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Jolie, the daughter of actor Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, was born in Los Angeles, California and as a child dreamt of becoming a funeral director. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute from the age of 11 and later completed a degree in film at New York UniversityMotto Perstare et praestare ("To persevere and to excel") Established 1831 School type Private President John Sexton Location New York, NY, USA Enrollment 19,506 undergraduate, 18,682 graduate and professional Faculty 1,907 Campus Urban Athletics 18 sport.
On March 28March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). There are 278 days remaining. Events 800-1899 845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving., 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan she married BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly actor Jonny Lee MillerJonny Lee Miller (born November 15, 1972) is a British actor. He was the first husband of actress Angelina Jolie. Starring in: Dracula 2000 Hackers Trainspotting His grandfather is Bernard Lee, who is famous for playing the character M in the earlier Jame, with whom she had co-starred in the movie Hackers. Jolie attended her wedding in black leather trousers and a white shirt, which had her husband's name painted in her blood on the back. Jolie and Miller divorced on February 3February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 331 days remaining, (332 in leap years). In the Northern hemisphere, there are 88 days in winter (in a non-leap year). We are considered halfway through winter on February 3., 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep. Jolie then married American actor Billy Bob ThorntonBilly Bob Thornton (born August 4 1955, in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an actor. He has married five times and his most recent ex-wife is actress Angelina Jolie. He first came to semi-prominence as a cast member on the NBC sitcom Hearts Afire with John Ritt on May 5, 2000, and together they adopted a son from Cambodia, Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie, who was born on August 5, 2001. Jolie and Thornton divorced on May 27, 2003, and Jolie now has custody of Maddox.
Jolie has been long estranged from her father, though a reconciliation was attempted by his appearing with her in . In the October 2004 issue of Premiere Magazine , Jolie indicated that she was no longer interested in pursuing a relationship with her father. Several years ago, she legally dropped Voight as her last name.
In addition to her acting, Jolie has also been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees since 2001; worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles and appeared in numerous music videos including those of Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, and the Rolling Stones. Jolie was also one of the first celebrities to accept an invitation to be one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch during the 2004 Olympic Games, though she was ultimately unable to participate due to filming commitments.
In 2003, she published Notes from My Travels , a collection of journal entries chronicling her early work with the U.N..
In the fall of 2004, it was reported that Jolie has started proceedings to adopt another child, this time from Russia.