At age 16 she took up a career in modeling and appeared in some music videos.
Is of Czech, French-Canadian, Iroquois and English heritage.
Began studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute at the age of 11.
Majored in film at New York University.
Collects knives and has an interest in mortuary science.
Had childhood dream of becoming a funeral director.
Her name, Jolie, means pretty in French.
Graduated from Beverly Hills High School at age 16.
Appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland after her visits to Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Pakistan.
The King of Cambodia has signed legal papers giving her Cambodian Citizenship.
Has a private pilot and Airbase single engine land civilian pilot's license.
Flys a Cirrus SR-22.

Performed her own stunts in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and received cuts from the chandelier scene as a result.

Won an Academy Award (Oscar) for her role in Girl Interrupted.

Movies: Taking Lives, Girl Interrupted, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Hackers, The Bone Collector, Alexander, Beyond Borders, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Pushing Tin, Shark Tale