Angelina Jolie is a well-known actress, humanitarian, and UN Goodwill Ambassador who has won numerous awards. In the HBO blockbuster biographical film ‘Gia,’ she rose to stardom as American supermodel Gia Carangi. She committed her time and focus to humanitarian endeavors after her stunning performance in ‘Girl, Interrupted’ and the commercial success ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.’ She worked with refugees and other people in need in war-torn areas including Cambodia and Darfur. With an estimated net worth of about $ 120 million, Forbes Magazine named her one of the “highest-paid actresses.” Many magazines, including ‘Vogue,’ ‘Esquire,’ ‘Vanity Fair,’ and ‘Hello,’ have named her the’most beautiful woman,’ and she has garnered a lot of media attention as a result. She has become one of the most well-known celebrities in the world today, with her relationship with actor Brad Pitt and her huge family of multi-ethnic children attracting a lot of media attention. She has three biological children with Brad Pitt, in addition to her adopted children. Angelina Jolie announced in September 2016 that she had filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after 12 years of marriage.
Childhood and Adolescence
Angelina Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California, to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She went to Beverly Hills High School and lived on her mother’s meager wages because her father’s relationship with her was tumultuous. She enrolled in acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She began acting in various theater productions after two years of studying there.
Career of Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie made her film debut in the 1982 film ‘Lookin’ to Get Out,’ which was co-written by her father. She was only seven years old when the film was released.
In 1993, she starred as Casella ‘Cash’ Reese in the film ‘Cyborg 2,’ in which she played a near-human robot. The picture did not perform well, which demotivated her greatly.
In 1995, she starred in the film ‘Hackers,’ which received critical acclaim, particularly from The New York Times. She went on to play a stripper in the Rolling Stones’ song video ‘Anybody Seen My Baby’ for the next two years.
She starred in HBO’s hit biographical series ‘Gia,’ based on the life of supermodel Gia Carangi, in 1998. She had a succession of triumphs after that, including international praise for the 2001 film ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,’ which launched her career in Hollywood.
In the 2004 film ‘Taking Lives,’ she played an FBI profiler, an assassin in ‘Mr and Mrs Smith,’ and a disturbed wife in ‘The Good Shepherd.’ With the documentary ‘A Place in Time,’ Jolie made her directorial debut in 2007.
She also portrayed Mariane Pearl in the docu-drama ‘A Mighty Heart,’ which was based on the true story of Daniel Pearl’s assassination. She received critical acclaim for her role in the action film ‘Wanted’ in 2008. The next year, she starred in the film ‘Salt,’ which was released in 2010. In 2011, she co-starred with Johnny Depp in the film ‘The Tourist.’ ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey,’ a love story set during the Bosnian War, was written and directed by her in 2011.
Major Projects of Angelina Jolie
In the 1998 HBO biographical film ‘Gia,’ she played model Gia Carangi. The true story of American model Gia Carangi, her fight with drug addiction, and her death from AIDS at the age of 26 is told in this HBO biographical film. The film was well-received, and she won a number of significant accolades, including a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,’ which she directed in 2001, was a big commercial hit. The film was also adapted into a sequel, ‘Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life,’ which was based on the popular computer game ‘Tomb Raider.’
Achievements & Awards
She won her first Golden Globe Award in 1998 for the television film “George Wallace.” For ‘Gia,’ she also received a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. For the film ‘Girl, Interrupted,’ she earned the Screen Actors Guild Award, the Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award in the category of ‘Best Supporting Actress’ in 2000. In 2005, the United Nations Association of the United States of America honoured her with the Global Humanitarian Action Award.
Personal & Family Life
She married actor Jonny Lee Miller in 1995, but the marriage was short-lived, and they divorced in 1999.
In the year 2000, she married Billy Bob Thornton. This marriage again did not work out, and they divorced in 2003.
In 2014, she married actor Brad Pitt. With Brad Pitt, she has three biological children: Shiloh, Knox Leon, and Vivienne Marcheline. Maddox, Zahara, and Pax are three of her adopted children. In September 2016, they decided to call it quits. Anjelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced their separation on September 20, 2016, citing “irreconcilable differences” in the divorce papers and a separation date of September 15, 2016.
Angelina Jolie Net Worth
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker and humanitarian. She has at times been one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, commanding $20 million in salary for a single role. Angelina Jolie’s net worth is $120 million as of this writing. In a typical recent year Angelina earns $20-30 million from movie salaries and endorsements. For example, between June 2019 and June 2020 Angelina earned $35 million.
Trivia
Because she is left-handed, firearms had to be custom-made for her in the film ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ so she could load them simply. This well-known international star aspired to be a funeral director as a child. This well-known Hollywood actress married Jonny Lee Miller while dressed in black leggings and a white blouse with his name scribbled in blood. She is a well-known animal rights advocate.