Angelina Jolie Biography
Angelina Jolie, DCMG, is an American actress and filmmaker. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009, 2011, and 2013. Jolie promotes humanitarian causes, and is noted for her work with refugees as a Special Envoy and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She has been cited as the world's "most beautiful" woman by various media outlets, a title for which she has received substantial publicity.
Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out. Her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2. Her first leading role in a major film was in the cyber-thriller Hackers. She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace and Gia, and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted.
Jolie achieved wide fame after her portrayal of the video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Angelina Jolie
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Actor, Model, Voice Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Writer, Author
- Ethnicity:
- Slovak American, Iroquois
- Date of Birth:
- June 4, 1975 (47)
- Astrological Sign:
- Gemini
Marriages
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Angelina Jolie Timeline
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