She spent her early childhood formative years in the Putney area of London, England and spent time with her uncle Michael, a major in the British army. Public Records for Angela Ward Found. [305] In the 1990s, she established an enduring partnership with Versace. Her supporting role as Queen Olympias in Oliver Stone's Alexander, about the life of Alexander the Great, was met with mixed reception, particularly concerning her Slavic accent. [14] She dropped out of her acting classes and aspired to become a funeral director,[15] taking at-home courses to study embalming. [225] Jolie was accompanied by her then-partner, Brad Pitt, when she traveled to Ethiopia to take custody of Zahara. Her next film was Beyond Borders (2003), in which she portrayed a socialite who joins an aid worker played by Clive Owen. [234] During labor, Jolie had fits of hysteric laughter due to the administration of morphine. "[98][101] Financially, Unbroken was successful at the box office worldwide. She first visited the Harnas farm during production of the film, which features vultures rescued by the foundation. She has an extensive collection of Victorian children's books, which she has collected since age 15. She attended her wedding in black rubber pants and a white T-shirt, upon which she had written the groom's name in her blood. For Variety, Emanuel Levy noted, "Jolie is excellent as the flamboyant, irresponsible girl who turns out to be far more instrumental than the doctors in Susanna's rehabilitation."[52]. [15], Following the previously filmed gangster film Hell's Kitchen (1998), Jolie returned to the screen in Playing by Heart (1998), part of an ensemble cast that included Sean Connery, Gillian Anderson, and Ryan Phillippe. The film was a critical failure. She has performed a voice role in the animation film series Kung Fu Panda since 2008. Some of her most commercially successful films, including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Beowulf (2007), overtly relied at least in part on her sex appeal,[291][292] with Empire stating that her "pneumatic figure", "feline eyes", and "bee-stung lips" have greatly contributed to her appeal to cinema audiences. [102], Jolie's next directorial effort was the marital drama By the Sea (2015), in which she starred opposite her husband, Brad Pitt, marking their first collaboration since 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. [108][109], Jolie reprised the role of Maleficent in the Disney fantasy sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), which received unfavorable reviews from critics but performed moderately well commercially, with a global gross of $490 million. Join Facebook to connect with Angela Ward Ward and others you may know. N/A HEIGHT 5'5'' (feet & inches) 1.651 meters 165.1 cm WEIGHT 60 kg 132 lbs Lesley-Anne Down Family Members Parents MOTHER Isobel Down FATHER Jack Down SISTER (S) NAME Angela Julie Ward Lesley-Anne Down Marriage, Affairs and Children AFFAIR Bruce Robinson (1969- 1979) SPOUSE Enrique Gabriel (1980-1981) SPOUSE William Friedkin (1982-1985) [162][163] In addition to the facilities at the Millennium Village she established in Cambodia, Jolie had built at least ten other schools in the country by 2005. [87] To ensure authenticity, she cast only actors from the former Yugoslaviaincluding stars Goran Kosti and Zana Marjanoviand incorporated their wartime experiences into her screenplay. At 15 she was playing featured roles in British films and became an international star of calibre after playing Lady Georgina Worsley in the tv series Upstairs , Downstairs. [143], After filming Beyond Borders (2003) in Namibia, Jolie became patron of the Harnas Wildlife Foundation, a wildlife orphanage and medical center in the Kalahari desert. [128] Her recognizability grew accordingly; by 2006, she was familiar to 81% of Americans, compared to 31% in 2000. [151][154], Jolie has also advocated for children's education. [266] Her Q Score remained above average even when, in 2005, she was accused of ending Brad Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston,[267] at which point her public persona became an unlikely combination of alleged homewrecker, mother, sex symbol, and humanitarian. Since its founding at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in September 2007, she has co-chaired the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, which provides policy and funding to education programs for children in conflict-affected regions. The film received mixed reviews; The Hollywood Reporter critic Kirk Honeycutt concluded, "Jolie plays a role that definitely feels like something she has already done, but she does add an unmistakable dash of excitement and glamour. ", Jolie on her reasons for speaking out about her mastectomy[245], After completing each operation, Jolie