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Angelina: Girl Interrupted
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Angelina Jolie started her acting career with the low budget production Cyborg 2 in 1993 and had her first leading role in a major film in 1995’s Hackers. She went on to appear in the critically acclaimed biopics George Wallace and Gia and won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted. Jolie achieved international fame for her portrait of videogame heroine Lara Croft in 2001 and since then established herself as one of the best known and highest paid actresses in Hollywood. She had her biggest commercial success with the 2005 action comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
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Angelina Jolie, daughter of actor Jon Voight and actress/model Marcheline Bertrand, has garnered critical acclaim while taking on roles in films as varied as "Gia," "Girl, Interrupted," "Tomb Raider," and "Alexander." Jolie is ... well-known for her extensive work in support of numerous charities.
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In 1998, Angelina Jolie starred in the HBO movie Gia. It was the disturbing true story of supermodel and junkie, Gia Maria Carangi. Angelina snagged a Golden Globe for the performance. Jolie ... won the same award, plus an Oscar, in 1999 for her role in Girl, Interrupted.
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Angelina's screen credits range from fluff to Oscar-worthy, but she never fails to entertain in whatever role she takes on, whether its as a big busted action hero or a dreadlock-covered car thief. While Angelina's first major role was as an aspiring model in "Gia," most cult fans know her as the dangerous hacker, Acid Burn, in the techno-pop film "Hackers." Along with notable performances in the underrated "Life or Something Like It," the award-nominated "Girl, Interrupted," as well as chilling thrillers like "Original Sin" and "Taking Lives," Angelina's most beloved role came when she picked up her guns, stuck out her chest and brought to life PC-dream girl, Lara Croft, in "Tomb Raider" and "The Cradle of Life." Her most recent work includes the sci-fi throwback film "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" and the Oliver Stone biopic flop, "Alexander."
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In 2000, Angelina won an Oscar for her role in Girl Interrupted. In her speech, she declared "I am so in love with my brother right now!" She followed that statement by exchanging a long kiss on the mouth with that very same brother.
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Angelina's next two major film roles paralleled her feelings at the time. In Girl, Interrupted (1999), she played a an institutionalized sociopath who was overtly sexual, charismatically attractive, self-destructive, hurtfully honest, and yearning to really feel something. She won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance.
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