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Angelina Jolie Voight -

Angelina Jolie was born on June 4, 1975. Her father is famed actor John Voight, and her mother was the actress and humanitarian Marcheline Bertrand.

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Growing up famous -

Jolie and her brother James Haven were raised by their mother, as Voight left the family when she was barely two years old. Jolie and her father have had a strained relationship since then.

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Difficult relationship -

Jolie lived in New York with her mother until she was 11 years old, so she didn't have as many opportunities to see her California-based father.

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Interest in acting -

Jolie and Haven were often photographed attending events and award shows with their father. The Hollywood influence from both parents was strong, and Jolie and Haven both began acting at a young age.

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'Lookin' to Get Out' (1982) -

Jolie scored her first movie credit in the comedy 'Lookin' to Get Out' when she was seven years old. Her dad was the star of the film.

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Modeling career -

Jolie reportedly moved out and got her first apartment when she was only 16 years old. She was also trying her hand at modeling at this time.

She took part in several photo shoots when she was just 16. 

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Modeling career -

Jolie later shared that she hated her time working as a model, stating that it made her feel terrible. She was told she had many physical problems and needed to lose weight, even though she was already very thin.

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Moving on to better things -

It seems that Jolie was always better suited to acting. She had attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute as a teen and went on to study drama at NYU.

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'Hackers' (1995) -

Jolie's first big role was in the movie 'Hackers' in 1995, when she was 20 years old. Her performance won her critical acclaim.

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Jonny Lee Miller -

It was on the set of 'Hackers' that Jolie fell in love with her British co-star, Jonny Lee Miller. The pair got married in 1996, and stayed together for three years before divorcing in 1999. Jolie had previously dated model and actress Jenny Shimizu, whom she would continue to have an on-again, off-again relationship for many years.

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A rising star -

Jolie's acting career took off from that point and she appeared in several award-winning TV shows and movies in the late '90s.

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'George Wallace' (1997) -

In 1997, she appeared in the TV movie 'George Wallace,' in which she played a congressman's wife.

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Her first Golden Globe -

Her performance attracted a lot of attention and she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in 1998. She was just 21 years old at the time. It was the first of many prestigious awards she would win.

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Kylie Travis and Angelina Jolie, 1998 -

In 1998, Jolie scored a starring role in the HBO movie 'Gia,' alongside Kylie Travis. She played a queer supermodel who was struggling with drug addiction.

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Establishing her presence on the red carpet -

Jolie stunned in this slinky silk gown at the 1998 Emmys. It was the beginning of her iconic elegant style, but she still had several years of rebellion yet to come.

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A victim of bullying -

Jolie had come a long way from the teen girl who was bullied at Beverly Hills High School for being too skinny and wearing glasses. It's hard to imagine now that her trademark lips were subject to criticism by her classmates.

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Angelina Jolie and John Voight, 1998 -

Her father John Voight had been in and out of her life throughout her childhood and teens. Jolie had a difficult relationship with him due to his infidelities when he had been with her mother, whom she was very close to.

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'Playing by Heart' (1998) -

In 1998, Jolie appeared in the film 'Playing by Heart,' alongside the late Sean Connery.

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Her second Golden Globe, 1999 -

Jolie received her second Golden Globe in 1999 for her role in 'Gia.' This time she took home the award for Best Actress in a TV Movie.

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Jolie and Haven -

As usual, Jolie was accompanied by her brother, with whom she had an extremely close relationship.

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'Girl, Interrupted' (1999) -

Jolie appeared in the career-defining film 'Girl, Interrupted' in 1999. She played a patient in a psychiatric hospital alongside Winona Ryder, and it is still considered one of the best performances of her career.

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Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1999 -

It earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress the same year, and she would go on to win many other awards.

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A tumultuous time -

In a famous interview, Jolie reflected on how she had struggled with substance abuse during this period of her life. She told interviewers that she was lucky to be alive, because many other artists hadn't survived similar experiences.

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Struggling with addiction -

She told Access Hollywood “I did the most dangerous (drugs), and I did the worst, so for many reasons, I shouldn’t be here.”

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Meeting Billy Bob Thornton -

Jolie began a highly publicized relationship with actor Billy Bob Thornton after they worked together on the movie 'Pushing Tin' (1999). Jolie was 24 years old at the time, and Thornton was 20 years her senior.

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A dark romance -

The couple were extremely open about their relationship and their sex life. Rumors ran wild about them wearing vials of each other's blood. While not entirely true, they did wear lockets that contained a smear of each other's blood.

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The big win -

Jolie won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'Girl Interrupted' in 2001. It was a momentous occasion for the 25 year old actress.

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Holding an Oscar -

Jolie told reporters that she had never held an Oscar before winning her own, despite the fact that her father had received one years earlier. Her grandmother kept his Oscar on a high shelf and she never got a chance to touch it.

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The infamous tattoo -

Jolie starred in the action movie 'Gone In 60 Seconds' in the year 2000. She attended the premiere with her new husband, Billy Bob Thornton, and debuted a tattoo of his name on her arm.

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An edgier look -

While Jolie would become one of the most elegant and timeless women to walk the red carpet, her early appearances were defined by her leather pants and punky, gothic style.

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The scandalous kiss -

Jolie and her brother James Haven had an exceptionally close relationship at the time. They made headlines for exchanging kisses at the Oscars and Golden Globes, which seemed to go beyond affection between siblings.

