Angelina Jolie, Changeling, and Versace
We congratulate Angelina Jolie in her starring role in Changeling where Jolie plays Christine Collins. Angelina Jolie is one of our favorite celebrities that enjoys wearing Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli and others. Links to Versace designer jewelry, watches and sunglasses are found below.
She was born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975 in Los Angeles, California. Jolie parents are actors Marcheline Bertrand and Jon Voight. Her ancestry on the Bertrand side is French Canadian and on the Voight side is Solvak and German.
After a brief sojourn as a fashion model working mainly in New York, Los Angeles and London she returned to the theater at the age of 16. Jolie appeared in five of her brother's student films while he attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her first film break was when she played a leading role as Casella "Cash" Reese in "Cyborg 2" where Reese was a near human robot. From 1995 to 1997 she appeared in her first Hollywood picture "Hackers" where she was introduced to her first husband, British actor Jonny Lee Miller. Next Jolie appeared in "Love Is All There Is". miller and Jolie married March 28, 1996 and divorced one year later. They publicly stated that the timing was wrong and that they were to young.
Jolie won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy for her performance as Cornelia Wallace in the 1997 "George Wallace". Her role was the second wife of the segregationist Governor of Alabama. Wallace was shot and paralyzed while running for President. She starred in Mike Newell's "Pushing Tin" (1999) co-starring with Billy Bob Thorton, Cate Blanchett and John Cusack. In this comedy-drama she played Thorton's seductive wife. On this movie set she met her second husband, Billy Bob Thorton and they were married on May 5, 2000. After a three year marriage the couple divorced in May 2003.
Angelina's next role, a supporting one, where she played sociopathic Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999). Winona Ryder played the main character, mental patient Susanna Kaysen. For her outstanding performance in this film Jolie won her third Golden Globe and her second Screen Actors Guild Award and a Academy Award for best Supporting Actress. Next major role launched her reputation as a female action star where she played Lara Croft in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider". This 2001 film made her an international superstar where she had to master a British accent and do extensive martial arts training to play Laura Croft. This movie was a huge international success grossing $275 million worldwide.
In 2005 Jolie and Pitt star in one of the largest grossing films of the year bringing in $478 million worldwide. They co-starred in "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" directed by Doug Liman. The story is of a bored married coupe who find out they are both secret assassins. The film critics said the chemistry was great in the lead roles and contributed largely to the success of the film. On this set is where Jolie and Pitt struck up their relationship according to the celebrity media. At the time Pitt was married to Jennifer Antiston. In April of 2005 Antiston filed for divorce from Brad Pitt. January of 2006 Jolie confirmed to People that she was pregnant with Pitt's child and confirming their relationship.
Twins Vivienne and Knox born in a Nice, France hospital have older brothers and sisters to play with. They were born July 12th, 2008 and will be welcomed by their sisters, Zahara and Shiloh and their brothers, Maddox and Pax. Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox from a Cambodian orphanage in March 2002. According to a 2006 People article Maddox is "very smart but he's got a certain sense of calm". Zahara was six months old when she was adopted from Ethiopia in July 2005. Zahara now three years old is said to be "the biggest personality in the house". Jolie gave birth to Shiloh on May 27, 2006 in Swakopmund, Namibia. She is now two years old and is reported to be a daddy's girl. Jolie adopted a three year old boy, Pax from the Tam Binh orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City in March 2007. Pax is now four years old and works closely with a Vietnamese tutor.
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