Angelina Jolie is 50 years old amid start and activism; See Birthday Curiosities

Difficult not to associate Angelina Jolie’s name with Hollywood cinema in recent decades. From Lara Croft interpreter to global activist, the actress built a trajectory of striking papers, awards, controversies and personal choices that made her one of the most fascinating figures of entertainment.

The actress turns 50 on Wednesday (4), dividing her time among children, humanitarian projects and new cinema works. In 2024, she returned to the spotlight with the movie “Maria”, in which she plays Soprano Maria Callas, and also accompanied her daughter Zahara in protests for civil rights and environmental causes in the United States.

Angelina has six children-biological and three foster-and has been in court dispute with her ex-husband Brad Pitt since the end of the relationship in 2016. The relationship with the actor lasted 12 years and began behind the scenes of the movie “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (2005), when he was still married to Jennifer Aniston.

Throughout her career, the actress has won the Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted” (1999) and became a symbol of action films after living Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider” (2001). Outside the screens, he became UN ambassador and a reference in preventive health by publicly revealed in 2013 that he underwent a double mastectomy after discovering genetic predisposition to breast cancer.

Daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, debuted in the cinema as a child. He was also a model, participated in music videos and paraded to brands such as Calvin Klein before consolidating his career in the cinema.

With dozens of tattoos, fluency in various languages ​​and a life marked by personal and professional twists, Angelina Jolie reaches the age of 50 as one of the most admired artists of her generation. Check out more about the actress in the gallery above.