Angelina Jolie Facts
Angelina Jolie is so much more than just a pretty face. Find out more about this actress and humanitarian.
- Angelina Jolie Voight was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California.
- As a child, Jolie wanted to become an undertaker and studied embalming.
- Angelina has confessed that she dislikes being hugged.
“If you ask people what they’ve always wanted to do, most people haven’t done it. That breaks my heart.” – Angelina Jolie
- Angelia is also the former Goodwill Ambassador of UNHCR.
- Angelina Jolie adopted a son from Cambodia and named him Maddox.
- She is a Cambodian citizen which was awarded by the Cambodian king in honor of her conservation work in the country.
- She has been awarded by the UN Correspondents Association with “Citizen of the World Award”.
- Angelina and Brad adopted a 3-year-old boy from a Vietnamese orphanage and named him Pax Thien.
- The Jolie-Pitt Foundation, founded by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt contributes towards humanitarian causes.
- She is also the recipient of “Global Humanitarian Award” awarded by UNA-USA in 2005.
- She is an honorary European citizen by virtue of the honorary citizenship granted to her in recognition of her preservation of truth in the Bosnian war through her directorial movie.
- She commits herself to a very important rule: Spend 1/3 of what you earn, give away 1/3 of your earnings and finally save the remaining 1/3 of earnings.
