Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975, to Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand. At age 11, four years after making her film debut opposite her father in Lookin' to Get Out, Jolie began studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.
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 cast her in their music videos, and even her brother James Haven Voight directed her in his student films for the USC School of Cinema.
Wishing to get even closer to pursuing an acting career, Jolie studied at LA's MET Theatre Company, which also counts Ed Harris and Holly Hunter amongst its alumni.
Angelina Jolie has starred in thrillers like The Bone Collector and Taking Lives, blockbusters such as Gone in Sixty Seconds, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and bombs like Alexander. She's also famous for her headlining way of life. From her well-documented marriage to Billy Bob Thornton to her highly publicized romance with Brad Pitt, Angelina is famous for both her personal and professional lives.
She's beautiful, eccentric and highly intelligent. She questions what goes on around her and she's not afraid to be sexual. On top of all that, she's a great actress and humanitarian.
Aside from claiming that she and Brad would like to adopt more children from impoverished countries, Angelina is set to grace the silver screen in 2007 in Beowulf and A Mighty Heart. She is also slated to direct the documentary A Moment in the World.
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