Angelina Jolie is one of the most talented women in the film industry. On Friday, June 4th the mother of 6 turned 46 years old and although most of the news surrounding the actress lately revolves around her never-ending divorce with Brad Pitt, Jolie has made a positive impact in the world and is an amazing mom. The artist and humanitarian is an inspiration and her work will always be remembered. In honor of the Oscar award winner‘s birthday, here are 8 facts you might not know, per GrosbyGroup.
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With her unique features, people have always been curious about Angelina‘s background. According to a 2019 Arogundade article, at the time, approximately 3,000 people were Googling the terms, “Angelina Jolie ethnicity, nationality, race, background” every month. The actress was born in Los Angeles and has Slovak, German, Dutch, and French Canadian ancestry. She has 3 national citizenships, an American passport by birth, a Cambodian one in recognition of her environmental and conservation work in the country, and one in Bosnia after drawing attention to the region with her feature film directorial debut “In The Land Of Blood And Honey.”
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The first movie that Angelina appreciated was her father’s Jon Voight in 1982 film Lookin’ to Get Out. After a stormy relationship with her father Jolie legally gave up the Voight surname in 2002.
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Angelina is a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. She is a lover of the environment and loves second-hand clothes. The United Nations gave her the World City Award and the UNA-USA awarded her the Global Humanitarian Award in 2005.
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The actress loves to do her own action scenes and is known for most doing most of her own stunts without a body double.
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Angelina is a licensed pilot and has a Cirrus SR22 aircraft. She and Pitt were also one of the few celebrities to reportedly pay $250,000 to Richard Branson for his Virgin: Galactic space tour to see the Earth from space.
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The tattoo in the middle of her shoulders says “Know Your Rights” in honor of the title of her favorite song by The Clash. The “Salt” actress got the tattoo done in 2004.
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Angelina has been acting for 40 years but wishes she could direct more. She told Entertainment Weekly, “I love directing, but I had a change in my family situation that‘s not made it possible for me to direct for a few years. I needed to just do shorter jobs and be home more, so I kind of went back to doing a few acting jobs.“
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Angelina has always done things her way. For her first marriage to actor Johnny Lee, the actress opted for a leather suit instead of a wedding dress.
