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She is the sister of actor James Haven, niece of singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, and goddaughter of actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. She then decided she wanted to act and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she trained for two years and appeared in several stage productions. She began working as a fashion model, modeling mainly in Los Angeles, New York, and London. Two years later, after the relationship had ended, she rented an apartment above a garage a few blocks from her mother’s home. Jolie has had a difficult relationship with her father. in the wake of her beloved mother’s death from ovarian cancer on January 27, 2007, Jolie again reconciled with her father after a six-year estrangement. When she was seven years old, Jolie had a small part in Lookin’ to Get Out (1982), a movie co-written by and starring her father, Jon Voight.

Angelina Jolie & Her Right Leg Hit First Red Carpet Post Oscars (PHOTOS) Angelina Jolie attended the 3rd Annual Women in the World Summit at David H. Koch Theater in New York City on Thursday evening. Angie’s right leg was the breakout star of the Oscars, but it looks like Ms. Jolie is keeping it covered up in a demur pantsuit. Wearing a white blazer, and black pants Angelina gave…Read more» [link]

Angelina Jolie ( /d?o?’li:/ joh-LEE, born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress and director. Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, Jolie now lives with actor Brad Pitt, in a relationship notable for fervent media attention. After her parents’ separation in 1976, Jolie and her brother lived with their mother, who abandoned her acting ambitions to focus on raising her children. As a child, Jolie regularly saw movies with her mother and later explained that this had inspired her interest in acting; she had not been influenced by her father. She then decided she wanted to act and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she trained for two years and appeared in several stage productions. At the age of 14, Jolie dropped out of her acting classes and aspired to become a funeral director. She began working as a fashion model, modeling mainly in Los Angeles, New York, and London. She felt isolated at Beverly Hills High School among the children of some of the area’s affluent families, as her mother survived on a more modest income, and she was teased by other students, who targeted her for being extremely thin and for wearing glasses and braces.

Angelina Jolie to join the Counsellor Angelina Jolie is in talks to appear in a small role in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming movie ‘The Counsellor’. Angelina Jolie is in talks to appear in ‘Th… [link]

She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999). Jolie achieved wide fame after her portrayal of video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and established herself among the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood with the sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003). She rein her reputation as a leading action star with Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and Wanted (2008)–her biggest non-animated commercial successes to date–and received further 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.

Angelina Jolie’s motherhood surprise Angelina Jolie says her enjoyment of motherhood is one of the ”great surprises” of her life. Angelina Jolie is “surprised” by how much she enjoys mo… [link]