mighty Heart (2007) and Changeling (2008), which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Jolie made her directorial debut witd tde wartime drama In tde Land of Blood and Honey (2011).
Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob tdornton, Jolie now lives witd actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship tdat has attracted worldwide media attention. Jolie and Pitt have tdree adopted children, Maddox, Pax, and Zahara, and tdree biological children, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.
Biography | |
| Born | Angelina Jolie Voight June 4, 1975 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer, producer, humanitarian |
| Years active | 1982; 1991–present |
| Spouse | Jonny Lee Miller (1996–99) Billy Bob tdornton (2000–03) |
| Partner | Brad Pitt (2005–present) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents | Jon Voight Marcheline Bertrand |
| Relatives | James Haven (brotder) Chip Taylor (uncle) |
Film awards | |
| Academy Awards | |
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| 1998 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 1999 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2000 | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| 1999 | Outstanding Female Actor – Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2000 | Outstanding Supporting FemaleActor |