Angelina Jolie is one of the biggest stars in entertainment. With a career spanning multiple decades, she's starred in countless blockbuster films and has even been nominated for some awards. According to Wealthy Gorilla, she has an estimated net worth of $120 million. She's definitely made it as much as a person can when it comes to fame and riches.More important than all of that is that she's a humanitarian who's proud to put her care for other humans above her own career. She loves her children so much and has proved this by being sweet to them both privately and publicly. She learned how to do all of this from her mother.Who exactly was her mother? She may have passed away in 2007, but her legacy lives on through Angelina. Here's everything to know about Marcheline Bertrand, the mother of Angelina Jolie.
6 Who Was Angelina Jolie's Mom?
Marcheline Bertrand was an actress who only had a couple of professional roles. Born in 1950, she moved to Hollywood in 1965 and lived there for the rest of her life. According to IMDb, she got her acting start in 1971 on the show Ironside. She only had a few other minor roles for the rest of her short career.
Angelina's dad, Jon Voight, was an actor as well. It seems that acting was definitely in Angelina's blood. Jon starred in many movies throughout his prolific career, and was nominated for numerous Academy Awards.
Marcheline and Jon met each other at a Broadway production. In the end, they unfortunately just had a tumultuous relationship that didn't last. They married in 1971, four years before Angelina was born, and divorced in 1980. Marcheline alleged multiple times that Jon cheated on her, which was the primary cause for their separation.
5 Marcheline Bertrand's Unfortunate Illness
Marcheline Bertrand, unfortunately, passed away in 2007 at the age of 56. The cause was ovarian cancer.
Angelina wrote a heartfelt letter about her mom back in 2020. In that letter, she applauded her late mom for her strength. This was during the heart of the pandemic, a time when everybody needed all the mental strength they could get. For Angelina, this came from the memories of her mother.
4 Does Angelina Jolie Have Cancer?
Sadly for Angelina, not only did her mother pass away from cancer. So did her aunt and grandmother. This prompted doctors to inform Marcheline before she got the disease that it was incoming, but it wasn't enough to prevent it from happening.
This led Angelina to get a huge head start on cancer. While Angelina does carry the gene, she's taken multiple steps to avoid activating it. She even learned some information about cancer from her mom before she passed. Angelina followed her advice as much as possible. She's also participated in expensive surgeries, and currently, at the age of 47, she's cancer-free.
3 Marcheline Sacrificed Her Career For Her Children
Many times throughout her career, Angelina admitted that she learned how to parent from her late mother. She's stated specifically that her mother taught her to be "gentle" with her children.
Another thing Marcheline taught her is that nothing matters more than family. Marcheline sacrificed her young and bubbling career in order to raise her children. She let Jon take popular role after popular role while she stayed at home, and this is something Angelina has incorporated into her career.
There were times in Angelina's career when she contemplated leaving the film industry. She may love acting, but one thing she learned from her mom was that family and happiness are more important than a check. When you're already an established star with millions, it isn't that hard to walk away when you have those goals in mind.
2 Angelina's Tattoo Dedicated To Her Mom
Angelina wanted to do something to immortalize her mother. There were many ways she could've done this. In the end, she got a tattoo she dedicated to Marcheline.
This tattoo is the letter w on her right hand. According to CinemaBlend, it stands for winter. "Winter" is a song written and performed by the Rolling Stones. It was one of Marcheline's favorite songs.
There aren't many, if any, pictures of the tattoo available to the public. Angelina has still talked about in interviews, however.
1 How Did Angelina's Mom Feel About Angelina's Relationship With Brad?
At the peak of their relationship, Brad and Angelina were the most popular Hollywood couple maybe ever.
The scandalous relationship started out of an affair, and from the moment of its inception, the relationship was a famous one. Over the years, the two of them graced the cover of what seemed like every available tabloid.
But what did Marcheline think of Brad?
Their relationship started in 2005, two years before Marcheline's demise. According to US Magazine, Marcheline thought was Brad was a "wonderful" person to have in the family. Unfortunately, just like Marcheline and Jon Voight, Angelina and Brad didn't last forever. They decided to go their separate ways in 2016, and were officially divorced in 2019.
The gossip doesn't stop for Angelina and Brad, however. The latest scandal involves a winery lawsuit, which is still ongoing.
