The daughter of actor John Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand, Angelina Jolie’s net worth is estimated at $70 million. Raised between New York and Los Angeles, Jolie’s interest in acting took hold early in life, though her teen years were mostly spent modeling and appearing in various music videos as well as small theater productions. Her first leading role in a film came in the 1993 sci-fi thriller Cyborg 2, followed by the cult-hit Hackers in 1995.

Her breakthrough role came two years later with the biopic George Wallace, for which she won her first Golden Globe Award, followed up with another Golden Globe for her portrayal of supermodel Gia Carangi. Jolie swept the awards, earning a third Golden Globe, a second Screen Actors Guild Award and her first Academy Award for her supporting role in Girl, Interrupted. Jolie’s diversity has secured her roles as an action star as seen in the Lara Croft franchise and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and as a voice actress for features Shark Taleand Kung-Fu Panda, Jolie’s most financially successful film to date with gross earnings at $632 million worldwide. Jolie is also heavily involved in humanitarian efforts, becoming involved with UNHCR, traveling all over the world on filed missions and donating money to various relief organizations. Jolie also co-founded the Jolie-Pitt Foundation with her domestic partner, actor Brad Pitt.

By Rachel