Angelina Jolie: 15 Key Roles
With the actress appearing in two big summer movies, we look back at some of her past hits and misses
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Angelina Jolie | It seems these days she is best known for her personal life — her relationship with Brad Pitt, their burgeoning brood of kids — but
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Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller | Hackers (1995) Proving that computer nerds can be sexy, a Vulcan-coiffed Jolie made her feature film breakthrough — and made costar Jonny Lee Miller her
Credit: Hackers: Mark Tillie
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Gia, Angelina Jolie | Gia (1998) Starring as self-destructive '80s supermodel Gia Carangi in the HBO film, Jolie won her second straight Golden Globe for a TV movie (the
Credit: Gia: Globe Photos
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Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, ...
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Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, ...
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Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, ...
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Angelina Jolie | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Talking to EW, Jolie described acrobatic archaeologist Croft as a privileged gal ''who does amazing things but is completely out
Credit: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Alex Bailey
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Original Sin, Angelina Jolie, ... | Original Sin (2001) Despite the steamy coupling of Jolie and Antonio Banderas in this sudsy period piece about a wealthy Cuban landowner who marries a
Credit: Original Sin: Lourdes Grobert
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Angelina Jolie, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Credit: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: Keith Hamshere
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Shark Tale (2004) Voicing a golddigging lion fish with familiar-looking lips, Jolie plays Lola (left), who flirts with newly-famous Oscar (right, voiced by Will Smith)
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Angelina Jolie, Alexander
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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, ...
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The Good Shepherd, Angelina Jolie, ... | The Good Shepherd (2006) In her small role as the frustrated wife of a CIA agent (Matt Damon), Jolie was ''lassoed in ladylike dresses and
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A Mighty Heart (2007) ''I don't think there was a day on set I was confident of what I was doing, but I knew my
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Beowulf, Angelina Jolie | Beowulf (2007) Jolie has portrayed a mother (in Alexander ) and a seductress (in almost everything else), but with Robert Zemeckis' totally CG film, she
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Angelina Jolie, Kung Fu Panda
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