discussed her mastectomy and oophorectomy in op-eds published by The New York Times, with the aim of helping other women make informed health choices. as a stripper who leaves mid-performance to wander New York City. 2. In 2000, Jolie appeared in her first summer blockbuster, Gone in 60 Seconds, which became her highest-grossing film to that point, earning $237.2 million internationally. [33] The role in Hackers is considered Jolie's breakthrough. [137] In the months following her promotion, she made her first visit as Special Envoyher third over allto Ecuador, where she met with Colombian refugees,[138] and she accompanied Guterres on a week-long tour of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq, to assess the situation of refugees from neighboring Syria. Her age is 53. If I fell in love with a woman tomorrow, would I feel that it's okay to want to kiss and touch her? Her starring role as the titular video game heroine in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) established her as a leading Hollywood actress. "[62] With box office takings of $478.2 million worldwide, Mr. & Mrs. Smith was the seventh-highest grossing picture of the year and remained Jolie's highest-grossing live-action film for the next decade. [12] Jolie's mother raised her as a Catholic but did not require her to go to church. She promotes various causes, including conservation, education, and women's rights, and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a position she held until 2022. (sibling). The name Angela Ward has over 674 birth records, 24 death records, 246 criminal/court . She first starred in the thriller Taking Lives as an FBI profiler summoned to help Montreal law enforcement hunt down a serial killer. [181] She worked closely with the bill's sponsors and advocates. [223] She later indicated that they had together made the decision to adopt from Ethiopia,[229] having first visited the country earlier that year. . Left school when she was 12 years old. [263][264] In 2000, when asked about her outspokenness, she stated: "I say things that other people might go through. [239] After visiting the orphanage with Pitt in November 2006, Jolie applied for adoption as a single parent, because Vietnam's adoption regulations do not allow unmarried couples to co-adopt. She co-authored the book with British human rights lawyer Geraldine Van Bueren. "[15] She separated from Miller and moved to New York, where she took night classes at New York University to study directing and screenwriting. "[39] Jolie also starred in the music video for the Rolling Stones's "Anybody Seen My Baby?" It stars Salma Hayek and Demin Bichir. The film chronicles the destruction of Carangi's life and career as a result of her addiction to heroin, and her decline and death from AIDS in the mid-1980s. [139] Since then, Jolie has been on over a dozen field missions around the world to meet with refugees and undertake advocacy on their behalf. [225][226] Jolie initially believed Zahara to be an AIDS orphan,[227] based on official testimony from her grandmother,[228] but Zahara's birth mother later came forward in the media. [84][283][284], Jolie's public image is strongly tied to her perceived beauty and sex appeal. [19] After twice visiting Cambodia, while filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and on a UNHCR field mission, Jolie returned in November 2001 with her then-husband, Billy Bob Thornton, where they met and subsequently applied to adopt Maddox. Angela is related to Kathleen Marie Ward and Faun Elizabeth Ward as well as 1 additional person. [116] Jolie next played Thena, a warrior with post-traumatic stress disorder, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Eternals. 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In August 2002, she received the inaugural Humanitarian Award from the Church World Service's Immigration and Refugee Program,[187] and in October 2003, she was the first recipient of the Citizen of the World Award by the United Nations Correspondents Association. They have also lived in Apache Junction, AZ and Wyoming, MI. "[55] The romantic comedy Life or Something Like It (2002), though equally unsuccessful, marked an unusual choice for Jolie. [188] She was awarded the Global Humanitarian Award by the UNA-USA in October 2005,[189] and she received the Freedom Award from the International Rescue Committee in November 2007. Family: Mother Isabella (from Scotland, UK) who passed away in 2000, father Percy James (from UK). Yes! On September 19, Jolie filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. [8] Her godparents are actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell. [120] She is set to star in Pablo Larran's biographical film about opera singer Maria Callas, titled Maria. 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