Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American actress born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. Although a respected actress who has been awarded an Oscar, an Emmy and three Golden Globes, Jolie is noted as much for her tattoos, exotic looks and sensual lips as for her acting. Jolie became very familiar with her profession growing up, being the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute at the age of 11. In addition to acting, Jolie produced a film in 2003 called Lovesick. She has also worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for many artists, including Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, The Rolling Stones, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. Additionally, Jolie has acted in 5 student films for the USC School of Cinema. In 1995, she married the British actor Jonny Lee Miller, with whom she co-starred in the movie Hackers. They divorced in 1999. She married Academy Award Winner Billy Bob Thornton in May 2000 and adopted a son, Maddox, from Cambodia, but they too divorced in 2002 and she now has custody of Maddox. Aside from her acting, she is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR (United Nation High Commission for Refugees) Jolie's performance in 1999's Girl, Interrupted won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was one of the first celebrities to accept the invitation to be an Athens 2004 Torchbearer.

Filmography

2004\n*Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Capt. Franky Cook\n*Taking Lives - Illeana Scott 2003\n*Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - Lara Croft\n*Beyond Borders - Sarah Jordan 2002\n*Life Or Something Like It - Lanie 2001\n*Original Sin - Julia Russell\n*Tomb Raider - Lara Croft 2000\n*Gone in 60 Seconds - Sara 'Sway' Wayland 1999\n*Girl, Interrupted - Lisa Rowe\n*Bone Collector - Amelia Donaghy\n*Pushing Tin - Mary Bell 1998\n*Playing By Heart - Joan\n*Hell's Kitchen - Gloria McNeary\n*''Gia (TV) - Gia Marie Carangi 1997\n*Playing God - Claire\n*George Wallace (TV) - Cornelia Wallace\n*True Woman (TV) - Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods 1996\n*Mojave Moon - Eleanor 'Elie' Rigby\n*Foxfire - Margret 'Legs' Sadovsky \n*Love Is All There Is - Gina Malacici 1995\n*Without Evidence - Jodie Swearingen \n*Hackers - Kate Libby ('Acid Burn') 1993\n*Angela and Viril - Angela\n*Cyborg 2 - Casella 'Cash' Reese 1982\n*Lookin' to Get Out - Tosh

External links

\n* IMDb entry on Jolie\n* Fansite, with photos and info\n* Profile of Jolie from AskMen.com\n* Angelina Jolie Fanlisting\n* Angelina Jolie Pictures\n* Tomb Raider Site with Angelina Jolie Stuff Jolie, AngelinaJolie, AngelinaJolie, Angelina