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Angelina Jolie Profile |
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Birth Date: June 4, 1975
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Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Birth Name: Angelina Jolie Voight
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Born June 4, 1975, Angelina Jolie Voight, daughter of Oscar
winning actor Jon Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand,
used her middle name as her last name (the French
translation of beautiful), probably in order to succeed,
independent of her father's success as an actor. At age 11,
Jolie began studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater
Institute, six years after making her film debut in Lookin'
to Get Out, starring her father.
Although her dream as a child was actually to become a
funeral director, 16-year-old Jolie worked as a professional
model in London, New York and Los Angeles. Musical groups
and singers such as the Rolling Stones, Lemonheads,
Meatloaf, and Lenny Kravitz would cast her in their music
videos, and even brother James Haven Voight directed Jolie
in his student films for the USC School of Cinema.
Wanting to get even closer to pursuing an acting career,
Jolie studied at the Met Theatre group in L.A., whose alumni
include Ed Harris and Holly Hunter.
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Jolie's first foray into film was of a sci-fi nature, with a
supporting role in 1993's Cyborg 2, which didn't even make
it to the big screen, and a lead role in Hackers (1995),
where she met future husband and British actor Jonny Lee
Miller of Trainspotting fame. It should be noted that
Jolie's performance was the only redeeming factor of the
movie. Jolie and Miller's morbid wedding reception in 1995,
where Jolie wore black and had Jonny's name written across
the back of her shirt in blood, could have foreshadowed that
their marriage would not last too long -- they were
separated within the year and filed for divorce in 1999.
Her career as an actress, however, was flying high. She
received critical acclaim in Without Evidence (1995), where
she portrayed a drug-addicted teen; Foxfire, a 1996 Joyce
Carol Oates adaptation, for her portrayal of a rebellious
teen known as "Legs"; as well as in 1996's Love Is All There
Is, for her role as an Italian girl in love with the son of
her family's rival.
In 1997, she joined the ranks of other known cast members
with a supporting role in the box-office bomb Playing God,
starring David Duchovny and Timothy Hutton.
angelina jolie wins golden globe for gia
Jolie's television roles were what gained her the ultimate
respect among critics. She was honored with a 1997 Best
Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination
for her role as Cornelia Wallace in the TV movie George
Wallace, co-starring Gary Sinise. But the best was only yet
to come for Jolie.
She won her second Golden Globe for her role as model Gia
Carangi in HBO's biopic Gia. Her intense role as the
drug-addicted model who was diagnosed with AIDS was highly
deserving of the Best Actress Golden Globe, Emmy nomination
and critical acclaim it received.
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On the big screen, Jolie was well-received by audiences for
her role in 1998's Playing By Heart, with Sean Connery,
Gillian Anderson and Ryan Phillippe. She also played Billy
Bob Thornton's seductive wife in 1999's Pushing Tin (the man
whom she'd later lure away from long-time girlfriend Laura
Dern), and starred opposite big leaguer Denzel Washington in
the thriller The Bone Collector later that same year.
But it was her supporting role in 1999's Girl, Interrupted
that showed audiences her dramatic skills, garnering her a
Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Crazily enough, Jolie showed up at the Oscars with her
brother James and was kissing him as though he were her
boyfriend. The two later denied rumors that they were
engaging in an incestuous relationship.
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In 2000, Jolie eloped with her Pushing Tin co-star Billy Bob
Thornton, but after they adopted a Cambodian baby boy named
Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie, in 2002, the couple later
filed for divorce. Their sexually-charged marriage was the
subject of much tabloid fodder, considering the eccentric
couple carried vials of each other's blood around their
necks and would suck face anytime a camera was near them.
In 2001, Angelina was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Angelina has starred in a slew of films including Gone in
Sixty Seconds (2000) with Nicolas Cage, Lara Croft: Tomb
Raider (2001), for which Angelina is proud to say she did
her own stunts, Original Sin (2001) with Antonio Banderas,
Life Or Something Like It (2002), Lara Croft Tomb Raider:
The Cradle of Life (2003), and Beyond Borders (2003).
