Angelina Jolie
- Profession: Actress
- Place/Date of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States, 04 June 2020
- Assiociated with: Brad Pitt
An NSHR spokesman said: "To shut down a national border so she can give birth in peace is a massive abuse of power." The human rights campaigners claim Angelina and Brad "used heavy-handed and brutal tactics" to persuade the Namibian government to agree to their demands.
Angelina was terrified giving birth - June 19, 2020
Angelina Jolie was "terrified" while giving birth to her daughter. The ’Tomb Raider’ star has candidly spoken about the ordeal she went through during childbirth and her immediate worries after Shiloh Nouvel was delivered. In an interview with America’s CNN news network: "You know, because you’re there for the birth, which I wasn’t for my first two kids, you’re just suddenly terrified that they’re not gonna take a first breath. "That was my whole focus. I just wanted to hear her cry."
Angelina, 31, already has two adopted children - 16-month-old Zahara and 4-year-old Maddox - but Shiloh, born last month, is her first child with partner Brad Pitt. The mum-of-three - who earns around $10 million per movie - also revealed how she gives a third of her income to charity. She explained: "I have a stupid income for what I do." Brad recently revealed the birth of his daughter was a "truly peaceful" event. The 42-year-old star also thanked the citizens of Namibia for their hospitality. He said: "They’ve been so gracious and made our stay here very special, and because of that we’ve had an incredible time with our family exploring the country, and had a truly peaceful birth of our daughter."
Brad , Angelina and Shiloh Nouvel have left Namibia - June 12, 2020
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their new baby Shiloh Nouvel have left Namibia. The trio - along with their two adopted children, 16-month-old Zahara and 4-year-old Maddox - have been in the African country for the last two months while the ’Tomb Raider’ actress prepared to give birth and after the delivery.
Samuel Nuuyoma, the governor of the Namibian region of Erongo, confirmed the family’s departure but did not say where they had now gone. Last week, the couple thanked the Namibian government and its people for their help and support throughout the pregnancy. Brad said: "We are very proud that our daughter was born here, and we leave with fond memories and are definitely hungry to return."
Brad says the birth of his daughter was a truly peaceful event - June 9, 2020
Brad Pitt says the birth of his daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, was a "truly peaceful" event. The ’Ocean’s 11’ actor - whose actress partner Angelina Jolie gave birth to their first child on May 27 - talked about the experience on Namibian TV.
Brad, 42, has also thanked citizens in the southern African country for their hospitality. He said: "They’ve been so gracious and made our stay here very special, and because of that we’ve had an incredible time with our family exploring the country, and had a truly peaceful birth of our daughter." Angelina added: "It’s been an amazing adventure. We just love this part of the world."
Brad and Angelina are not getting married - June 8, 2020
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have no plans to get married. The couple - who held a press conference in Namibia yesterday (07.06.06) - insist their priority is their family and not tying the knot.
The ’Tomb Raider’ actress said: "There is nothing in the air. The focus is the kids, and we are obviously extremely committed to the children and as parents together. "So that kind of says it for us, and to have a ceremony on top of it is nothing."
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Her family moved to LA when Angelina was eleven and she soon began working on her acting career, enrolling in the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute where ahe appeared in several productions. Despite her abilities Angelina was teased during her time at Beverley Hills High School - far from being beautiful and popular she was skinny, with glasses and braces and wore second hand clothes. At 14 she dropped out of theatre classes, harbouring dreams of becoming a funeral director, and began cutting herself. Angelina began a rebellious period of her life, moving out of home and in with her boyfriend.
At around the same time she was taken on by Finesse Model Management and took jobs in the US and Europe, she also appeared in several music videos for the likes of Meat Loaf and Lenny Kravitz. Then, at 16, she returned to acting and rekindled her relationship with her father. She appeared in several of her brother’s student films before, in 1993 she was offered a role in sci-fi flick Cyborg 2. Several equally poor productions followed before Angelina landed a role in Hackers, which was a cult hit and threw the actress in the direction of Jonny Lee Miller, whom she would soon marry.
Little known films such as Foxfire and Mojave Moon followed but it was the Golden Globe winning George Wallace that got Angelina noticed and Pushing Tin, which co-starred Billy Bob Thornton and The Bone Collector helped her on her way to global stardom. However it was her part as messed up teenager Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted which won her her place on the Hollywood walk of fame. The role won her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as well as several other accolades.
Action movies Gone In 60 Seconds and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider followed and made sure Angelina was admired the world over by men and women alike. Meanwhile her personal life became just as fascinating than her on screen performances. Having divorced Jonny Lee Miller she married Pushing Tin costar Billy Bob Thornton, famously they wore vials of blood around their neck, however in 2003 they also divorced despite having adopted a Cambodian orphan, Maddox. At the same time she admitted she had had a relationship with a female costar on the set of Foxfire. Meanwhile she continued with her now much publicised humanitarian work, as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN and her film career, appearing in Alexander and Taking Lies among others.
In 2005 Angelina took a leading role in Mr & Mrs Smith, opposite Brad Pitt. Although the movie itself was widely panned the burgeoning relationship between Angelina and Brad, who was at the time in the process of splitting from Jennifer Aniston, made sure it was a hit. The relationship was also a success, in January 2006 Angelina announced that she was pregnant, just months after adopting second child, Ethiopian Zahara, she gave birth to Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.
Angelina has confirmed that she is working on a screen adaptation of Beowulf, A Mighty Heart and Atlas Shrugged.
updated January 2007
October 2007