Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an actor and filmmaker known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Girl, Interrupted, feature directing work including In the Land of Blood and Honey and First They Killed My Father, and more than two decades of engagement with UNHCR.

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About Angelina Jolie

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

United States · Actor, Filmmaker · 1 affiliation

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Known for: Film acting; Film directing; Refugee protection and forced-displacement issues
Country: United States

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At a glance

Jolie won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted.
In the Land of Blood and Honey marked her first film as a writer-director.
She directed and co-wrote First They Killed My Father with Cambodian author and human-rights activist Loung Ung.
Jolie served as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 to 2012 and as its Special Envoy from 2012 to 2022.

Background and acting career

Born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, Jolie established a film acting career that includes an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted.

Work as a filmmaker

Jolie's first film as a writer-director was In the Land of Blood and Honey. She later directed First They Killed My Father, co-wrote it with Loung Ung and served as a producer on the film.

Refugee and displacement work

Jolie worked with UNHCR for more than two decades, serving as a Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 to 2012 and as Special Envoy from 2012 to 2022. UNHCR states that she undertook more than 60 field missions focused on displaced people and refugee protection during that period.

Relationship with UNHCR after 2022

Jolie left the Special Envoy role in December 2022. As of August 22, 2026, UNHCR described her as a former Special Envoy who continued to engage with the agency on refugee and forced-displacement issues; that description does not establish a current formal UNHCR office.

Affiliations

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador (2001–2012); Special Envoy (2012–2022) 2001–2022

Timeline

1975-06-04 Born in Los Angeles, California.
2000 Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted.
2011 Made her writer-director feature debut with In the Land of Blood and Honey.
2017 Directed and co-wrote First They Killed My Father, adapted from Loung Ung's memoir.
2022-12 Moved on from the UNHCR Special Envoy role after more than two decades of work with the agency.

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Current context

UNHCR identifies Jolie as a former Special Envoy and states that she continues to engage with the agency on refugee and forced-displacement issues. This is UNHCR's characterization of its continuing relationship with Jolie and does not establish a current formal UNHCR office.

Biographical facts

Angelina Jolie was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California.
Jolie won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted; it was her first Academy Award nomination and win.
In the Land of Blood and Honey was Jolie's first film as a writer-director.
Jolie directed First They Killed My Father, co-wrote it with Loung Ung and was identified by Netflix as a producer.
Jolie served as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 to 2012 and as UNHCR Special Envoy from 2012 to 2022.
During her UNHCR service, Jolie undertook more than 60 field missions focused on displaced people and refugee protection.