In 2004, Angelina was busy starring in Taking Lives, Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Shark Tale, and as
Olympias in Oliver Stone's Alexander. After starring
alongside Brad Pitt in the romantic comedy Mr. and Mrs.
Smith (2005), Angelina can add the Robert De Niro-directed
The Good Shepherd to her resume.
Angelina always manages to make headlines, but after Brad
Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston came to an end in 2005,
rumors began circulating that maybe Angelina and Brad had an
affair while filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith. |
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Other
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Niece of Chip Taylor.
One of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." [2000]
She is extremely close to and protective of her brother
James Haven. He often accompanies her to awards shows, and
she used his name, or at least his memory, as inspiration in
the "Where's Jamie?!" scene in Girl, Interrupted (1999).
Has the letter "H" tattooed on the inside of her left wrist,
which is a reference to two people she is close to who have
this letter in their names: her brother, James Haven, and
Timothy Hutton. She got the tattoo when she was dating
Timothy but since their break up she now says it's only for
James.
Has a tattoo of the Tennessee Williams quote, "A prayer for
the wild at heart, kept in cages." on her left forearm.
Jolie is actually her middle name.
Was married to Jonny Lee Miller in a black leather pants and
a white shirt. On the white shirt she painted her husband's
name in her own blood (across the back).
Tattoos include the Japanese sign for death, two pointy
black American Indian symbols, a dragon, and a large black
cross.
Mother is Marcheline Bertrand.
Father is Jon Voight.
Majored in film at New York University.
Collects knives and has an interest in mortuary science.
Angelina and her brother, to whom she is very close,
publicly spoke out to deny false rumors that the two were
having an incestuous love affair. [2000]
Had childhood dream of becoming a funeral director.
Named the world's sexiest woman in Swedish magazine Café.
"Jolie" means "pretty" in French.
Goddaughter of actress Jacqueline Bisset.
Graduated from Beverly Hills High School at age 16.
Has the Latin phrase "Quod me nutrit me destruit" ("What
nourishes me also destroys me") tattooed across her stomach.
Appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland after her
visits to Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Pakistan. [27 August
2001]
Born at 9:09 AM PST
"Introducing Angelina Jolie" in opening credits of Love Is
All There Is (1996) suggests delayed release as Jolie
already had at least two major screen roles by 1996.
She is of Czech and American descent on her father's side
and French and Haudenosaunee (Iroquian Indian) heritage on
her mother's side.
She and Billy Bob Thornton adopted a Cambodian baby boy,
named Maddox. Jolie took custody of the baby in Africa,
where she is shooting Beyond Borders (2003). [10 March 2002]
Performed her own stunts in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
and received cuts from the chandelier scene as a result.
Ranked #87 in Premiere's 2002 annual "Power 100" list.
In role as goodwill ambassador, visited Tham Hin refugee
camp in Thailand, May 2002, to check on conditions of 9,000
refugees from bordering Myanmar.
July 2002 - confirms break up with actor Billy Bob Thornton.
Measurements: 36C-27-36.
Announced in late 2002 that she is "in talks" to portray the
late porn star Linda Lovelace. Eventually, she lost the role
to Courtney Love.
Goddaughter of actor Maximilian Schell.
Voted the 3rd Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian
Empire Magazine September 2002.
Her adopted son, Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie, was born on
August 5th, 2001.
Her favorite Disney character is Dumbo the flying elephant,
she has said that she cried when he was able to fly.
She is the woman most American males would like to date on
New Year's Eve, according to a survey by movie rental chain
Blockbuster Inc. Results of the survey showed her in the top
spot with 35 percent of respondents saying she would be
their number one pick for a hypothetical New Year's Eve
candle-lit dinner. Rival star Catherine Zeta-Jones gained
second spot in the online survey conducted by Blockbuster
November 11-24, 2003. The survey had 31,969 responses.
Started modelling at the age of 14.
Was named "The sexiest woman alive" by the Swedish evening
newspaper "Aftonbladet." [2003]
She was voted the ninth sexiest woman in FHM UK's top 100
sexiest in 2004.
Is planning to give up her acting career to settle in
England with her son Maddox and become a full time mum. She
says she wants to "Quit movies, be a great mum to Maddox and
join the Parents and Teachers Association".
