Angelina has been nominated for 3 SAG awards. In 1999 she won for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries for Gia. In 2000 she won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Girl, Interrupted. In 2008 she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for A Mighty Heart.
Angelina was nominated for two Emmy awards in 1998. She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Gia. She was also nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for George Wallace.
Angelina is one of the first actresses to win 3 consecutive Golden Globes in 3 different categories: “Best Supporting Actress in a Mini Series”: George Wallace (1997) (TV), “Best Actress in a TV Movie or Mini Series”: Gia (1998) (TV), “Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture”: Girl, Interrupted (1999). Coincidentally, all these roles were based on real people.
Angelina made her film debut in 1982’s Lookin’ to Get Out, which was written by and starred her father Jon Voight.
In 2004, Angelina was made an honorary citizen of Cambodia by the Prime Minister of Cambodia because of her social work there.
Angelina has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees since 2001, She has worked with field staff and met with refugees in over 20 countries. In 2003, she published Notes from My Travels, a collection of journal entries chronicling her early work with the U.N.
In 2003, Angelina became the first person to be honored with the Citizen of the World Award from the UN’s Correspondents’ Association for her work as a goodwill ambassador.
In the year 2003, Angelina appeared in print ads for Tissot watches. She has also appeared in TV commercials for Jeep, Kraft Macoroni & Cheese Deluxe and Animal Planet. She is also a spokemodel for St. John.Angelina has a private pilot and Airbase single engine land civilian pilot’s license.
Angelina is of Czech and American descent on her father’s side, and French and Haudenosaunee (Iroquian Native) heritage on her mother’s side.