-Won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Girl, Interrupted."
-Took home Screen Actors Guild Awards for her work in "Gia" and "Girl, Interrupted."
-Angelina Jolie is well known for her work with various charities, and works as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.
-Jolie has numerous tattoos including one of the letter 'H' in honor of her brother James Haven.
-Jolie was married twice to Billy Bob Thornton and once to Jonny Lee Miller.
-Delivered her first biological child with Brad Pitt in May, 2006.
Jan 2007 - The daughter of Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight ("Coming Home") and Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina Jolie has acting in her blood. Jolie began studying at the age of 11 at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and was also a member of the MET Theatre Ensemble Workshop.
Angelina Jolie won a Golden Globe and earned an Emmy nomination for her part in the 1997 TV movie "George Wallace." But her breakthrough performance came when she took on the starring role in "Gia," a made-for-TV movie about the life of fashion model Gia Carangi. Jolie won a Screen Actors Guild Award and earned her second Golden Globe for her portrayal of the confused young supermodel who died of AIDS at the age of 26.
After roles in "Hackers" (where she met husband Jonny Lee Miller), "Foxfire," "Playing God," "Playing by Heart," "Pushing Tin" (where she met husband Billy Bob Thornton) and "The Bone Collector," Jolie earned more critical acclaim and awards by playing a mental patient in "Girl, Interrupted." Jolie collected a SAG Award, another Golden Globe, and her first Academy Award for her work in "Girl, Interrupted."
Jolie followed up "Girl, Interrupted" with movies including "Gone in Sixty Seconds," "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and its sequel "The Cradle of Life," "Beyond Borders," "Taking Lives," "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," and Oliver Stone’s "Alexander."
Jolie became close to Brad Pitt while filming "Mr and Mrs Smith." The twosome eventually went public with their relationship, and Pitt legally adopted Jolie's two children - Zahara and Maddox. Jolie and Pitt welcomed their first child together, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, on May 27, 2006 in Namibia, Africa.
