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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Angelina Jolie, a producer on ‘The Outsiders,’ and Octavia Spencer, a longtime City Year advocate, teamed up to support youth access to theater tickets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Hollywood is no stranger to celebrity couples who are also co-stars, from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to Emily Blunt and John Krasinski.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Another of Jolie and Pitt's six children, Shiloh, changed her surname to Jolie in 2024.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

A separate insider claimed Jolie had previously agreed that Pitt would have the first opportunity to purchase her stake before it was sold, but alleged she ultimately moved forward with the sale to Shefler regardless.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

I couldn’t wait to get home and tell Moniba about Angelina Jolie!

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

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