Angelina Jolie is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the industry. Her career has accumulated many awards, including multiple Academy and Golden Globe Awards, a testament to her stellar performances.
| Common Name | Angelina Jolie |
| Full Name | Angelina Jolie Voight |
| Age | 50 years old (as of 2025) |
| Date of Birth | June 4, 1975 |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Actress/director/screen writer |
| Marital Status | Divorced (three times) |
| Place of Birth | California |
| Nationality | American |
| Net Worth | $120 million |
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Angelina Jolie Biography
She was born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975, in Cedars-Sinai Hospital, to parents Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. The actor James Haven is her brother, while the singer Chip Taylor is her uncle. She has very rich cultural roots, German and Slovak from her father’s side, and French and Dutch from her mother’s side. She has only one sibling, an older brother, actor James Haven.
Angelina Jolie’s Educational Background
She attended Beverly Hills High School, where she mentioned having a horrid time, as the other students isolated her, as at that time she lived with her mother, who had quit acting in order to take care of the kids and earn a modest income. She later transferred to Moreno High School. She graduated at 16 after a few tumultuous years of self-harm in her quite toxic relationship with a live-in boyfriend. She later attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute for two years. Years into her career, she took a few years off work to attend New York University, where she studied directing and screenwriting.
Angelina Jolie’s Career
Her professional career started in 1993, when she landed her first lead role in the movie Cyborg 2. Before this break, she had been having trouble breaking into the industry, failing auditions after auditions. She appeared in a few music videos of the time and a few of her brother’s student movies.
Although she was severely disappointed in how Cyborg 2 turned out, she pushed ahead, appearing and starring in numerous hit movies of the time, including the Romeo and Juliet adaptation Love Is All There Is. Her career prospects increased after she won her first Golden Globe Award for putting on a stunning performance in the movie George Wallace.
She was the voice-over for Master Tigress in the internationally acclaimed animated movie Kung Fu Panda. She is currently one of the most influential people in Hollywood. Numerous magazines have cited her as the most beautiful woman. During the course of her career, she has been cited as the highest-paid actress a few times.
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Angelina Jolie Awards
She has won quite a few awards for her stellar performances in different movies. Some of her more notable awards includes:
Academy Awards (Oscars)
- 2000 – Best Supporting Actress for “Girl, Interrupted” – Won
Golden Globe Awards
- 1998 – Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for “George Wallace” – Won
- 1999 – Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for “Gia” – Won
- 2000 – Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for “Girl, Interrupted” – Won
- 2008 – Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for “A Mighty Heart” – Nominated
- 2009 – Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for “Changeling” – Nominated
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards
- 1999 – Outstanding Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for “Gia” – Won
- 2000 – Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role for “Girl, Interrupted” – Won
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
- 2009 – Best Actress for “Changeling” – Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards
- 2005 – Best Fight (with Brad Pitt) for “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” – Won
- 2006 – Sexiest Performance for “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” – Won
Teen Choice Awards
- Multiple wins and nominations for films like “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “Salt,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” and “Maleficent”
People’s Choice Awards
- Won Favorite Action Movie Star and Favorite Movie Actress for various performances
Humanitarian and Honorary Awards
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Honorary Oscar)
- 2013 – For her humanitarian work with UNHCR and advocacy – Won
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Recognition
- Recognized for field missions and dedication to refugee issues
Citizen of the World Award
- Awarded by the United Nations Correspondents Association
Honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG)
- 2014 – Bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II for services to foreign policy and ending sexual violence in conflict.
Angelina Jolie Age
Angelina Jolie was born on June 4, 1975. As of 2025, she is 50 years old.
Angelina Jolie’s Humanitarian Efforts
An experience she had while filming Tomb Raider in a war-torn country opened her eyes to a lot of negative things about the world. Immediately after filming ended and she returned home, she called the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in order to learn and understand more about areas like that and how to go about helping the citizens affected by the conflicts. She decided to go on a tour of refugee camps across Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
She expressed shock at what she saw and witnessed; she proceeded to donate a staggering $1 million to alleviate the living conditions of the refugees. Since then, she has participated in over forty field missions across over 35 countries. When asked what she hoped to achieve, her answer was ‘to create awareness about the plight of these individuals.’ In 2012, she was promoted to Special Envoy to the High Commissioner; she resigned from this position ten years later in 2022.
