Early life and family
Born in Los Angeles, California, Jolie is the daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the sister of actor James Haven and niece of singer-songwriter Chip Taylor.[2] Her godparents are actors Jacqueline Bisset and Maximilian Schell.[3] On her father's side, Jolie is of German and Slovak descent,[4][5] and on her mother's side, she is of primarily French-Canadian, Dutch, and German ancestry.[4] Like her mother, Jolie has stated that she is part Iroquois,[6] although her only known indigenous ancestors were 17th-century Hurons.[4][7]