Angelina Jolie and her children Maddox, Vivienne, Zahara, Shiloh and Knox.
Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty ImagesAngelina Jolie She loves seeing her kids find their passions — and sometimes it's on set (or in the theater) with her.
Jolie has sons Maddox (born August 2001) and Pax (born November 2003), daughters Zahara (born January 2005) and Shiloh (born May 2006), and twins Knox and Vivienne (born July 2008) with her ex-husband. Brad Pitt. Like her children I've grown upOscar-winner Jolie has included it in many of her projects.
Maddox made his film debut in Pitt in 2013 World War g. In 2014, Pax, Zahra, and Vivian had minor roles in the film mischievous Which starred Jolie as the titular character.
After getting into acting, Jolie's children shifted their focus from what's on screen to behind the scenes. Maddox joined his parents backstage at their 2015 film By sea As an intern. Two years later, Jolie brought on Maddox and Pax as part of the cast of the TV series First they killed my fatherwhich I directed. Maddox served as executive producer while Pax was credited as still photographer.
Mother of six! Angelina Jolie has more than a handful of kids in her brood, so it's no surprise that the actress loves talking about parenthood. The Oscar winner shares Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt. The former couple separated two years after tying the knot in[…]
Although Jolie's children have practiced acting in the past, she admitted that they prefer to work behind the scenes rather than in front of the camera.
“No, I think they're particularly shy, and they're very private people,” Jolie said of her children's preference to be cast members rather than actors. and! news In October 2024. “And they want to be special.”
Maddox and Pax have continued to work alongside their mother on many of her other projects including Bloodless and Maria. For her part, Vivian collaborated with Jolie on an adaptation of the Broadway musical Strangers. While Julie was a producer, Vivian worked as an assistant producer.
Keep scrolling to see what Jolie had to say about working with her kids:
Try new things
Jolie shared that Maddox and Pax were working with her as co-directors on Mariah's film, which they have done in the past.
“They've done it a few times, and I think that's good for them,” she said. Hollywood Reporter in August 2024. “Pax tends to shoot stills and was brought in and (the director) Pablo (Laren) was great and he realized he was good at it.
Watch her work
“They've seen me go through a lot of things, but they haven't experienced me express a lot of pain that a parent usually hides from a child,” Jolie said in a December 2024 interview. BBC News About how Maddox and Pax helped her through her emotional scenes like a real opera singer Maria Callas in Maria. “So, they were there to witness some of it, but then we would hug or they would bring me cups of tea.”
Jolie added that it was good for her sons to see their mother “doing nothing easily” and feeling frustrated but having the courage to “try again”.
She continued: “One of the greatest privileges of being an actress is that you are often supported by a crew to try something and explore something you have never done before.” “This was definitely the most challenging.”
See them get inspired
Julie spoke about how surprised she was to see how passionate Vivian was Strangers Musical when they watched the show together for the first time.
“As a mother, as a person, I was watching that, but I was really watching the impact it was having on my little girl and what she was telling me about herself, and I was learning what was important to her and why. I connected with her so deeply,” Jolie said during a June 2024 interview. . Delivery time. “It was a completely different experience understanding how this has such a huge impact on her as a young woman right now, and it conveys something to me.”
Next, Julie watched Vivian work out how to bring the Broadway play to life.
“Viv and I sat down together and wrote down what we liked, what we were curious about. And I remember that they responded to our feedback. “For me, this was a moment to learn more about Viv, and not my idea of becoming a producer.”
Take notes
Jolie revealed that Vivienne was not afraid to criticize her mother because she took her role seriously.
“She'll correct me. She'll say, 'Didn't you read the memo? We have to do this. We have to go through this,'” Julie said. the people In April 2024 to work with her youngest daughter. “She's been a really tough assistant. She takes it very seriously.”
