Angelina
Jolie

Angelina Jolie used her commanding screen presence to become one of the most famous actresses in the world and a ubiquitous force in American pop culture, from the big screen to the tabloids.

For a woman who has captivated audiences since the moment she stepped into the spotlight, Jolie has somehow managed to grow in stature through the years, evolving from the bad-girl rebel of her early roles into a larger-than-life director, producer, and humanitarian. She is an A-list star who commands eye-popping salaries, an increasingly confident director-producer who can steer her passion projects to the screen, and a tireless advocate for women’s issues and human rights. Jolie was named a special envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2012.

Born in Los Angeles, Jolie earned a string of supporting and starring roles at an early age before her Oscar-winning breakthrough in “Girl, Interrupted.” In 2001 she starred in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” which established her as an action hero, and rocketed to international fame with the likes of action-comedy “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.” She made her feature directorial debut with “In the Land of Blood and Honey.”

While many of the headlines she generated in 2017 had to do with her high-profile split from fellow star Brad Pitt, the focus is slowly returning to her work. Up next for her is “First They Killed My Father,” a Cambodian drama she directed for Netflix.