Angelina Jolie Biography
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Angelina
was born in Los Angeles, California on June 4,
1975.
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Her
father is actor Jon Voight.
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She
learned to act at an early age at the Lee
Strasberg Theater Institute.
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Later,
she turned to modeling and traveled around the
world.
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She
appeared in a number of music videos before
turning her attention towards acting.
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She
first appeared in a motion picture made for TV
in 1997 entitled George Wallace and first
appeared on the silver screen the following year
in the film Playing by Heart.
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In
2000 she won the Hollywood Film Festival Actress
of the Year and the ShoWest Award for Supporting Actress of the Year.
In 2001 she won the Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Actress
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Throughout
her career she has been awarded or nominated for
many movies including:
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George Wallace (1997)
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CableACE Award for Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
(nominated)
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Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a
Movie (nominated)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
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Playing By Heart (1998)
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Gia (1998)
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Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
(nominated)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
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Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
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LA Outfest Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature
Film
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
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Girl,
Interrupted (1999)
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Academic Awards (Oscar) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress –
Drama
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BFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress
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CFCA Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated)
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Empire Award for Best Actress (nominated)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female
Actor in a Supporting Role
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The
Bone Collector (1999)
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Gone In Sixty Seconds (2000)
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Laura Croft, Tomb Raider (2001)
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Saturn Award for Best Actress (nominated)
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MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance (nominated)
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MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (nominated)
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Angelina
has many tattoos, here is where they are
located on
her body:
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"A prayer for the wild at
heart, kept in cages"
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Billy Bob above dragon tattoo
on left shoulder
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Blue box on center of lower
back
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Cross on lower front hip
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Cross on thigh
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Courage ... was removed
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Dragon on left arm
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Dragon with tribal design on
lower back
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Japanese death symbol on
shoulder
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Letter H on left wrist
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"Quod me nutrit me destruit"
[What nourishes me also destroys me]
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Many rumors have
been circulating about a relationship between
herself and Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Brad
Pitt. She denies any relationship except
that they are very good friends.
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In
July of 2005, Angelina and "friend" Brad Pitt
traveled to Ethiopia, Africa so that Angelina
could adopt a second child (Zahara
Marley Jolie).
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In
August 2005, Angelina has been granted honorary
citizenship in Cambodia by
King Norodom Sihamoni for her environmental work
in the country.
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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