Angelina Jolie

 10 Facts about her life

10

Tomb Raider Was A (Literal) Life-Changing Movie For Her

Filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, back in 2001, was a crucial turning point in Angelina's life. While she was filming in Cambodia. Angelina fell in love with the Southeast Asian country and visited an orphanage there. That orphanage was where she adopted her first child, Maddox. She soon started doing humanitarian work.

9
She Had A Rocky Relationship With Her Famous Father

Angelina and Jon Voight's relationship troubles started when Jon divorced Angelina's mother. While Angie was just an infant when her dad left, they became estranged for six years in the early 2000s, after Jon described his daughter as "seriously disturbed". They are now reported to be back on speaking terms.

8Angelina Has A Brother Who Also Works In The Movie Industry

James Haven hasn't been in the spotlight since his infamous red carpet kiss with his sister. Angelina made many headlines back then because she decided to kiss her brother on the lips at the 2000 Oscars.

However, since then, James has been active within the industry, as an actor and director.

7Her Youngest Daughter Played In Maleficent

Angelina mentioned in an interview that, while filming the first Maleficient movie, every child actor playing "Baby Aurora" would burst out crying at the sight of the actress. Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, Angelina's youngest daughter, was the only young girl who could play the role without fearing the powerful Maleficient.

6She Underwent A Double Mastectomy And Salpingo-Oophorectomy

Unfortunately, beauty was not the only genetic trait Angelina inherited from her mother's side. Marcheline Bertrand (Angie's mother) had breast cancer and died from ovarian cancer, and Bertrand's mother died from ovarian cancer.

Because of her maternal family history, Angelina underwent cancer prevention surgeries and went into early menopause as a result.

5Angelina Has Altered A Couple Of Her Tattoos Over The Years

Among her numerous Thai "Sak Yant" tattoos, Angie has had many other interesting designs which she has changed over the years. For starters, Angelina got rid of her "Billy Bob" arm tattoo when she divorced actor and musician, Billy Bob Thornton, but she also altered a Chinese symbol for death (and more).

4She Still Owns A Winery With Former Husband, Brad Pitt

In 2011, the then-iconic couple, who were so often labeled, "Brangelina", by the media, bought the estate of Château Miraval, and its vineyard. This estate and vineyard are situated in France.

They have since produced a beautiful "Miraval Rosé", despite their divorce back in 2014. They are releasing a new Rosé Champagne this year.

3Angelina Is Officially A Diplomat

In April of 2012, Angelina became one of the very few celebrities to become a diplomat. She earned the title of Special Envoy, after years of dedicated work for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as a Goodwill Ambassador. As a result, she has been given the authority to represent the UNHCR at a diplomatic level.

2She Has Received Eight Awards For Her Humanitarian Work

In reality, Angelina is not a villain. The actress has been rewarded multiple times for her humanitarian work. Angelina has received the Inaugural Humanitarian Award from the Church World Service, the Citizen of the World Award from the United Nations, the Global Humanitarian Award from the UNA-USA...and more.

1Angelina Has Directed Five Movies

In 2005, Angelina made her debut as a film director. She shot a documentary A Place In Time, which was released in 2007. She then directed In The Land Of Blood And Honey in 2011, Unbroken in 2014, By The Sea in 2015, and First They Killed My Father in 2017.