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.