It's easy to get caught up with Angelina Jolie's love life [1], but there's so much more to this absolute queen than the people she's been with [2]. Angelina Jolie [3]'s life, film career, and humanitarian work [4] speak for themselves. Here are 20 facts about Angelina that you should think of when her name pops into your head.
- Six: The number of children [5] Angelina has (her kids' names are Maddox Chivan, Pax Thien, Zahara Marley, Shiloh Nouvel, Knox Leon, and Vivienne Marcheline).
- 27: The age at which Angelina adopted her eldest son Maddox [6], initially raising him as a single mother.
- Five: The number of countries where her children were born (Maddox was born in Cambodia, Pax in Vietnam, Zahara in Ethiopia, Shiloh in Namibia, and Knox and Vivienne in France.
- 17: The number of tattoos [7] Angelina has.
- 2011: The year she admitted on 60 Minutes that she was somewhat lucky to be alive [8] after a risky, bad-girl flavored youth. "'I think people can imagine that I did the most dangerous and I did the worst, and I, for many reasons, I shouldn't be here.'," she said.
- 2014: The year in which she was made an honorary dame [9] by Queen Elizabeth.
- 60: Percent higher risk women have of developing ovarian cancer when they have mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 [10] genes. Angelina wrote about her genetic testing and subsequent decision to have a double mastectomy [11] in 2013. Many doctors have said this could increase knowledge of genetic testing and options, saving the lives of countless women.
- 2001: The year Angelina first witnessed humanitarian issues while filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in Cambodia. It was also the same year Angelina began her humanitarian work, earning her the title of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
- Two: Number of countries in which she holds citizenship; she became a Cambodian citizen in 2004.
- 1 million: The amount Angelina donated, in dollars, to refugee efforts in Afghanistan before becoming a Goodwill Ambassador.
- Seven: Age at which she appeared in her first film, acting alongside her father John Voight in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out.
- Six: Number of major awards she has won for her work in film.
- Two: Number of times she has been nominated for an Academy Award.
- One: Number of times she has won an Academy Award, taking home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1999's Girl, Interrupted.
- 48: Number of films [12] Angelina Jolie [13] has acted or directed, according to IMDb.
- Five: The number of films Angelina has directed, including Unbroken, By the Sea, and the acclaimed 2017 thriller First They Killed My Father.
- 10: Number of major awards for which First They Killed My Father was nominated.
- 1928: The year that Christine Collins, a Los Angeles mother, lost her son, a story told by Angelina Jolie [14] and Clint Eastwood [15] in 2008's The Changeling.
- 11: Number of trips Angelina made between 2011 and 2015 to visit Syrian refugees [16] spread across five different countries.
- Three: Number of years in a row Angelina has been named the "World's Most Admired Woman [17]" according to a survey of 37,000 people in 35 countries.