Angelina
Jolie is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight, and former
actress/model Marcheline Bertrand. Jon Voight separated from Bertrand when
Jolie was 1, remained in California while the family lived on the East coast.
"He was the perfect example of an artist who couldn't be married," she says.
"He had the perfect family, but there's something for him that's very scary
about that." Jolie, is her middle name. Ultimately, she decided to use it
because, she says, "I love my father, but I'm not him". Angelina began training
and performing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute at around 12. She was
seen in several stage productions at the Institute. She worked as a professional
model in London, New York and Los Angeles, and has also appeared in music
videos for such artists as the Rolling Stones, Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, Antonello
Venditti and The Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films
for the USC School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, James Haven. She
landed her first feature film starring part in HACKERS, about a group of high
school computer hackers. Previously, she had roles in independent features
Gathering Evidence and Oh No, Not Her. Angelina was married to her co-star
from Hackers, Jonny Lee Miller. The marriage took place in May of 1996 where
she wore black rubber clothes (although they are now divorced). She has a
extensive dagger collection (likes knives) and has several tattoos (one is
the Japanese word for death on her shoulder). Today Angelina splits her time
between New York and Los Angeles.
Full Name: Angelina Jolie Voight Born: 4 June 1975
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Father:
Jon Voight
Mother:
Marcheline Bertrand
Brother:
James Haven Voight
Height:
5'7"
Spouse:
Jonny Lee Miller (1996-1999), Billy Bob Thornton (May 2000-present)