ANGELINA JOLIE BIOGRAPHY - AGE, CAREER, MOVIES & FACTS

Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California) is an Oscar-winning actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. At 51 as of October 2026, she remains one of Hollywood's most famous and enduring figures.

Across a career spanning three decades, Jolie has moved from edgy independent dramas to global action stardom, collecting an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards along the way — while building a parallel reputation as one of the world's most committed celebrity humanitarians.

Her most recent transformation came in 2024, when she portrayed opera legend Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's "Maria" — a comeback performance that earned some of the strongest reviews of her career and a Golden Globe nomination.

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Early Life

Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, into Hollywood royalty. Her father is Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight and her mother was actress Marcheline Bertrand, and she has an older brother, James Haven. Her parents separated when she was an infant, and she was raised largely by her mother, who encouraged her early interest in acting.

Jolie trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York as a teenager and appeared in stage productions and music videos before moving into film. She made her screen debut as a child in 1982, appearing alongside her father in "Lookin' to Get Out", and took on a string of early 1990s roles that showcased her intense, unconventional screen presence.

Career

Jolie's breakthrough arrived with the cult hacker drama "Hackers" (1995), followed by acclaimed television work in "George Wallace" (1997) and the HBO film "Gia" (1998), in which she played supermodel Gia Carangi. Her raw performance as the rebellious Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and confirmed her as a major dramatic talent.

She then conquered the global box office as video-game heroine Lara Croft in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001), becoming one of the defining action stars of the 2000s — a decade in which, like fellow 2000s global box-office star Johnny Depp, she ranked among the most bankable names in cinema. Hits including "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005), "Salt" (2010), "Maleficent" (2014), and Marvel's "Eternals" (2021) cemented her star power.

Behind the camera, Jolie has built a serious directing career with "In the Land of Blood and Honey" (2011), "Unbroken" (2014), "First They Killed My Father" (2017), and "Without Blood" (2025).

From 2024 onward, she entered a striking new chapter. "Maria", Pablo Larraín's portrait of opera diva Maria Callas, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 2024, opened in US theaters on November 27, 2024, and arrived on Netflix on December 11, 2024 — earning Jolie a Best Actress (Drama) nomination at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in January 2025. She followed it with the 2025 French drama "Couture" and, according to reports, will next headline the mafia thriller "Sunny" as a female gangster under director Eva Sørhaug, alongside the comedy "Anxious People" directed by Marc Forster.

Awards and Achievements

Jolie's trophy cabinet includes 1 Academy Award, 3 Golden Globe Awards, and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards — a haul that places her among the most decorated stars of her generation, alongside fellow Oscar-winning Hollywood legend Tom Hanks. Her portrayal of Maria Callas added a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Drama to her list in January 2025, marking a celebrated late-career awards run.

Humanitarian Work

Jolie's humanitarian career is as significant as her filmography. She served as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 to 2012 and then as Special Envoy from 2012 until stepping down in December 2022 — she is no longer Special Envoy. Across those two decades she undertook more than 60 field missions to refugee camps and conflict zones around the world, using her fame to draw attention to displacement crises.

Since leaving the role, she has continued her advocacy independently and, according to reports, remains engaged with refugee and human-rights causes through her own foundation work and public campaigning.

Personal Life and Recent Work (2024–2026)

Jolie is the mother of six children: Maddox Chivan (born 2001, adopted from Cambodia in 2002), Zahara Marley (born 2005, adopted from Ethiopia in 2005), Shiloh Nouvel (born 2006), Pax Thien (born 2003, adopted from Vietnam 2007), and twins Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline (born 2008).

She has been married three times: to actor Jonny Lee Miller (1996–1999), to Billy Bob Thornton (2000–2003), and to Brad Pitt, her third husband from 2014 to 2024, with their divorce finalized in December 2024 according to press reports.

Recent years have brought milestones for the Jolie-Pitt family: the twins turned 18 in 2026, and her son Maddox dropped "Pitt" from his surname in September 2026. That same month, Jolie sold her historic Cecil B. DeMille estate for $24.75 million on September 24, 2026, according to USA Today — a property she bought for $24.5 million in 2017 and had listed for $29.9 million in May.

Watch the Official Video

Watch the official trailer of "Maria" (2024), released by Netflix.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Angelina Jolie?
Born on June 4, 1975, Angelina Jolie is 51 years old as of October 2026.

Which role won her the Oscar?
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Lisa Rowe in "Girl, Interrupted" (1999).

How many children does she have?
She has six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne.

What is Angelina Jolie working on now?
Following "Maria" and the 2025 French drama "Couture", she is set to star in the mafia thriller "Sunny" and the comedy "Anxious People", according to reports.