Jolie

British

/ ʒɔli /

noun

Angelina Jolie (Voight), born 1975, US actor and campaigner for humanitarian causes: her films include Girl Interrupted (1999), Lara Croft, Tomb Raider (2001), and A Mighty Heart (2007)

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Jolie purchased that property when she was in her 20s, having sold another Manhattan dwelling for $2.8 million in 2004.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Angelina Jolie listed her L.A. home for $29.85 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“Our animals and us are actually super deficient in light, especially the most healing wavelengths that we have,” says Jackie Jolie, CEO of AnimaSol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Sophie previously said the role - which has been filled by Angelina Jolie and Oscar winner Alicia Vikander - had given her "massive shoes to fill".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

I told my parents, explaining to them who Angelina Jolie and Madeleine Albright were.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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