By Edith Rose


In addition to being one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood today, Angelina Jole is known for her humanitarian efforts, her adoption of three children and her relationship with actor Brad Pitt. She was also once called the number one sex symbol in history thanks in part to her beauty, as well as her full lips and husky voice.

Joles path to success began in London England where she worked as a top model. She would return to America to study acting and starred in five movies directed by her brother. She appeared in music videos as well. But her big break came in 1999 when she landed a role opposite Denzel Washington in the movie The Bone Collector.

Her time in Cambodia led her to adopt Maddox in 2002. Maddox is a boy from Cambodia. In 2005, she adopted a Ethiopian refugee girl named Zahara. In 2006, Jole and Pitt adopted Pax, a three-year-old boy from Viet Nam.

Angela was paid seven million dollars for Lara Croft and 12 million for the sequel. She earned 10 million for Mr. And Mrs. Smith, 10 million for The Good Shepherd, and 10 million for A Might Heart in 2007. Also in 2007, she starred in Beowulf, a movie adaptation of a legendary story.

By 2008s star turn in the movie Wanted, Angelina was being paid amongst the highest entertainers in the world and certainly amongst the very top actresses at $15 million. In her latest high octane thriller, she earned $20 million for her role in Salt.

In 2001, the young actress was asked to play the lead role in the movie adaptation of a popular video game, Lara Croft and in the 2003 sequel. She initially declined the offer to act in the movie franchise, but changed her mind. The role was later seen as a milestone for females playing a lead in an action adventure movie. For the 2010 action thriller Salt, she was paid 20 million dollars, making her one of the highest paid actresses in the world.




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