2005

Angelina Jolie

November 24

Dire Statistics in Pakistan

Jolie and Pitt tour Pakistan, where 73,000 people were killed and more than 3 million left homeless after a massive earthquake.

Angelina Jolie

December 02

Brad Becomes Dad

Pitt petitions to adopt Jolie's son and daughter, exactly two months after his divorce from Aniston is finalized. The following month, Jolie and Pitt visit the Dominican Republic, and as soon as the plane touches down they announce that Jolie is pregnant.

2006

Angelina Jolie

May 27

Shiloh Joins the Group

Shiloh Nouvel is born in Namibia. PEOPLE is the first magazine in the U.S. to print photos of the mother, father and baby. Just before the baby was born, PEOPLE names the Jolie-Pitt clan the World's Most Beautiful Family.

December 12

All in the Family

Jolie opens up about family life with Pitt in a PEOPLE exclusive. She calls herself "the disciplinarian" of the family and Zahara the "biggest personality in the house." While she denies marriage rumors, Jolie says she and Pitt are "always open to adoption."

2007

Angelina Jolie

January 27

Jolie Mourns Mother

Jolie's mother, 56-year-old Marcheline Bertrand, dies after battling cancer for more than seven-and-a-half years, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. Bertrand was surrounded by Jolie, son James Haven and Pitt.

Angelina Jolie

March 15

Angelina Adopts New Son

Jolie adopts 3-year-old Pax Thien from an orphanage outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Pitt is unable to accompany Jolie due to his filming schedule, but she brings 5-year-old Maddox and 2-year-old Zahara to welcome their new brother. Jolie filed for adoption solo because Vietnamese law makes it difficult for unmarried couples to adopt, but in April, she asks a California court to change her newly adopted son's last name to Jolie-Pitt.

Angelina Jolie

May 07

Beauty Inside & Out

Jolie makes her fifth appearance on PEOPLE's Most Beautiful list, but this time around, it isn't all about her stunning physical attributes. The mother of four headlines the issue's "Beauty Inside & Out" feature with Pitt, highlighting her humanitarian work with refugees, AIDS orphans, and the Darfur genocide.

2008

Angelina Jolie

February 23

Coming Soon: The Jolie-Pitt Twins

On the blue carpet at the Film Independent's Spirit Awards, Jolie wears a belly-hugging black dress that reveals her pronounced baby bump. A source close to the couple tells PEOPLE that they are "thrilled to be adding to their brood," which consists of Maddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; and Shiloh, 1. In May, Jolie's Kung Fu Panda costar Jack Black accidentally breaks the news that the actress is carrying twins during a joint-interview with Jolie.

Angelina Jolie

Summer

One Hot Mama!

With twins on the way, Jolie–who nabs a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in Clint Eastwood's Changelingappears on the July cover of Vanity Fair. That summer, her action flick Wanted pulls in an impressive $51 million in its opening weekend, and she tops the Hollywood Reporter's list of the highest-paid actresses.

Angelina Jolie

July 12

The Jolie-Pitts Welcome Twins

Jolie and Pitt welcome twins, a boy, Knox Léon, and a girl, Vivienne Marcheline, at the Fondation Lenval hospital in Nice, France. Just hours after cutting the umbilical cords of his newborn twins, Pitt tells the mayor of Nice, "I'm the happiest father ever." In August, the proud parents debut their twins on the cover of PEOPLE, where Jolie says, "It is chaos, but we are managing it and having a wonderful time."

Photo Credits

BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): J. Redden/UNHCR; Flynet; George Pimentel/WireImage; Frank Micelotta/Getty

Edited by Janet Mock
Name
Angelina Jolie
Date of Birth
June 04, 1975
Birth Place
Los Angeles, Calif.
Relationships
Brad Pitt, partner (2005 to present)
Billy Bob Thornton, ex-husband (2000 to 2003)
Jonny Lee Miller, ex-husband (1995 to 1997)
Children
Maddox Chivan, adopted son (8/5/01)
Pax Thien, adopted son (11/29/03)
Zahara Marley, adopted daughter (1/8/05)
Shiloh Nouvel, daughter (5/27/06)
Knox Leon, son (7/13/08)
Vivienne Marcheline, daughter (7/13/08)
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