Angelina Jolie

Jolie's screen debut happened as a child alongside her father, Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out (1982). Her film career gained traction a decade later with Cyborg 2 (1993), followed by a leading role in Hackers (1995). She starred in the biographical TV films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted (1999). Her role as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2001) made her a leading action star. She continued with Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010), and The Tourist (2010). She earned critical acclaim for A Mighty Heart (2007) and Changeling (2008), the latter earning an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Her biggest commercial hits include Maleficent (2014), its 2019 sequel, and Eternals (2021). She has voiced a character in the Kung Fu Panda series since 2008. As a director and writer, she made In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011), Unbroken (2014), and First They Killed My Father (2017).

Beyond film, Jolie is widely known for humanitarian work. She received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. She advocated for refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees until 2022, visiting over a dozen countries, including Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, and Ukraine. She promotes conservation, education, and women's rights. Her personal life has been public, including marriages to Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brad Pitt, and she has six children, three adopted internationally. With 16.4 million Instagram followers, she remains a prominent figure. She is also listed in Marvel Babes and has done full nudity in solo scenes.