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Angelina Jolie

Actor, filmmaker, author and humanitarian

Born 1975

Angelina Jolie is an American actor, filmmaker, author and humanitarian. The daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, she trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute with her mother's encouragement, began auditioning as a teenager and later studied screenwriting and directing in New York. Early independent films and Hackers led to the television biopics George Wallace and Gia, followed by an Academy Award for Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted. Her screen range includes Lara Croft, Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart, Christine Collins in Changeling, Salt, Maleficent, Tigress in Kung Fu Panda and Thena in Eternals. Before directing narrative films, she sought practical advice from music supervisors, cinematographers and editors. In the Directors Guild interview, she credits editor Patricia Rommel with teaching her to collect transitional footage and think about how scenes connect. She directed the documentary A Place in Time and narrative films In the Land of Blood and Honey, Unbroken, By the Sea, First They Killed My Father and Without Blood, combining writing and producing on several. Her more recent acting work includes Maria Callas in Maria and Maxine in Alice Winocour's Couture. She also produces Broadway's The Outsiders, co-authored Know Your Rights and Claim Them, and founded the creative collective Atelier Jolie. After two decades with UNHCR, she left its Special Envoy role in 2022 to pursue broader humanitarian work. Announced screen projects include Anxious People and Sunny.

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ConnectionPablo LarraínDirected Jolie as Maria Callas in Maria.

ConnectionAlice WinocourDirected Jolie in Couture.

ConnectionJonny Lee MillerHackers co-star; Jolie discusses their continuing friendship in her dated interview.

Angelina Jolie speaking at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019 — Profile image · Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 3.0

NewProject1 Oct 2026

Writing and directing Without Blood

In ABC Audio's current interview, Jolie discusses adapting Alessandro Baricco's novel and directing Salma Hayek. The report places the film in select theaters.

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Couture and a continuing filmmaking career
Jolie discusses Alice Winocour's Couture, working in French and how writing and directing broadened her artistic life. She also revisits the friendships made on Hackers.
26 Jun 2026Direct interview
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Starring in and producing Sunny
Nickel City Pictures announces Jolie's starring and producing roles in Eva Sørhaug's thriller, with production underway. No release date has been established here.
20 Feb 2026Official producer announcement
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Anxious People begins London production
Pinewood confirms Jolie, Aimee Lou Wood and Jason Segel in Marc Forster's adaptation. The production is the first to use its Indie Film Hub.
3 Sept 2025Official production update
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Learning to sing for Maria
In Netflix's interview, Jolie explains the vocal preparation for Maria Callas and how her singing and Callas's recordings contribute to the film.
17 Jan 2025Studio interview
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Award
Palm Springs announces a Maria honor
The festival announces the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress for Jolie's performance as Maria Callas, to be presented at its January 2025 ceremony.
18 Nov 2024Official award announcement
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Announcing Atelier Jolie
Jolie introduces a collaborative creative project connecting makers and skilled tailors, with deadstock materials and opportunities for refugee craftspeople among its stated aims.
17 May 2023Attributed announcement
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2021	Those Who Wish Me DeadFilmIMDb	Hannah Faber
2024	MariaFilmIMDb	Maria Callas
2024	Without BloodFilmIMDb	Director, writer and producer
2024	The OutsidersTheatre	Producer
2025	CoutureFilmIMDb	Maxine Walker

Timeline

1975—2026

1975Born in Los Angeles to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand.
1982Appears as Tosh in Lookin' to Get Out.
1993Plays Cash in Cyborg 2, an early leading screen role.
1995Stars as Kate Libby, also known as Acid Burn, in Hackers.
1998Wins a Golden Globe for George Wallace; Gia establishes another television-biopic performance.
2000Wins the Supporting Actress Oscar for Girl, Interrupted.
2001Begins her UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador work.
2003Publishes Notes from My Travels, recording humanitarian journeys.
2007Directs the documentary A Place in Time.
2011Directs, writes and produces In the Land of Blood and Honey.
2012Moves from UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador to Special Envoy.
2013Receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
2014Directs and produces the Louis Zamperini drama Unbroken.
2017Directs, co-writes and produces First They Killed My Father, collaborating with Loung Ung and Rithy Panh.
2021Co-authors Know Your Rights and Claim Them.
2022Concludes her UNHCR Special Envoy role to pursue broader humanitarian work.
2023Announces Atelier Jolie, a creative collective.
2024Produces The Outsiders on Broadway, receiving the Tony for Best Musical with the production.
2025Receives Palm Springs' Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress for Maria.
2026Discusses the release of her written and directed film Without Blood, following its earlier festival debut.

Writing and directing Without Blood

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Couture and a continuing filmmaking career

Starring in and producing Sunny

Anxious People begins London production

Learning to sing for Maria

Palm Springs announces a Maria honor

Announcing Atelier Jolie