Angelina
Jolie is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight, and
former actress/model Marcheline Bertrand. Jon Voight separated from
Bertrand when Jolie was 1, remained in California while the family lived
on the East coast. ''He was the perfect example of an artist who couldn't
be married,'' she says. ''He had the perfect family, but there's something
for him that's very scary about that.'' Jolie, is her middle name.
Ultimately, she decided to use it because, she says, ''I love my father,
but I'm not him''.
Angelina began training and performing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre
Institute at around 12. She was seen in several stage productions at the
Institute. She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los
Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as the
Rolling Stones, Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, Antonello Venditti and The
Lemonheads. In addition, she has acted in five student films for the USC
School of Cinema, all directed by her brother, James Haven. She landed her
first feature film starring part in HACKERS, about a group of high school
computer hackers. Previously, she had roles in independent features
Gathering Evidence and Oh No, Not Her. Angelina was married to her co-star
from Hackers, Jonny Lee Miller. The marriage took place in May of 1996
where she wore black rubber clothes (although they are now divorced).
Far from fitting into the Hollywood mould, she chooses to play unique
strong characters much like herself, in movies like Girl Interrupted and
Mr and Mrs Smith. She further separates herself from the Hollywood pack
with her distinctive tattoos, risqué love life and work as a Good Will
Ambassador for the United Nations. Despite these differences Angelina is
still renowned as one of the hottest woman on the planet.
When Angelina walks the red carpet she is a vision of glamour. Taking
influence from the 1940s silhouette, Angelina wears long and lean
outfits that show off her feminine curves. Tactile fabrics like silk,
satin and leather are used to create smoldering sex appeal that puts
her on Hollywood’s best dressed lists. The mother of two, however, has a
more practical side too. Angelina's off work style is as smouldering and
sexy as her on screen personas but is compiled with practicality in
mind. A casual base of well cut denim, pants and sexy fitted tops are
spiced up with ethnic details such as belts, earrings and necklaces.
Angelina, whose skin is usually a beautiful golden bronze, is often seen
in shades of caramel and gold to accent her skin and dark features. We
love the pictured tie waist camisole from Ezibuy label Urban . This
basic long line camisole would look perfect with your favorite well cut
denim, a pair of relaxed sandals and luxe ethnic jewellery for an
Angelina inspired look.
Angelina maintains a natural look during the day and keeps the simple
slinky shiny look for the red carpet. We love the pictured matte gold
and brown suede plait belt from Dotti. This would look great with a pair
of jeans or over one of this season’s silk summer dresses to add a bit
of spice.
Gracing the cover of magazines like Vogue and Instyle, Angelina's
modeling background has served her well. She is listed among
Hollywood’s best for her style, beauty and sexiness, with a look that is
easy to achieve at home.
Her glowing, golden skin is achieved by applying a base of light
illuminating foundation and then lightly brushing over a golden bronzing
powder to set. A subdued apricot toned gel or liquid blush is then
applied to the cheeks. Focus on the apple and then blend in to achieve a
subtle glow. The eye lids are coated with an illuminating cream based
eye shadow in a grey.
Angelina tells style magazine Marie Claire, "I wouldn't
have, from a distance, said, 'That's a man who would be an amazing, dedicated
father,' or 'That's a man who truly loves helping people or whom I'd love to
talk politics with'.
"He's a lot more than people assume he is."
Angelina also credits Brad for helping her overcome dark moments in her life -
just by comforting and listening to her.
She adds, "I've had that problem in my life, where if I get emotional, I tend to
just go (and) sit by myself. But he is a great listener, and he has given me
wonderful advice."
Meanwhile Jolie says the whole world feels like her "family".
The actress feels a connection to people "around the world" and this sparked her
decision to adopt three children.
