Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American actress, the film director, screenwriter and the author. Angelina Jolie has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and the three Golden Globe Awards, and was named actress Hollywood's highest paid Forbes in 2009, 2011 and 2013. Angelina Jolie promotes humanitarian causes, and noted her work with refugees as a Special Envoy and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Angelina Jolie has often cited the woman of the world "very good", the title of which has received little media attention.

Angelina Jolie made ​​her DEBUT screen as a child and her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), but her film career began in earnest a decade later to produce a low-budget Cyborg 2 (1993). The role of leading his first major film was in hackers Cyber ​​- Thriller (1995). He stars in the acclaimed eye of the television biographical films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won the Award Academy for Best Supporting actress for her work in the Girl drama, Interrupted (1999).


Angelina Jolie achieved more fame after his light of the video game Heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and established himself among the players the highest paid in Hollywood with the sequel The Cradle of Life (2003). He continued his action star course with Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), salt (2010) and The Tourist (2010) and his live action commercial success so far with an international investment of U.S. $478 million, $341 million, $293 million and $278 million, respectively, and received further critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart (2007) and Changeling (2008), which gained her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best actress. Jolie made ​​her DEBUT directorial the wartime drama In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011). Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie now lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship notable for fervent media attention. Jolie and Pitt have three adopted and three biological children.

Angelina Jolie Early Life

Angelina Jolie, born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the sister of actor James Haven, niece of singer - songwriter Chip Taylor, and goddaughter of actors Jacqueline Bisset and Eurostars Schell. On his father's side, Jolie is German and Slovak descent, and his mother's side, he's Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestry mainly in French. Like her mother, Jolie has said that part of the Iroquois, although his ancestors Indigenous known only to the Huron woman born in 1649.

After the separation of his parents in 1976, Jolie and her brother lived at his mother, who had made ​​his wishes to focus on raising her children. As a child, Jolie often watched movies with her ​​mother and explained that inspired his interest, he said he did not influence the course of their father. When she was six years old, his mother and father, filmmaker Bill Day, moved the family to Palisades, New York, returned to Los Angeles five years later. Then he decided he wanted to do and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where he trained for two years and appeared in several products company.

When 14 year old, Angelina Jolie went out of the things he did in his classes and aspired to become a funeral director. He started working as a fashion model, modeling mainly in Los Angeles, New York, and London. During this time, he wore dark clothing, experimented with knife play, and went out moshing with her ​​boyfriend lived - in. Two years later, after the relationship had ended, she rented a room above a garage a few blocks from home to his mother. She graduated from high school and returned to theater studies, although in recent times has referred to this period with the observation, " I am still at heart - and always will be - just a punk kid with Tattoos. "

Angelina Jolie suffered episodes of suicidal depression throughout his youth and early twenties. Felt isolated Beverly Hills High School among the children of some of the area's affluent families, as her mother survived on a more common, it was ridiculed by other students, who targeted her for being extremely thin and wearing glasses and braces. He found it difficult to emotionally connect with other people, and because of this he began to self - harm ;. Later, answering, " I collected knives and always had certain things around For some reason, the tradition of being cut myself and feeling the pain, maybe feeling alive, feeling some kind of release, it was somehow therapeutic to me. " And he began abusing drugs, with 20 - year - old, had tried " just about every drug possible, " including heroin.

Angelina Jolie Career

When Angelina Jolie was seven years old, Jolie had a small part in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), a movie co-written and covers his father, Jon Voight. She committed to acting at the age of 16, but initially found it difficult to pass auditions, often being told that says " too dark. " He appeared in five student films, and his brother, made ​​when he went to the USC School of Cinema - Television, as well as a number of music, namely Lenny Kravitz's' Stand by My Woman " (1991) ; version Antonello Venditti of hit Crowded House's " Do not Dream shattered ", "Alta Marea " (1991) ; The Lemonheads's " It's About Time " (1993), and Meat Loaf's' Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through " (1993). He began to read from his father, as he noted his way of seeing the people to be like them. This time, their relationship was a bit strained, with Jolie realizing that both " drama queens. "

