From a wild, drug-addicted young woman, Angelina Jolie at the age of 40 is an Oscar-winning actress, talented director, exemplary mother, United Nations ambassador…

Angelina Jolie at the age of 40 is successful in both career and family – Photo: ReutersOn June 4, Angelina Jolie officially turned 40. Over the past four decades, from a rebellious drug-addicted teenager, Angelina Jolie has gradually become an Oscar-winning actress, talented director, exemplary mother of six 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, United Nations ambassador, and an icon for women’s rights.On the occasion of the star’s 40th 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day, let’s review important milestones in Angelina Jolie’s life.

In 1980, at the age of 6, Angelina Jolie had her first acting role. She starred in Hal Ashby’s Lookin’ to Get Out . Her father, Jon Voight, was the co-writer and producer of the film

In March 1996, Angelina Jolie married British actor Jonny Lee Miller – her co-star in Hackers (1995). At the wedding, Angelina Jolie did not wear a white dress like other young women but wore tight pants and a white shirt with the groom’s name written in her own blood. They soon broke up and officially returned to single life in 1999. But the two still maintained a friendship – Photo: Reuters

With the movie Gia (1998), Angelina Jolie won her first Golden Globe for her role as Gia Carangi – a supermodel who died of HIV infection after using a shared needle to inject heroin

Girl Interrupted (1999) brought the movie star her first Oscar. She received the golden statue in 2000 in the category of Best Supporting Actress

At the awards ceremony, she kissed her brother, actor James Haven, and declared: “I love him very much.” This became a scandal that was mentioned for a long time

Angelina Jolie was nominated for Worst Actress at the Golden Raspberry Awards from 2001 – 2005. She was continuously criticized for her roles in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Original Sin, Life or Something Like It, Beyond Borders, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Alexander and Taking Lives

In 2002, she adopted her first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 – Maddox (left) from Cambodia. Also in this year, she officially changed Voight’s name to Jolie on paper. In the photo are Angelina and Brad Pitt with their eldest son at the 2013 Oscars

In 2003, Angelina Jolie shocked everyone by wearing Billy Bob Thornton’s blood around her neck. She also admitted that she was addicted to drugs at this time.

In 2005, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt starred together in the film Mr & Mrs Smith. The name ‘Brangelina’ was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧. In the same year, she adopted Zahara from Ethiopia. In 2006, she gave 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to her first daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt in Namibia. The couple decided to sell the first photos of Shiloh to support UNICEF with a sum of about 8 million USD. In 2007, the couple adopted Pax Thien from Vietnam.

In 2008, Angelina Jolie found success with her role in Wanted , becoming the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. She earned $15 million thanks to Wanted

In the same year, she sold a photo of the couple with their new𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 twins Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon for $14 million. All the money was donated to charity

In 2009, Angelina Jolie received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role in Changeling

In 2011, Angelina Jolie tried her hand at writing and directing for the first time with the war-themed film In the Land of Blood and Honey

At the 2012 Oscars, Angelina Jolie’s leg display became a hot topic on social media. In record time, the account Angie’sRightLeg – Angie’s Right Leg had about 40,000 followers and became a source of inspiration for netizens to make memes

UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie and British Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict in London (UK) on June 13, 2014

In October 2014, Angelina Jolie was awarded an honorary Damehood after many campaigns to end 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual violence in war zones and her support for British foreign policy

Wedding dress, wedding ceremony between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt became the highlight event of the entertainment industry in 2014

In early 2015, Angelina Jolie met Pope Francis after screening Unbroken to serve priests, monks and officials at the Vatican

Angelina Jolie wrote a diary in the New York Times sharing about her surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes after a mastectomy to fight cancer

In March 2015, Angelina Jolie and her daughters Vivienne (left) and Shiloh (right) attended the Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California (USA). This was Angelina Jolie’s first public appearance after surgery