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Study the biography of Angelina Jolie and prepare to answer the questions of the press about your life and work.

Angelina Jolie, Hollywood actress

Date of birth: 4 June 1975

Full name: Angelina Jolie Voight. "Jolie" means "pretty" in French.

Nicknames: Angie, Ange, AJ

Zodiac sign/ star sign: Gemini

Movies: 34 (so far, in 2014). The most popular are “Lara Croft” movies, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, “Changeling”.

Awards: 2 Oscars:

• Humanitarian Award, 2014, and
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 2000 – Girl Interrupted),

Also, 3 Golden Globes and 29 other awards.

Gave her Oscar Statuette, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and Critic Choice Award to her mother. She felt she didn't need to hang on to awards.

Spouses:

• Billy Bob Thornton (5 May 2000 - 27 May 2003) (divorced)
• Jonny Lee Miller (28 March 1996 - 3 February 1999) (divorced)
• Has been in a relationship with Brad Pitt since May 2005 and they are engaged since April 2012. They have 6 children together.

Tattoos include the Japanese sign for death, two pointy black American Indian symbols, a dragon, and a large black cross.

Has tattoos of the coordinates representing the birth countries of each of her kids (she even has the coordinates of France tattooed on her arm twice, one each for Knox and Viv), which cover up the Billy Bob Thornton tattoo (June 2006).

Charity: Since becoming a Goodwill Ambassador in 2001, she has visited over 20 countries, among which Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Pakistan. In role as goodwill ambassador, visited Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand, May 2002, to check on conditions of 9,000 refugees from bordering Myanmar.

Some of her experiences were written and published in her popular book "Notes from My Travels" whose profits go to UNHCR.

One of her favorite television series is King of the Hill (1997). She also enjoys the Game Show Network and Animal Planet.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year at $20 million. Jolie devotes one third of her income to savings, one third to living expenses and one third to charity.

Is left-handed and therefore had to have guns specially made so that she could reload them easily for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).

In 2007, she moved to New Orleans with Brad Pitt and their four children.

Three older of six children of Angelina and her boyfriend Brad Pitt were adopted, two sons and a daughter:

- Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt (born on August 5, 2001, adopted by Angelina on March 10, 2002; by Brad - in early of 2006),

Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt (born on November 29, 2003, adopted by Angelina on March 15, 2007; Brad - on February 21, 2008) and

Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt (born on January 8, 2005, adopted by Angelina on July 6, 2005; by Brad - in early of 2006).

Gave birth to her 4th child at age 30, a daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt on May 27, 2006.

Gave birth to twins (her 5th and 6th child) at age 33, a son Knox Léon Jolie-Pitt & a daughter Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt on July 12, 2008.

Press-conference questions

Here are some key words that can give you, as representatives of the press, some ideas about what to ask Ms. Jolie.

• Star sign
• Name (full name, meaning of the name)
• Movies (how many so far? the most famous) to be in movies, to make movies
• Awards (how many so far? Oscar? for what movie?) to win awards
• Be married (how many times? first husband: who, when? second husband: who, when? ) to get married, to get a divorce
• Brad Pitt (since when - together? married or engaged? future plans – marriage?) to be engaged since …, to be together since…
• Have children (how many? how many of them - adopted? names? when was … born?) to be adopted, to be born
• Make a lot of money (how much? spend on what? how much- donate?) to spend money on, to donate money to
• Charity (Good Will Ambassador – since when)
• Tattoos (how many? meaning?)
• Left-handed or right-handed?
• Write books? Name? What about?
• Live (where: city, country? since when?)
• Visit other countries (what, when)
• Favorite TV show

You can add your ideas