Angelina Jolie began to film his professional career in 1993, when he played his first role in the low- budget, straight - to -video science - fiction sequel Cyborg 2, as Casella " Cash " Reese, a near - human robot, designed to seduce her way to the headquarters manufacturing rival, and then self - detonate. Jolie was extremely disappointed with the film that he did not audition again for a year. Following a supporting role in the independent film Without Evidence (1995), Jolie stars as Kate " Acid Burn " Libby in her first Hollywood picture, hackers (1995). The New York Times wrote : " Kate (Angelina Jolie) stands out. That's because she scowls even sourly and that rare female hacker who lives intently at her keyboard on the other side. Despite his posturing sullen, which is all this role requires, Ms. Jolie has four sweetly beauty of her father, Jon Voight. " fails to benefit the box office, but developed a cult following after its video release.


Angelina Jolie next appeared in the 1996 comedy Love Is All There Is, a loose modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in the midst of a rival Italian family restaurant owners and two in The Bronx, New York. In the road movie Mojave Moon (1996) she played a young woman who falls for Danny Aiello's middle syllable, when he became the feelings of his mother, played by Anne Archer. In the same year, Jolie also portrayed Margret " Legs " Sadovsky, one of five girls in his obligation is not possible in the film Foxfire after they beat up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. The Los Angeles Times wrote about her performance, " I had of hogwash to develop this character, but Jolie, Knockout's Jon Voight's daughter, has the presence to overcome the idea. Though the story narrated by Maddy, Legs is the subject and the catalyst. "

In 1997, Angelina Jolie stars David Duchovny in the thriller Playing God, set in the underworld of Los Angeles. The movie was not well received by critics, Roger Ebert noted that " Angelina Jolie finds a certain warmth in a kind of role that is usually hard and aggressive, seems to be very nice to have a girlfriend Blossom, and it may be that. " He then appeared in the television film True Women (1997), a historical romantic drama set in the American West and based on the book by Janice Woods Windle. In the same year, he appeared as a Stripper in the music video for "Anybody Seen Baby Farm" by the Rolling Stones.

Although most of his abilities, Jolie's films to date had often not appealed to a wider audience, but Lara Croft : Tomb Raider (2001) made ​​him a superstar international. An adaptation of the popular Tomb Raider videogame, Jolie had to learn English in a different way undergo intensive training to play the title role in martial of Lara Croft. He was often praised for his physical performance, but the movie generated mostly negative reviews. Slant commented : " Angelina Jolie was born to play Lara Croft but Simon West makes her journey into a game of Frogger. " Became an international success nonetheless, earning around $275 million, and launched its global reputation as a female action star.

In 2004, Angelina Jolie stars alongside Ethan Hawk Thriller in taking life. He is an FBI profiler summoned to help Montreal law enforcement hunt down a serial killer. Movie received mixed reviews and The Hollywood Reporter concluded : " Angelina Jolie plays a role that definitely feels like something already done, but he did add a dash unmistakable glamor happiness. " He also provided the voice of Lola angelfish in the DreamWorks animated movie Shark Tale (2004), and a brief appearance in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), a science - adventure film shot entirely of players in front of bluescreen. In the same year, Jolie played Olympias in Alexander, about the life of Alexander the Great. The film failed in this, which director Oliver Stone attributed to disapproval of the depiction of Bisexuality Alexander, but was successful in the world, with income of $139 million outside the United States.

In 2011, Angelina Jolie made ​​directorial feature is his DEBUT In the Land of Blood and Honey, a love story between Serb and Bosniak prisoner of war, set during the 1992-95 Bosnian War. He wrote the text twice after a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in her role as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, for the purpose of renewal of care for survivors of the war occurred in recent history. In order to ensure a sense of authenticity, and then cast the only players from the former Yugoslavia, the majority of those who lived through the war - including star Goran hep and Marjanovic town and incorporated their experiences into his script. The film resulted, which he co - produced, was released in theaters U.S. entirely in the language of Serbo-Croatian - Bosnian.

