Angelina Jolie was no stranger to the film industry. Her father was
Award winning actor Jon Voight. Angelina trained and performed at the Lee
Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she was seen in several stage productions.
She also majored in film at New York University.
She is of Czechoslovakian and American descent on her father's side and French
and Haudenosaunee (American Indian) heritage on her mother's side.
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Birth
name Angelina Jolie Voight |
Nickname
Angie Catwoman |
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Height
5' 8" |
Spouse
Billy Bob Thornton (5 May 2000 - 27 May 2003) (divorced) Jonny Lee Miller (28 March 1996 - 3 February 1999) (divorced) |
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Father: Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight |
Trade
mark Husky voice |
Angelina Jolie worked as a professional model in New York, Los Angeles, and
London, she has also appeared in music videos for such artists as 'Meatloaf',
Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has
acted in five student films for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by
her brother, James Haven
Angelina Jolie was voted one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful
People."
She is extremely close to and protective of her brother
Angelina has the letter
"H" tattooed on the inside of her left wrist, which is a reference
to two people she is close to who have this letter in their names: her
brother, James Haven, and Timothy Hutton. Angelina got the tattoo when
she was dating Timothy but since their break up she now says it's only
for James. She also has a tattoo of the Tennessee Williams quote, "A
prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages." on her left forearm.
Angelina's Tattoos include the Japanese sign for death, two pointy black
American Indian symbols, a dragon, and a large black cross. Angelina
Joliealso has the Latin phrase "Quod me nutrit me destruit"
("What nourishes me also destroys me") tattooed across her
stomach |
Angelina Jolie and Thornton have adopted a Cambodian baby boy, named
Maddox, whom she has custody of.
Angelina performed her own stunts in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and received
cuts from the chandelier scene as a result.
Angelina Jolie is the woman most American males would like to date on New Year's Eve, according to a survey by movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc. Results of the survey showed her in the top spot with 35 percent of respondents saying she would be their number one pick for a hypothetical New Year's Eve candle-lit dinner. She was also voted #1 star most men would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a poll for Sky Movies
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