American actress Angelina Jolie made her screen debut in the comedy film Lookin' to Get Out (1982), acting alongside her father Jon Voight. Eleven years later, she appeared in her next feature, the low-budget film Cyborg 2 (1993), a commercial failure. She then starred as a teenage hacker in the science fiction thriller Hackers (1995), which went on to be a cult film despite performing poorly at the box-office. Jolie's career prospects improved with a supporting role in the made-for-television film George Wallace (1997), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Film. She made her breakthrough the following year in HBO's television film Gia (1998). For her performance in the title role of fashion model Gia Carangi, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Film.
Jolie was in Pushing Tin (1999), a critical and commercial failure; however, her next film, The Bone Collector (1999), emerged as a commercial success. In the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999), Jolie played a sociopathic mental patient, a role which won her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. A role opposite Nicolas Cage in the heist film Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) proved to be her highest-grossing to that point. Jolie achieved worldwide recognition as the eponymous archaeologist in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), an action film based on the Tomb Raider video game series. Despite negative reviews, the film had the biggest opening weekend for a film featuring an action heroine. This was followed by roles in two box-office failures—the erotic thriller Original Sin (2001) and the romantic comedy Life or Something Like It (2002). Jolie reprised the role of Lara Croft in the sequel Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003).
In 2004, Jolie lent her voice to the animated feature Shark Tale, followed by the role of an assassin in the commercially successful action comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), opposite Brad Pitt. She then portrayed Mariane Pearl in the drama A Mighty Heart (2007), and lent her voice to the animated film Kung Fu Panda (2008). The action thriller Wanted (2008), which saw her in a supporting role, proved to be a commercial success. Her next appearance was as Christine Collins in the drama Changeling (2008), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. This was followed by lead roles in two of 2010's top-grossing thrillersSalt and The Tourist. In 2011, she directed the romantic drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, which depicted a love story set during the Bosnian War, and appeared in the animation sequel Kung Fu Panda 2. Jolie's biggest commercial success, as of 2014, came with the dark fantasy film Maleficent (2014), which grossed over $758 million worldwide, and starred her in the eponymous role. Her subsequent directorial ventures were the war dramas Unbroken (2014) and First They Killed My Father (2017).
Acting credits
Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Lookin' to Get Out Tosh Kovac Credited as Angelina Jolie Voight1993 Cyborg 2 Casella "Cash" Reese Direct-to-video Angela & Viril AngelaShort film Alice & Viril 1995 Hackers Kate Libby / "Acid Burn" Without Evidence Jodie Swearingen1996 Love Is All There Is Gina Malacici Mojave Moon Ellie Rigby Foxfire Legs Sadovsky1997 Playing God Claire1998 Hell's Kitchen Gloria McNeary Playing by Heart Joan1999 Pushing Tin Mary Bell The Bone Collector Amelia Donaghy Girl, Interrupted Lisa Rowe2000 Gone in 60 Seconds Sara "Sway" Wayland2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft Original Sin Julia Russell2002 Life or Something Like It Lanie Kerrigan2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Lara Croft Beyond Borders Sarah Jordan2004 Taking Lives Illeana Scott Shark Tale Lola Voice Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Captain Francesca "Franky" Cook The Fever Revolutionary Cameo Alexander Olympias2005 Confessions of an Action Star Herself Cameo Mr. & Mrs. Smith Jane Smith2006 The Good Shepherd Margaret "Clover" Russell Wilson2007 A Mighty Heart Mariane Pearl Beowulf Grendel's mother Voice and motion-capture2008 Kung Fu Panda Tigress Voice Wanted Fox Changeling Christine Collins2010 Salt Evelyn Salt The Tourist Elise Clifton-Ward2011 Kung Fu Panda 2Tigress Voice Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Voice; short film2014 Maleficent Maleficent2015 By the Sea Vanessa Credited as Angelina Jolie Pitt2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 Tigress Voice2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Maleficent2020 Come Away Rose Littleton The One and Only Ivan Stella Voice2021Those Who Wish Me Dead Hannah Faber Eternals Thena2024 Maria Maria Callas2025 Couture Maxine Walker Zara Post-production Filming
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997 True Women Georgia Lawshe WoodsTelevision film George Wallace Cornelia Wallace1998 Gia Gia Carangi2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday Master Tigress Voice; television special
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2004 The Flying Legion Air Combat Challenge Captain Francesca "Franky" Cook Archive footage
Music videos Year Title Artist Album 1991 "Alta marea (Don't Dream It's Over)" Antonello Venditti Benvenuti in paradiso "Stand by My Woman" Lenny Kravitz Mama Said1992 "Wonderin" Widespread Panic Everyday1993 "It's About Time" The Lemonheads Come On Feel the Lemonheads "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell 1997 "Anybody Seen My Baby?" The Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon2003 "Did My Time" Korn Take a Look in the Mirror
Filmmaking credits + Year Film Functioned asNotes Director Producer Writer 2005 Trudell Documentary2007 A Place in Time 2011 In the Land of Blood and Honey 2014 Difret Maleficent Unbroken 2015 By the Sea 2017 First They Killed My Father 2019 Serendipity Documentary Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2020 2024
See also
List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie
References
External links
Angelina Jolie at Rotten Tomatoes