Angelina Jolie Birthday: American Actress, Filmmaker, And Philanthropist Turns 46

Angelina Jolie is an American Actress, Filmmaker, and philanthropist was born to Jon Voight  and Marcheline Bertrand on June 4, 1975. She came from a family which was closely associated with cinema and her father himself was a well known actor.

Angelina Jolie- Starred As A Child Artist With Her Father

Angelina first brush with the celluloid happened with “Lookin’ to Get Out”.  Angelina Jolie starred as a child artist with her father Jon Voight. Angelina Jolie actress is rumored to be the highest paid actress in Hollywood and has one Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards in her career spanning three decades.

Coming to Angelina Jolie movies she started her career in Hollywood with “Cyborg 2” (1993), and the film was a commercial failure. Her moment of glory came for her role in the much acclaimed biographical cable films “George Wallace” (1997) and “Gia” (1998). Angelina Jolie gave a scintillating performance role in the 1999 drama “Girl, Interrupted” which gave her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Angelina Jolie- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Brought Fame And Glory

However the real commercial success came when she reprised the role of video game heroine Lara Croft in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)”. The film was a big commercial hit and brought Angelina Jolie among the actress in the big league. Her action films continued to enamor the audience and she followed it with Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010), and “The Tourist” (2010),

Angelina Jolie- Special Envoy For The United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

Jolie is also known for her social and charity activities. She has obtained a number of awards which includes Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. She has also been deeply involved with refugees who have been thrown out of their home due to war or famine. She has visited a number of refugee camps in Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, and Ukraine as Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Angelina Jolie has been dubbed as one of the most influential person in the American Film industry. She has been dubbed as one of the most beautiful woman by different entities and every aspects of her life has been under intense media glare often discomforting her and  her relationships with men have been dissected and split to the level of semantic hair.

Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt has six children which includes three biological children and three adopted children.  She has also undergone mastectomy operation since she had a defective gene which made her highly prone to develop breast cancer later in her life.