In the Land of Blood and Honey received mixed reviews from citics. Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times criticized' contrived a plot point, " but in the end he agreed that, as the first director of the time, " Jolie plays much the same area as difficult war in Bosnian. " Write The New York Times, Manohla Dargis also criticized the script's Jolie, noting the game " instructional somewhat uncomfortable, sometimes about the people factor, " but Pineda that, for the most part, the film " moves briskly and easily holds your attention. " the film won the Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America, which honors films that highlight provocative social issues, and received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language film. It aroused both praise and criticism in the Balkans, the answer to the Bosniak victims of war and organizations espousing' overwhelmingly positive, " while a Serb prisoners of war group decried the film for its bias against Serb. The government district of Sarajevo named Jolie an honorary citizen of the city of awareness of the war.

After four years of absence from the screen, Angelina Jolie will star in the upcoming Maleficent (2014). He plays the titular role of Maleficent, the main antagonist from the 1959 Disney's animated Sleeping Beauty. The film will show the original story's Maleficent's point of view, it reflects the character's background. He is set to direct the film about World War II hero Lou Perine, a former Olympic track star who survived a plane crash over the sea, and spent two years in a prisoner - of - war camp Japanese. Joel and Ethan Coen will be in the new text, based on the biography Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken.

Angelina Jolie first in the results of the humanitarian crisis while filming Lara Croft : Tomb Raider (2001) in the war - torn Cambodia, and later brought his understanding of the world. On his return home, he met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for information on international trouble areas. To learn more about the conditions in these areas, he began visiting refugee camps around the world. In February 2001, he went on her first field visit, an 18 - day mission to Sierra Leone and Tanzania, later expressed her shock of what he had witnessed.

In the months following, he returned to Cambodia for two weeks and met with Afghan refugees in Pakistan, where he donated $1 million for an international UNHCR emergency appeal, offering the largest UNHCR received from the private sector. Covered all costs related to his work and he was working and living conditions of the same bad as UNHCR field staff on all of her visit. Jolie was named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador UNHCR headquarters in Geneva on August 27, 2001.

Angelina Jolie Personal life

Angelina Jolie got a serious boyfriend for two years from the age of 14. Mother allowed them to live together in his home, which was later Jolie said : " I was either going to be reckless on the streets with my boyfriend or he was going to me in my mother's room to the next room. Makes a decision, and for his sake, I continued to go to school in the morning and the first to examine my relationship in a safe way. " Yes, he likened his marital relationship is emotional, and said that the breakup compelled her to dedicate herself to her acting career at the age of 16.

During the recording of hackers (1995), Angelina Jolie had a romance with a British actor Jonny Lee Miller, her first lover since the relationship in her youth. They were not in touch for many months after production ended, but eventually reconnected and married soon after on March 28, 1996. He went to his wedding in black rubber pants and a white T - shirt, upon which she had written the groom's name in her blood. Jolie and Miller separated in September 1997 and divorced on February 3, 1999. They remained on good terms and Jolie later explained, " It comes down to timing., I think that a very large man girl could ask for. Would always love him, we were simply too much."

Angelina Jolie had a brief relationship with model - actress Jenny richie on the set of Foxfire (1996). Later he said, " I would probably have married Jenny if I had not married my husband. Fell in love with him the second time I saw her. " Richie said in 2005 that his relationship with Jolie had lasted many years and continued even while Jolie was romantically involved with other people. In 2003, she asked was bisexual, Jolie replied, " Yes. If I fell in love with a woman tomorrow, would I feel that it is right to want to kiss and touch her ​​? If I fell in love with him".

