On this day, 4 June, in 1975, American actress, film-maker, and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie was born.
Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin’ to Get Out.
Her first leading role in a major film was in 1995 in Hackers. She is an Academy Award winner and has also won three Golden Globe Awards.
She has expanded her career into directing, screenwriting, and producing, with the war dramas In the Land of Blood and Honey, Unbroken, and First They Killed My Father.
In addition to her film career, Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts, for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. She promotes various causes, including conservation, education, and women’s rights, and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
She has been dubbed as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry.
Other well-known people who were born on this day are American actor Keith David and comedian Russell Brand.
Happy Birthday!