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Wild rumors -

Jolie was known for her extreme and rebellious behavior at the time, so rumors of an incestuous relationship spread like wildfire. Jolie and Haven have repeatedly denied the claim, stating that it was a quick kiss on the lips that was massively blown out of proportion.

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'Life or Something Like It' (2001) -

In 2001, Jolie took on the role of a blonde bombshell news reporter in the movie 'Life or Something Like It.' Here, she's snapped checking her makeup on set.

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'Original Sin' premiere 2001 -

Her next big release that year was 'Original Sin.' She starred as a seductive con artist opposite Antonio Banderas in the erotic thriller, further solidifying her status as a sex symbol.

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Becoming a UN ambassador -

In 2001, Jolie was made a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She had inherited her mother's passion for philanthropy, and this would become one of her defining characteristics.

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'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001) -

When Jolie scored the lead as Lara Croft in the 'Tomb Raider' franchise, it completely changed her life. The hit movies pushed her to an even greater level of fame. She had to master street fighting and kickboxing for her role, as well as perfect her British accent. She carried out most of her own stunts for the movies.

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It was later revealed that her contract included mandatory drug tests in order for her to get the role, because the producers were concerned about her past drug use. Jolie passed the random tests while filming, and the movie was a smash hit.

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An awakening -

Her first movie as Lara Croft took her to Cambodia. She was deeply influenced by the culture and the people she met there, and it provided the actress with a new world view. In a 2017 speech, Jolie said: "This country, for me was my awakening."

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A growing love for Asia -

Jolie continued her charity work for the UN and took as many opportunities as possible to visit Asia.

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Adopting her first child, 2002 -

In 2002, Jolie returned to Cambodia to adopt her first child. Her first trips to the country had made her aware of the number of struggling refugees and overwhelmed orphanages. She found baby Maddox at an orphanage when he was just seven months old.

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The Golden Globes, 2002 -

Jolie was reportedly excited to bring her new baby home to raise him with her husband, Billy Bob Thornton. Unfortunately, it didn't go as planned. Motherhood set Jolie on a different path in life and she found that she and Thornton no longer had anything in common.

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Divorcing Billy Bob -

The couple split in 2002 and the divorce was finalized in 2003. Jolie began to cover the tattoo of Thornton's name with makeup when in public and eventually had it removed.

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Angelina and Maddox, 2003 -

Jolie found bliss and stability in motherhood, and thrived as a single parent to Maddox. She would go on to adopt a second baby, Zahara, by herself.

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Tensions with her father -

Sadly her relationship with her father, John Voight, continued to have its ups and downs. They reunited when he played a role in the first 'Tomb Raider' movie, but he later made some rather cruel comments about her to the media.

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Tensions with her father -

Voight expressed skepticism that she was a fit mother, and claimed that she was severely mentally ill. Jolie acknowledged that she had been extremely destructive for much of her life, but said that her father had never seen her with her baby and didn't know how much she had changed.

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'Alexander' (2004) -

In 2004, Jolie starred in Oliver Stone's historical epic 'Alexander.' Her male co-stars included Colin Farrell, Jared Leto, and Val Kilmer.

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The rumor mill keeps turning -

Rumors circulated that she had flings with all three of her co-stars. Rumors that she dated Colin Farrell on set were the strongest, but if they did really date, it was short-lived!

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Traditional tattoos -

In 2004, Jolie was photographed getting a tattoo from Thai tattoo master Sompong Kanphai in Bangkok. Thailand was another country she felt a deep connection to, and she chose the country's traditional tattoo method.

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Traditional tattoos -

A stick of bamboo is sharpened into a point and dipped in ink. The ink is jabbed into the skin by hand. Jolie would return to get another tattoo on her right shoulder, which honored Maddox.

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'Shark Tale' (2004) -

Jolie started taking on voice acting roles in animated movies with 'Shark Tale' in 2004. Perhaps her newfound motherhood influenced this move into more child-friendly projects.

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Adorable moments captured on the red carpet -

Jolie took Maddox to the 'Shark Tale' premiere, where he was photographed trying to stop her talking to reporters!

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America's most wanted -

Jolie's stardom had reached a fever pitch by this point, but she was about to become an ever bigger target for the tabloids.

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'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' (2005) -

In 2005, Jolie scored the female lead opposite Brad Pitt in the sexy spy thriller 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith.' Pitt was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time, but his obvious chemistry with Jolie sparked rumors of an affair.

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Brad and Angelina -

Pitt and Aniston divorced shortly afterwards, and it was confirmed that he and Jolie had fallen in love on the set of 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith.'

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A new family, 2006 -

With their relationship official to the public, Pitt adopted Jolie's son Maddox, as well as her daughter Zahara whom she had adopted in 2005. In 2007, they adopted a third child from Vietnam, their son Pax. They also had three biological children together: Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.

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Royal friends -

In 2014, Jolie was awarded an honorary damehood by Queen Elizabeth II for her charity work. She has reportedly fostered a relationship with the British head of state.

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The end of Brangelina -

In 2016, Pitt and Jolie announced their decision to separate. This was followed by several years of difficult divorce proceedings and a custody battle for their six children.

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A difficult divorce -

Though they appeared to be a private and stable couple, their divorce has been surprisingly messy, after allegations of domestic abuse surfaced against Pitt. As always, Jolie is putting the well-being of her family first.

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See also: The evolution of Angelina Jolie's style

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