Angelina
Jolie
Angelina
Jolie is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor
Jon Voight, 58, and former actress/model Marcheline Bertrand, 46.
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 Jolie 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 Voight. 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 Jolie was recently 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.
