The 46-year-old actress Angelina Jolie has had a significant impact on the world on her own, but it turns out that her parents’ experiences also shaped who she is today.
The actress is the offspring of the late Marcheline Bertrand and Jon Voight, both of whom have worked in the entertainment and activist industries.
Jon Voight is 82 years old. In several quotations, Angelina has discussed how her parents have impacted her life and how they have inspired her job as an actress, philanthropist, and mother to her own six children.
Angelina Jolie parents: Marcheline Bertrand, Jon Voight
Jon’s greatest claim to fame is as an actor. With his performance as would-be gigolo Joe Buck in the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy, he made his acting debut. The portrayal earned him an Academy Award nomination, and during the 1970s, it helped him land roles in a number of other lucrative movies and television shows. Among them are Deliverance from 1972, Coming Home 1978, for which he received an Academy Award for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam soldier, and The Champ from 1979.
Jon Voight married Marcheline Bertrand, In 1971. Before deciding to divorce in 1976, they had James Haven, Angelina’s brother, in 1973, and Angelina in 1975. Their divorce was formalised in 1980 after they filed for divorce in 1978.
Since divorcing Marcheline, Jon hasn’t been remarried, although he has dated a number of women over the years, including Linda Morand, Stacey Pickren, Rebecca De Mornay, Eileen Davidson, Barbra Streisand, Nastassja Kinski, Diana Ross.