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Angelina Jolie’s Personal Life
Angelina Jolie suffered from feelings of isolation and an identity crisis. She has lived a greater part of her life exposed to the public, so she opened up about her mental and emotional struggles. She has spoken up about experiencing depression and having self-harming thoughts in her youth. In a way her very open way of discussing her mental issues has helped destigmatize mental health conversations in Hollywood.
According to her, becoming a mother grounded her and gave her a purpose. She described it as a force that pushed her to be more emotionally present and balanced. In May 2013 she announced that she would be undergoing a preventive surgery after learning that she carried a BRCA1 gene mutation that significantly increased her risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
Angelina Jolie Relationships and Marriages
Jolie had what most would have considered an unconventional relationship in her early teenage years. At 14, she had a live-in boyfriend who lived with her and her mother in the same house. In an earlier statement, she said she dedicated herself to her acting career and self-improvement after that relationship ended. She met her first husband, Jonny Lee Miller, in 1995 while filming the movie Hackers.
They got married in 1996 and had quite an unconventional marriage ceremony, a phenomenon that always seems to be the case with Jolie. She attended the marriage ceremony dressed in black rubber trousers and a white T-shirt on which she had inscribed the groom’s name in blood. The relationship ended the next year, and they got divorced in 1999, citing busy work schedules as the reason for the separation.
Before her marriage to Miller, she was in a relationship with actress and model Jenny Shimizu and even stated that she might have married her if she hadn’t married Miller.
Her next marriage was to Billy Bob Thornton. They got married after two months of dating on May 5, 2000, in Las Vegas. They met in 1999 on the set of the movie Pushing Tin. At the time, Jolie was dating the actor Timothy Hutton while Thornton was engaged to actress Laura Dern. Jolie and Thornton wore blood vials of each other around their necks. The couple adopted a child from Cambodia together; unfortunately, they separated three months later. Thornton filed for divorce, and the process was finalized in 2003.
Her longest-lasting marriage was with Brad Pitt. She confessed to feeling attracted to him on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but didn’t pursue anything with him as he was married to actress Jennifer Aniston at the time. Brad and his wife got divorced in 2005, and in 2006, Jolie announced that she and Brad were expecting a child together. They were Hollywood’s most glamorous couple, and the media gave them a nickname, Brangelina. They got engaged in 2012 and got married in 2014. After two years of marriage, they separated in 2016 and got legally divorced in 2019. The couple was together for 12 years.
Angelina Jolie’s Children
Angelina Jolie has six children, three biological and three adopted. All her biological children are from her last marriage to actor Brad Pitt.
- Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt was born on August 5, 2001, in Cambodia. He was adopted by Jolie in 2002.
- Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt was born on November 29, 2003, in Vietnam. He was adopted by Jolie in 2007.
- Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt was born on January 8, 2005, in Ethiopia. She was adopted in July 2005.
- Shiloh Nouvel Jolie was born on May 27, 2006, in Namibi. She is Jolie and Pitt’s first biological child. In 2024, she legally dropped “Pitt” from her surname and now goes by Shiloh Jolie.
- Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt was born on July 12, 2008, in Nice, France, Knox is one of Jolie’s twin children.
- Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt was born alongside Knox. She appeared in Maleficent as a young Princess Aurora.
Angelina Jolie Net Worth
As of 2025, her net worth is estimated to be around $120 million. This includes earnings from her acting career, real estate holdings, her divorce settlement with Brad Pitt, and other business ventures.
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Angelina Jolie Social Media Handles
She often posts pictures of her humanitarian work on social media. Her handles are:
- Instagram: @angelinajolie
- TikTok: @Angelina Jolie Official Account