After a two month Dating, Jolie married actor Billy Bob Thornton on May 5, 2000, in Las Vegas. They met on the set of Pushing Tin (1999), but did not pursue a relationship at that time as Thornton was the marriage to actress Laura Dern. Because of their public announcements, unholy passion and love - most famously wearing one another's blood in vials in their neck - their marriage became a favorite topic of the entertainment. Jolie and Thornton announced the adoption of a son from Cambodia in March 2002, but abruptly separated three months later. Their divorce was finalized on May 27, 2003. Asked about the sudden elimination of their marriage, Jolie stated, " It also took me by surprise, because overnight, we totally changed., I think one day we just had not

In early 2005, Angelina Jolie was involved in a Hollywood scandal when accused of being the reason for the divorce actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston. She and Pitt were alleged to have started an affair during filming of Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). She denied this on several occasions, but later admitted that he' loved' on the set. Explained in 2005, " To close with a married man, when my father himself cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. Could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I will not be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife. " Jolie and Pitt did not comment publicly on the nature of the relationship their until January 2006, when Jolie confirmed to People that she was pregnant Pitt's child. Pitt and Jolie announced their engagement April 2012, after seven years together. The couple " Brangelina " by the entertainment media - are the subject of worldwide media

Angelina Jolie Children

On March 10, 2002, Angelina Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox Chivan seven - month -old, from an orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Born as contrary Vibol on August 5, 2001, the local area. Jolie applied for adoption after he visited Cambodia twice, while filming Lara Croft : Tomb Raider (2001) and on a UNHCR field mission. Adoption process was halted in December 2001 when the U.S. government banned adoptions from Cambodia into allegations of child trafficking. Just when the adoption was finalized, she took custody of Maddox in Namibia, where filming Beyond Borders (2003). Although Jolie and her then - husband Billy Bob Thornton announced the adoption together, this is in fact adopted Maddox as a single parent.

Jolie adopted a daughter, Zahara Marley six months old, from an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 6, 2005. Zahara was born Yemsrach on January 8, 2005, in Awasa. At the time of the adoption, Zahara was wrongly believed to be an orphan AIDS and it was unknown whether he had contracted HIV, but later tested negative. Shortly after he returned to the United States, Zahara was hospitalized for dehydration and malnutrition. In November 2007, the media reported that the mother of Zahara stores blood and wanted her daughter back, but she denied these reports, saying she thought Zahara was' very lucky' to have been adopted by Jolie.

Angelina Jolie was accompanied by her partner Brad Pitt when he went to Ethiopia to keep Zahara. Later indicated that she and Pitt had made ​​the decision to accept from Ethiopia together. In December 2005,'s publicist Pitt announced that Pitt wanted to Maddox and Zahara. To reflect this, Jolie filed a legal change her children's surnames from Jolie to Jolie - Pitt, which was granted on January 19, 2006. This was adopted immediately after the statement.

In an attempt to avoid the media frenzy surrounding their relationship, Jolie and Pitt went to Namibia for the birth of their first child blood. On May 27, 2006, Jolie gave birth to a daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, in Swakopmund. Pitt confirmed that their newborn daughter would have a Namibian passport. The couple decided to sell the first pictures of Shiloh through the owner of the Getty Images themselves, rather than letting Paparazzi useful to make these images. People paid a reported $4.1 million American rights, while Hello ! obtained the British rights for a reported $3.5 million. All profits were donated to charities serving African children.

On March 15, 2007, Angelina Jolie adopted a son, three year old Pax Thien, from an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. He was born as Pham Quang Sang on November 29, 2003, in HCMC, when he abandoned soon after birth. Jolie adopted Pax as a single parent, for the approval of Vietnam's regulations in do not allow unmarried couples to co - adopt. Rights for the first post- adoption of Pax were sold to People for a reported $2 million, and Hello ! for an undisclosed fee. In April, Jolie filed a legal change her son's surname from Jolie to Jolie - Pitt, which was approved on May 31, 2007. Pitt's acceptance of Pax was finalized in the United States on February 21, 2008.

At the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008, Jolie confirmed that they are expecting twins. For two weeks she spent in the hospital seaside in Nice, France, reporters and photographers camped outside the tour. Gave birth to a son, Knox León, and a daughter, Vivienne Marcheline, on July 12, 2008. Rights for the first images of Knox and Vivienne were jointly sold to Hello ! for a reported $14 million - the most expensive celebrity pictures ever taken.