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<h2>Early Life and Education</h2>
<p><a href="/biography/angelina-jolie">Angelina Jolie Pitt</a>, a renowned American <a href="/biography/angelina-jolie">actress</a> and humanitarian, was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, to actors <a href="/biography/jon-voight">Jon Voight</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcheline_Bertrand">Marcheline Bertrand</a>. Following her parents’ divorce in 1976, she and her <a href="/biography/james-haven">brother</a>, <a href="/biography/james-haven">James Haven</a>, were raised by their mother.</p>
<p>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.</p>

<h2>Personal Struggles and Early Challenges</h2>
<p>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.</p>

<h2>Acting Career Beginnings</h2>
<p>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.</p>

<h2>Breakthrough Performances and Awards</h2>
<p>Jolie began gaining critical recognition with her portrayal of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Wallace">Cornelia Wallace</a> in the television film George Wallace (1997), earning her a Golden Globe Award. Her role in Gia (1998), a biopic about model <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Carangi">Gia Carangi</a>, brought her further acclaim, resulting in another Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy nomination.</p>
<p>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.</p>

<h2>International Stardom: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Croft">Lara Croft</a> and Action Films</h2>
<p>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 <a href="/biography/brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a> in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a commercial hit that grossed over $478 million worldwide.</p>
<p>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).</p>

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<h2>Commercial Success and Continued Film Work</h2>
<p>Her 2010 film Salt was a significant box office success, earning approximately $293.5 million globally. That same year, she co-starred in The Tourist, which, despite negative reviews from critics, managed respectable earnings.</p>
<p>After a break of more than three years, Jolie returned to the screen in 2014 with Maleficent, which became her highest-grossing film to date, earning over $757 million worldwide and reaffirming her status as a global box office draw.</p>

<h2>Humanitarian Work and UN Involvement</h2>
<p>Jolie has been deeply committed to humanitarian causes. Since 2001, she has worked extensively with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Appointed as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador until 2012, she was then promoted to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Envoy_of_the_Secretary-General">Special Envoy</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Guterres">High Commissioner</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Guterres">António Guterres</a>.</p>
<p>In her role, Jolie advocated for refugees and displaced communities, participating in field missions across Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq. She has pushed for stronger support for child immigrants and vulnerable children in both the United States and developing nations. Recognitions for her humanitarian efforts include the UNHCR Humanitarian Award (2002), the Global Humanitarian Award (2005), and the Freedom Award (2007).</p>

<h2>Relationships and Family Life</h2>
<p>Jolie was in a serious relationship at the age of 14, and her first marriage was to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Lee_Miller">actor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Lee_Miller">Jonny Lee Miller</a> on March 28, 1996. The couple separated in 1997 and officially divorced in 1999. She was also involved with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Shimizu">model-actress</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Shimizu">Jenny Shimizu</a> during the same period and later married <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bob_Thornton">actor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bob_Thornton">Billy Bob Thornton</a> in May 2000, divorcing in May 2003.</p>
<p>Jolie began a high-profile relationship with <a href="/biography/brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a> in the mid-2000s, and the two married in 2014. They have six children together, including three adopted: Maddox Chivan (2002), Zahara Marley (2005), and Pax Thien (2007). She gave birth to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiloh_Jolie">Shiloh Nouvel</a> in 2006 and twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline in 2008. Jolie and Pitt later divorced in 2019.</p>

<h2>Health Advocacy and Preventive Surgery</h2>
<p>In 2013, at the age of 37, Jolie publicly revealed that she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which significantly increased her risk of developing breast cancer. Following the surgery, she had reconstructive procedures involving implants and allografts.</p>
<p>Jolie chose to make her medical experience public to raise awareness and encourage other women to undergo genetic testing when at risk. Her openness has been credited with significantly influencing public discourse on preventative healthcare and women's health issues.</p>

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