Angelina Jolie has dominated the Hollywood scene for decades. Although almost everyone knows about her career and long history of humanitarian work, as well as her world as a mother of six grown children, there is still much to learn. about the screen icon.
Below are five things you probably (probably?) didn't know about Jolie.
1. She's a 'Spelman mom'.
Jolie's eldest daughter, Zahara, is currently enrolled at the prestigious Black Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Jolie couldn't help but post with pride during her first visit to campus, writing on Instagram, "A very special place and an honor to have a family member, a young Spelman girl."
Spelman College, a leading global college in the education of girls of African descent, is committed to academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and the intellectual, creative, ethical, and leadership development of its students.
2. She took a bold step towards her health in 2013.
Jolie revealed in a New York Times article a decade ago that she had chosen to have a preventive double mastectomy to mitigate her risk of breast and ovarian cancer, which was higher for her as a carrier of the BRCA1 gene.
"My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent, " Jolie wrote after the surgery.
3. She has a total of 16 tattoos.
The fact that Jolie is a fan of body art isn't exactly a secret, but did you know that her total number of tattoos is 16?! Her tattoos include the coordinates of her children's birthplace, the subtitle of a Tennessee Williams play and the Latin translation of the phrase: " What nourishes me destroys me ".
4. She served for a long time as a diplomat.
In April 2012, Jolie won the title of special envoy after years of work as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . She retired from that role after 10 years in December 2022.
5. She is not afraid of insects at all.
In 2017, Jolie was filmed consuming several types of insects.
