
Jolie at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in 2014
Angelina Jolie DCMG (;
née Voight, formerly
Jolie Pitt, born June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of
numerous accolades, including an
Academy Award and three
Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times.
Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father,
Jon Voight, in
Lookin' to Get Out(1982), and her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production
Cyborg 2 (1993), followed by her first leading role in a major film,
Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films
George Wallace (1997) and
Gia (1998), and won an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1999 drama
Girl, Interrupted. Her starring role as the video game heroine
Lara Croft in
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) established her as a leading Hollywood actress. She continued her action-star career with
Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005),
Wanted (2008),
Salt(2010) and
The Tourist (2010), and received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas
A Mighty Heart (2007) and
Changeling (2008), which earned her a nomination for an
Academy Award for Best Actress. Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture
Maleficent (2014). She is also known for her voice role in animation film series
Kung Fu Panda (2008-present). Jolie has also directed and written several war dramas, namely
In the Land of Blood and Honey(2011),
Unbroken (2014), and
First They Killed My Father(2017). (
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