Career
Before she began a career as an actress, she was a model who was signed with Finesse Model Management. She modeled in U.S. and Europe.
Her first starring role came in the 1995 film Hackers.
In 1998 she achieved a major critical success, starring in the TV film Gia, the true story of 1970-80s supermodel Gia Carangi, who died of AIDS. Jolie won Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Golden Satmifie awards, and was nominated for an Emmy.
She had roles in several box-office flops until 1999, when she co-starred in The Bone Collector with Denzel Washington and won an Oscar for Girl, Interrupted. Her first headlining blockbuster role came from 2001's video-game-based Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Several of her subsequent films, such as Life or Something Like It, Alexander, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, were box-office disappointments, although Jolie herself usually received good notices. She did provide the voice of Lola in the successful animated film Shark Tale. Nonetheless, she has become one of Hollywood's most "in-demand" actresses. Following the success of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, she's set to earn up to $15 million to star in the film The Good Shepherd.
Apart from her acting and humanitarian endeavours, Jolie has worked as a professional model in London, New York and Los Angeles and appeared in numerous music videos, including those of Korn, Meat Loaf, Lenny Kravitz, and The Rolling Stones.
Films
2007 Beowulf Grendel's Mother (voice)
2006 The Good Shepherd Clover Wilson
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Jane Smith
2004 Alexander Olympias
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Franky
Shark Tale Lola (voice)
Taking Lives Illeana
2003 Beyond Borders Sarah Jordan
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Lara Croft
Trading Women Narrator (documentary)
2002 Life or Something Like It Lanie Kerrigan
2001 Original Sin Julia Russell/Bonnie Castle
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Lara Croft
2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds Sara 'Sway' Wayland
1999 Girl, Interrupted Lisa Rowe Academy Award - Best Sup. Actress
The Bone Collector Amelia Donaghy
1998 Pushing Tin Mary Bell
Playing by Heart Joan
Hell's Kitchen Gloria McNeary
Gia Gia Marie Carangi
1997 True Women Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods (TV)
1997 Playing God Claire
1996 Foxfire Margret 'Legs' Sadovsky
Love Is All There Is Gina Malacici
Mojave Moon Eleanor 'Elie' Rigby
1995 Hackers Kate "Acid Burn" Libby
Without Evidence Jodie Swearingen
1993 Alice & Viril Alice (short subject)
Angela & Viril Angela (short subject)
Cyborg 2 Casella 'Cash' Reese
1982 Lookin' to Get Out Tosh
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