Angelina Jolie

Jolie in 2010, photo via kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Angelina Jolie Voight

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: June 4, 1975

Ethnicity:
*father – Slovak, German
*mother – one half French-Canadian
[approximately], one quarter Dutch, one quarter Polish, distant German, 1/512 Huron First Nations

Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian, and activist. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Girl, Interrupted (1999). Noted for her beauty and style, she has also starred in the films Lookin’ to Get Out, Cyborg 2, Hackers, Foxfire, Playing God, Playing by Heart, The Bone Collector, Gone in 60 Seconds, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and its sequel; Original Sin, Life or Something Like It, Taking Lives, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Alexander (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Good Shepherd, A Mighty Heart, Beowulf, the Kung Fu Panda franchise; Wanted, Changeling (2008), Salt, The Tourist (2010), Maleficent, and its sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil; Come Away, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Eternals, and Maria (2024); and in the made-for-tv movies George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998). She has directed the films A Place in Time, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Unbroken, By the Sea, which she starred in; First They Killed My Father, and Without Blood. She also wrote her second, fourth, and sixth film, and co-wrote her fifth. Her humanitarian causes and advocacy include conservation, women’s rights, education, and refugees. She was Special Envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, from April 17, 2012 to December 17, 2022, having undertaken field missions to refugee camps and war zones.

Angelina is the daughter of fellow Academy Award-winner, actor Jon Voight (Jonathan Vincent Voight), and actress Marcheline Bertrand (Marcia Lynne Bertrand). She is the sister of actor James Haven. Her uncles are Barry Voight, a volcanologist, and Chip Taylor, a songwriter. Angelina has six children with her former husband, actor Brad Pitt. She has also been credited as Angelina Jolie Pitt. Angelina acquired Cambodian citizenship in 2005.

Angelina’s father is of half Slovak and half German descent. Angelina’s mother was of approximately one half French-Canadian, one quarter Dutch, and one quarter Polish, descent. Through her maternal grandfather, Angelina is of 1/1024 Huron First Nations descent, from her ancestor, Catherine Anenontha/Anenonta, who was born c. 1649. Angelina’s maternal grandfather also had a small amount of German ancestry.

Angelina’s paternal grandfather was Elmer/Elmir Samuel Voight/Vojtka/Voytko (the son of George Vojtka/Vojtech/Voytka/Voytko and Helen “Nellie” Petrick/Petrik). Elmer was born in Yonkers, Westchester, New York. George was a Slovak emigrant, born in Nacina Ves, Košice, who lived in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Helen was born in New York, to Slovak parents, Andrew/Andreas Petrick/Petrik and Catherine/Catharina Kulik.

Angelina’s paternal grandmother was Barbara Agnes Kamp (the daughter of Joseph Kamp and Margaret Franz). Barbara was born in Yonkers, Westchester, New York. Joseph was a German emigrant, from Büren, and was the son of Heinrich Kamp and Theresia Baum. Margaret was born in New York, to German parents, Peter Franz and Barbara Seigler, who was from Bavaria.

Angelina’s maternal grandfather was Rolland Francis Bertrand (the son of George/Georges Bertrand and Marie-Louise Angélina/Angéline Leduc). Rolland was born in Lehigh, Kankakee, Illinois. All of his grandparents were French-Canadian, from Québec. George was the son of Louis Bertrand and Marie-Virginie Adelphine/Adeline/Adelina/Delima/Delia Maillet/Mayette/Maillette/Myatt. Angelina’s great-grandmother Marie-Louise was from Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec, and was the daughter of Ulric/Ulrique Leduc and Marie Clorinthe/Clarinthe/Clorintha/Clarine Deveau/Devault/Deveault.

Angelina’s maternal grandmother was Lois June Gouwens/Gowens (the daughter of Roy/Roel/Royal G. Gouwens/Gowens and Virginia/Regina/Jean Kasha). Lois was born in Cook County, Illinois. Roy’s father, Roel/Rollin/Roeleanas A. T. Gouwens/Gowens, was born in South Holland, Cook, Illinois, to Dutch parents. Roy’s mother, Anna/Annie Koedijker/Koedyker, was Dutch, from Sint Maarten. Angelina’s great-grandmother Virginia’s father, Jan/John Joseph Kasha/Kasza, was born in Bunkowo, Poland. Virginia’s mother, Maryanna/Mary Agnes Decker/Raczkowska/Racykowska/Rashowsky/Raskowski/Raczkowski/Raskowsky, was born in Manistee, Manistee Co., Michigan, the daughter of Polish parents, Symon/Simon Raczkowski/Rashowsky and Josephine Baker.

Sources: Genealogies of Angelina Jolie – http://www.wargs.com
https://www.geni.com
http://www.perche-quebec.com
http://freepages.rootsweb.com
https://famouskin.com

Angelina’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Angelina’s paternal grandfather, Elmer/Elmir Samuel Voight/Vojtka/Voytko, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Angelia Jolie (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca

Information about Angelina’s maternal eighth great-grandmother, Catherine Anenontha/Anenonta – http://www.genealogy.com
http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca

Angelina’s maternal twelfth great-grandfather, Pierre Miville – http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca

Angelina’s maternal great-grandmother, Virginia/Regina/Jean Kasha, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Virginia/Regina/Jean Kasha on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Angelina’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Jan/John Joseph Kasha/Kasza and Maryanna/Mary Agnes Decker/Raczkowska/Racykowska/Rashowsky/Raskowski/Raczkowski/Raskowsky – https://familysearch.org

Angelina’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Jan/John Joseph Kasha/Kasza and Maryanna/Mary Agnes Decker/Raczkowska/Racykowska/Rashowsky/Raskowski/Raczkowski/Raskowsky, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Angelina’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Jan/John Joseph Kasha/Kasza – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Angelina’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Maryanna/Mary Agnes (Decker/Raczkowska/Racykowska/Rashowsky/Raskowski/Raczkowski/Raskowsky) Kasha – https://www.familysearch.org

ethnic

Curious about ethnicity

616 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

    “Comment by ethnic
    February 17th, 2009

    stop trolling Native American.”

    They are not “trolling” ethnic, they are merely stating the obvious. Angelina has crystal clear “exotic” traits and, although some fully white people do look a bit like that sometimes, this one is a giveaway in my opinion. Her father may well be a racist or doesn’t even have much of a clue of what he’s saying. Wikipedia clearly states that her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, was of French-Canadian and Native American descent. The sources even cite the tribe (Haudenosaunee Iroquois). Again, would they just MAKE THIS UP? VERY unlikely. I get the impression that “ethnic” doesn’t Americans having Indian ancestors.

  2. selly98latte says:

    She sure looks Native American.

  3. ethnic says:

    Luomi thanks for the comment. these kinds of comments are what we need on this site to educate people.

    Ethnic
    admin

  4. Luomi (cloudberry) says:

    To Latino Italiano

    Actually, many people from Norway and Sweden are
    a mixture of several different ethnicities.

    Sámi people,Finns (Kvens, Forest Finns etc.), Travellers,
    Danes, Germans, Russians etc. are common ethnic
    groups that you may come across if you do some genealogy.

    I don’t mean to criticize, just to let people know about it.

  5. ethnic says:

    To Anonymous, she definitely has Dutch blood. Check out her ancestry

    http://www.wargs.com/other/voight.html

    BTW IMDB is not very accurate.

    Ethnic
    Admin

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