Growing up in Los
Angeles, Jolie was no stranger to the film industry, being the
daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight. She later
trained and performed at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, where
she was seen in several stage productions.
She worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los
Angeles, and has also appeared in music videos for such artists as
'Meatloaf', 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.
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She is the woman
most American males would like to date on New Year's Eve, according
to a survey by movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc. Results of the
survey showed her in the top spot with 35 percent of respondents
saying she would be their number one pick for a hypothetical New
Year's Eve candle-lit dinner. Rival star Catherine Zeta-Jones gained
second spot in the online survey conducted by Blockbuster November
11-24, 2003. The survey had 31,969 responses.
Started modelling at the age of 14.
Was named "The sexiest woman alive" by the Swedish evening newspaper
"Aftonbladet." [2003]
She was voted the ninth sexiest woman in FHM UK's top 100 sexiest in
2004.
Is planning to give up her acting career to settle in England with
her son Maddox and become a full time mum. She says she wants to
"Quit movies, be a great mum to Maddox and join the Parents and
Teachers Association".
Favorite music: Madonna, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Clash,
Matchbox 20
Favorite TV shows: "King of the Hill" (1997), the Game Show Network
and Animal Planet.
Voted as #6 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women" 2004 in FHM [DK].
She was voted #2 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties."
Attended same high school as Lenny Kravitz.
She and Egyptian actor Adel Imam are goodwill ambassadors for the
UNHCR.
Went to High School with Michael Klesic.
Has a tattoo of a blue window on her lowerback. She claims it's
because no matter where she was at any point in her life she always
found herself looking out a window wishing to be elsewhere.
Ranked #6 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World."
[2002]
Speaks French.
Voted #1 star most men would like to kiss under the mistletoe in a
poll for Sky Movies.
Used to own a pet rat snake. Therefore had no problem shooting the
snake scene in Alexander (2004).
Went to elementary school at William O. Schaefer School in Tappan,
New York.
Her father starred with her godmother Jacqueline Bisset in Richter
und sein Henker, Der (1975), which was directed by her godfather
Maximilian Schell.
Voted Hollywood's Sexiest Single Mother, in a poll for website
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