Favorite music: Madonna, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The
Clash, Matchbox 20.
Favorite TV shows: "King of the Hill" (1997), the Game Show
Network and Animal Planet.
Voted as #6 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women" 2004 in FHM [DK].
She was voted #2 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."
Attended same high school as Lenny Kravitz.
She and Egyptian actor Adel Imam are goodwill ambassadors
for the UNHCR.
Went to High School with Michael Klesic.
Has a tattoo of a blue window on her lowerback. She claims
it's because no matter where she was at any point in her
life she always found herself looking out a window wishing
to be elsewhere.
Ranked #6 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World." [2002]
Speaks French.
Voted #1 star most men would like to kiss under the
mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies.
Used to own a pet rat snake. Therefore had no problem
shooting the snake scene in Alexander (2004).
Went to elementary school at William O. Schaefer School in
Tappan, New York.
Her father starred with her godmother Jacqueline Bisset in
Richter und sein Henker, Der (1975), which was directed by
her godfather Maximilian Schell.
Voted Hollywood's Sexiest Single Mother, in a poll for
website Date.com.
Consulted with real-life FBI profiler Robert K. Ressler for
her role in Taking Lives (2004).
In 2003 was first recipient of the Citizen of the World
Award from the UN's Correspondents' Association for her work
as a goodwill ambassador with the UNHCR.
In 2004 was made an honorary citizen of Cambodia by the
Prime Minister of Cambodia for her humanitarian work there.
July 6th 2005: she adopted a newborn baby girl from Ethiopia
who was thought to be orphaned by AIDS. But it was later
revealed that the child's mother did not have the money to
care for her. She named the girl Zahara Marley Jolie.
She ranked #2 in 2000 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.
Named Esquire Magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive in 2004.
Named Most Beautiful Woman in People Magazine's 50 Most
Beautiful People 2005 issue. More than 500,000 readers were
polled.
In August, 2005 was made an official citizen of Cambodia by
the King for her ongoing efforts to help the environment
there.
The King of Cambodia has signed legal papers giving her
Cambodian Citizenship (August 2005)
Was nominated for Worst Actress at the Razzie Awards for
four straight years from 2002 to 2005, but each time was
beaten by another of her fellow nominees. She has still yet
to "win" an award.
When filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), she set fire to
her silk pajamas on the chandelier while she was doing her
"bungee jumps" in the house. She was taken to a hospital
with minor burns but resumed filming the next day.
Her adopted daughter, Zahara Marley Jolie, was born on
January 8th, 2005
Named #7 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Ranked #1 in E! Television's 2006 101 Sexiest Celebrity
Bodies
Gave her Oscar Statuette, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and
Critic Choice Award to her mother. She felt she didn't need
to hang on to awards.
Her godfather Maximilian Schell always gave her a doll as a
birthday present, from her first to sixteenth. Sometimes it
was a modern doll, made of plastic, sometimes it was an old
and precious one, made of wood or porcelain.
Gave her mother the nickname "Great Lady".
One of the first actresses to win 3 consecutive Golden
Globes in 3 different categories: "Best Supporting Actress
in a Mini Series": George Wallace (1997) (TV), "Best Actress
in a TV Movie or Mini Series": Gia (1998) (TV), "Best
Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture": Girl, Interrupted
(1999). Coincidentally, all her roles were based on real
people.
She graduated from El Rodeo elementary school in 1989.
Ranked and Voted #3 by AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable
Women of 2006
The adoptive father of her children Maddox and Zahara is
Brad Pitt
Topped People magazine`s "100 most beautiful people" list in
2006 (28 April 2006).
Named #1 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
She and Brad Pitt welcomed daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt
on May 27, 2006 in Namibia, Africa.
The government in Namibia is offering citizenship to her new
daughter.
Has tattoos of the coordinates representing the locations
where she adopted Maddox and Zahara on her left arm, which
cover up the Billy Bob Thornton tattoo (June 2006).
Has a private pilot and Airbase single engine land civilian
pilot's license.
Has a fondness for Liverpool Football Club because her son
Maddox "only wants to play for Liverpool". |
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