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  1. Angelina Jolie (/ dʒ oʊ ˈ l iː /; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of numerous accolades , including an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards , she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.

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    Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who became popular after playing the title role in the \\"Lara Croft\\" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become prominently involved in international charity projects, especially those involving refugees. S...

    Jolie was born Angelina Jolie Voight in Los Angeles, California. In her earliest years, Angelina began absorbing the acting craft from her actor parents, Jon Voight, an Oscar-winner, and Marcheline Bertrand, who had studied with Lee Strasberg. Her good looks may derive from her ancestry, which is German and Slovak on her father's side, and French-C...

    In the mid-1990s, Jolie appeared in various small films where she got good notices, including Hackers (1995) and Foxfire (1996). Her critical acclaim increased when she played strong roles in the made-for-TV movies True Women (1997), and in George Wallace (1997) which won her a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination. Jolie's acclaim increased ev...

    With her new-found prominence, Jolie began to get in-depth attention from the press. Numerous aspects of her controversial personal life became news. At her wedding to her Hackers (1995) co-star Jonny Lee Miller, she had displayed her husband's name on the back of her shirt painted in her own blood. Jolie and Miller divorced, and in 2000, she marri...

    In 2000, Jolie was asked to star in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). At first, she expressed disinterest, but then decided that the required training for the athletic role was intriguing. The Croft character was drawn from a popular video game. Lara Croft was a female cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. When the film was released, critics we...

    One of the Croft movie's filming locations was Cambodia. While there, Jolie witnessed the natural beauty, culture and poverty of that country. She considered this an eye opening experience, and so began the humanitarian chapter of her life. Jolie began visiting refugee camps around the world and came to be formally appointed as a Goodwill Ambassado...

    Jolie and Pitt announced in early 2006 that they would have a child together, and Jolie gave birth to daughter Shiloh that May. They also adopted a three-year-old Vietnamese boy named Pax. The couple, who married in 2014, continue to pursue movie and humanitarian projects, and now have a total of six children.

    • June 4, 1975
  2. Angelina Jolie. Actress: Maleficent. Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014).

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    • June 4, 1975
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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Angelina Jolie? Born in Los Angeles, California, on June 4, 1975, Angelina Jolie starred in the HBO biopic Gia before earning a best supporting actress Academy Award for Girl,...

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  5. Sep 4, 2021 · Angelina Jolie: ‘I just want my family to heal’. ‘If you truly think I’m crazy, then that’s a problem.’. Photograph: Mary Rozzi/The Guardian. The actor opens up about why her divorce ...

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  6. Mar 11, 2024 · Gareth Cattermole // Getty Images. “This dress was designed by the one-and-only Angelina Jolie,” Jaouad said in a red-carpet interview with Canadian entertainment outlet Etalk. “Her first time...

  7. Sep 27, 2023 · Angelina Jolie in an Atelier Jolie dress incorporating deadstock materials. Values of ethics, community, collaboration, and sustainability are at the heart of Jolie's new project. Fashion...

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