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Angelina Jolie
Playing Lara Croft and Maleficent.
Girl, Interrupted · Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Born
- 4 June 1975
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, USA
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Angelina Jolie
Actor, filmmaker, and humanitarian. Jolie’s life spans a Hollywood upbringing, an international screen career, directing, and two decades working with refugees.
Early life
A family in film
Daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand; raised mainly by her mother.
Learning the craft
Trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and appeared in stage productions.
Career
- 1982
First screen appearance
A childhood part in Lookin’ to Get Out, alongside her father.
- 1993–1995
Professional beginnings
Began her professional film career with Cyborg 2 and Hackers.
- 1997–1998
Television breakthrough
George Wallace and Gia brought awards and wider recognition.
- 2000s
International leading actor
Built a career spanning action films, drama, and animation.
- 2007–2024
Director & producer
Moved from documentary to feature directing, then into Broadway production.
Selected work
Girl, Interrupted
Actor · Lisa Rowe. Her Oscar-winning supporting performance.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Actor · The video-game adventurer brought to the screen.
Maleficent
Actor · A familiar fairy tale told through its villain.
Unbroken
Director · The wartime story of Olympian Louis Zamperini.
Maria
Actor · Opera singer Maria Callas in her later years.
Beyond work
Family
Mother of six children. Her former spouses include actors Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brad Pitt.
Refugee advocacy · 2001–2022
Served as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, then Special Envoy from 2012. Her work included more than 60 field missions.
Sources & photo credit
Life & career ↗Academy Award ↗UNHCR service ↗Directing Unbroken ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
