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
By Gary Susman Updated June 21, 2007 at 10:00 AM EDT
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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, ...
Credit: Pushing Tin: Joe Lederer
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Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, ...
Credit: Bone Collector: Takashi Seida
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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)
Credit: Shark Tales: Dreamworks
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Angelina Jolie, Alexander
Credit: Alexander: Jaap Buitendijk
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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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By Gary Susman