15 Facts About Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is one of the hottest actresses today. She is also viewed as one of the world's most beautiful women. She has starred in numerous roles and has carved out a niche as an actress. Far more than just those trademark lips, Jolie has become a respected Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Refugee Agency and recognized as the "most powerful celebrity in the world" (Forbes’ 2009 Celebrity 100 list).

Jolie has eclipsed her troubled youth and publicized excesses and the girl who was known for her walk on the wild side had now emerged into an ambassador for children.

1. Angelina’s full name is: Angelina Jolie Voight
2. One of her nicknames is Catwoman
3. The actress is 5’ 8”
4. Angelina is the daughter of actor John Voight
5. Genetics may have played a role in Jolie’s exotic looks. She is French, Iroquois, Czech and English
6. Jolie is the goddaughter of actress Jacqueline Bisset
7. She is an Oscar winning actress who has won Golden Globe Awards and Emmy nominations, an Academy Award along with a SAG Award
8. Angelina has starred in music videos with Meat Loaf and Lenny Kravitz
9. The actress isn’t just another pretty face. She is involved in international charity projects
10. Jolie has visited refugee camps around the world and has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
11. The actress has adopted two refugee children, Maddox, and Zahara
12. Jolie was married previously to Johnny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton, before connecting with Brad Pitt
13. The couple has adopted another child, Pax, and have a daughter of their own, Shiloh plus twins, Knox and Vivienne
14. Angelina has been rated one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People”
15. Jolie has a tattoo that reads: A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages

Further Reading

• Angelina: an Unauthorized Biography, Andrew Mortion
• Brangelina: the Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Ian Halperin