In addition to being one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood today, Angelina Jole is known for her humanitarian efforts, her adoption of three children and her relationship with actor Brad Pitt. She was also once called the number one sex symbol in history thanks in part to her beauty, as well as her full lips and husky voice.
Joles path to success began in London England where she worked as a top model. She would return to America to study acting and starred in five movies directed by her brother. She appeared in music videos as well. But her big break came in 1999 when she landed a role opposite Denzel Washington in the movie The Bone Collector.
Next came the movie Girl Interrupted. The actress won the Academy Award for her role in the film and also won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award. In 2001, she took the role of Lara Croft and also starred in the 2003 sequel. The movie is seen as a landmark for a woman playing the lead role in a big budget action adventure movie.
In 1995, Angelina starred in Hackers and would soon thereafter marry her co-star in the picture, Jonny Lee Miller. She was seen wearing a shirt with Millers name outlined in her blood on the back of the shirt. After divorcing Miller, she married her Pushing Tin co-star Billy Bob Thornton in 1999. At the time, the couple each wore vials of each others blood around their necks.
Since her break through role alongside Denzel Washington in the 1999 film The Bone Collector, Angelinas profile has continued to climb. Her fame increased when she won awards for the 2000 film Girl Interrupted. She became a top actress with her role as Lara Croft in 2001. By 2010s Salt, she was being paid as much as 20 million dollars per movie.
In 2001, the young actress was asked to play the lead role in the movie adaptation of a popular video game, Lara Croft and in the 2003 sequel. She initially declined the offer to act in the movie franchise, but changed her mind. The role was later seen as a milestone for females playing a lead in an action adventure movie. For the 2010 action thriller Salt, she was paid 20 million dollars, making her one of the highest paid actresses in the world.
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