Angelina Jolie

This Hollywood icon reached at the height of fame through her exotic good looks,
own capability, smartness and wittiness, intelligence and general likeability.
This Oscar-winning actress widely popular for the title role in the "Lara Croft"
series of blockbuster movies. Her appearance on many "most beautiful women"
lists, her personal life has also made headlines. The American actress as well as
director was born on 4th June, 1975. By heritance she absorbed acting skill from
her parents - her father is the Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and her mother is
Marcheline Bertrand.

In 1976, when her parents separated, Jolie and her brother lived with their
mother, who solely gave focus on raising her children. Seeing movies regularly
with her mother, she was inspired to pursue her career in acting. To make her
dream true, she enrolled her name Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where she
trained for two years and appeared in several stage productions. She later joined
New York University, followed by renowned Met Theatre Group in Los Angeles for
film studies.

In her personal life she was under stressed due to the habit of drinking and
taking drugs. After divorcing Thornton in 2003, Jolie devoted much of her time
to working with refugees in impoverished countries and raising her adopted
children. It was later widely speculated through media that she began a relation
with actor Brad Pitt. Pitt separated from his wife Jennifer Aniston in January 2005
and, in the months that followed; he was frequently seen in public with Jolie,
apparently as a couple. Pitt's divorce was finalized later in 2005. Although they
refused to confirm the relationship, they remained tabloid cover stars for months
until Jolie finally admitted in early 2006 that she was pregnant with his child and
Jolie gave birth to daughter Shiloh that May. They also adopted a three-year-old
Vietnamese boy named Pax.

• Her performance:

At age 16, she developed her love and passion for modeling and appeared in
some music videos.

Her performance in Lookin' to Get Out, Cyborg 2, Without Evidence, Hackers,
Love Is All There Is, Mojave Moon, Foxfire, True Women, George Wallace, Playing
God, Gia the true life story of supermodel Gia Carangi, Hell's Kitchen, Playing by
Heart, Pushing Tin, The Bone Collector starring alongside Denzel Washington ,
Girl, Interrupted playing opposite Winona Ryder, Gone in 60 Seconds, Lara Croft:
Tomb Raider, Original Sin, Life or Something Like It, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The
Cradle of Life, dramatic feature film Beyond Borders, Taking Lives, Shark Tale,
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Alexander, the major box-office hit
with co-star Brad Pitt Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Good Shepherd, A Mighty Heart,
Beowulf, Kung Fu Panda, Wanted, Changeling, Salt, The Tourist, Kung Fu Panda 2,
Maleficent won her huge recognization and, of course, fame come behind.

Her outstanding performance in George Wallace won her a Golden Globe Award
and an Emmy nomination. Jolie's performance in Gia again garnered a Golden
Globe Award and another Emmy nomination, and she additionally earned a SAG
Award and her performance in Gia again garnered a Golden Globe Award and
another Emmy nomination, and she additionally earned a SAG Award.

In 1975 of Jack Nicholson's character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the
role which won Nicholson his first Oscar. Unlike "Cuckoo", "Girl" was a small film
that received mixed reviews and barely made money at the box office. But when
it came time to give out awards, Jolie won the triple crown -- "Girl" propelled her
to win the Golden Globe Award, the SAG Award and the Academy Award for best
leading actress in a supporting role.

In 2000, she honored with Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award
for her performance in Girl, Interrupted. In 2012 she achieved Producers Guild of
America Award for the film In the Land of Blood and Honey.

• Other interest

She is also commendable humanitarian efforts by involving in several
international charity projects, especially those involving refugees. She has been
named the world's "most beautiful" or "sexiest" woman by various media outlets,
including Vogue, Esquire, American FHM and British Harper's Bazaar, People and

Hello! , Empire and Vanity Fair.

She has drawn much more media attention due to her exotic tattoos. The
Hollywood's highest-paid actress now plans to spend most of her time in
humanitarian efforts, to be financed by her actress salary. She devotes one
third of her income to savings, one third to living expenses and one third to
charity. She was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Some of her experiences were written
and published in her popular book "Notes from My Travels" whose profits go to
UNHCR.