Angelina Jolie Pitt, a renowned American actress and humanitarian, was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. Following her parents’ divorce in 1976, she and her brother, James Haven, were raised by their mother.
Despite her father’s acting career, Jolie’s passion for acting was inspired by watching movies with her mother. She initially attended Beverly Hills High School, where she experienced social isolation and was often teased for being extremely thin and for wearing glasses and braces. She later transferred to Moreno High School, where she adopted a more rebellious persona, often dressing in black and engaging in experimental behavior. At one point, she considered becoming a funeral director and paused her acting training.
Jolie faced significant personal challenges throughout her youth, including difficulty forming social connections, sleep issues, and struggles with substance use. By age 20, she had experimented with various drugs, including heroin, and faced episodes of depression and suicidal thoughts at ages 19 and 22. Adopting her first child later brought greater emotional stability to her life.
Jolie’s first screen appearance came at the age of five in Lookin’ to Get Out (1982), in which she appeared alongside her father. However, she initially struggled to establish herself in the entertainment industry, failing at early modeling efforts and participating mostly in her brother’s student films. Her professional career began with a role as a cybernetic assassin in Cyborg 2 (1993), which did little to elevate her profile. Her first Hollywood feature, Hackers (1995), garnered a cult following over the years, though it did not perform well at the box office upon release.
Jolie began gaining critical recognition with her portrayal of Cornelia Wallace in the television film George Wallace (1997), earning her a Golden Globe Award. Her role in Gia (1998), a biopic about model Gia Carangi, brought her further acclaim, resulting in another Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination.
She achieved major cinematic success in 1999 with her supporting role in Girl, Interrupted, for which she won an Academy Award, her second Screen Actors Guild Award, and her third Golden Globe Award. These performances firmly established her as a leading actress in Hollywood.
Jolie’s portrayal of the iconic video game character in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) catapulted her to international superstardom and opened the door to a series of action roles. In 2005, she starred with Brad Pitt in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a commercial hit that grossed over $478 million worldwide.
Following the death of her mother in 2007, Jolie reduced her film output. Nevertheless, by 2008 she had become the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. She also lent her voice to the animated hit Kung Fu Panda (2008) and its sequel, Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
| Birth Date: | 4 Jun, 1975 |
| Age: | 44 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America Cambodia |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles |
| residence: | Los Angeles Palisades |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress, film director and screenwriter |
| Net Worth 2021: | 120 million |
