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{{short description|American actress and producer}}
{{short description|American actress (1950–2007)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Marcheline Bertrand
| name = Marcheline Bertrand
| image = MarchelineBertrand.jpg
| image = MarchelineBertrand.jpg
| imagesize = 133px
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Bertrand in 2001
| image_caption = Bertrand in 2001
| birth_name = Marcia Lynne Bertrand
| birth_name = Marcia Lynne Bertrand
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|5|9}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1950|5|9}}
| birth_place = [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]], Illinois, U.S.
| birth_place = [[Blue Island, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|1|27|1950|5|9}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|1|27|1950|5|9}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress, producer, humanitarian
| death_cause = [[Ovarian cancer]]
| occupation = Actress, producer, humanitarian
| years_active = 1971–2007
| years_active = 1971–2007
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jon Voight]]|1971|1980|reason=div.}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Jon Voight]]|1971|1980|reason=div.}}
| partner = [[Bill Day (filmmaker)|Bill Day]] (1978–1980, 1982–1989)<br>[[John Trudell]] (?–2007)
| partner = [[Bill Day (filmmaker)|Bill Day]] (1978–1980, 1982–1989)<br />[[John Trudell]] (?–2007)
| children = [[James Haven]]<br>[[Angelina Jolie]]
| children = [[James Haven]]<br />[[Angelina Jolie]]
}}
}}
'''Marcia Lynne''' "'''Marcheline'''" '''Bertrand'''<ref name="wargs" /> (May 9, 1950 – January 27, 2007) was an American actress and humanitarian. She was the former wife of actor [[Jon Voight]], and the mother of actors [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[James Haven]].
'''Marcia Lynne''' "'''Marcheline'''" '''Bertrand''' (May 9, 1950 – January 27, 2007) was an American actress who was the former wife of actor [[Jon Voight]] and the mother of actress [[Angelina Jolie]] and actor [[James Haven]].

Bertrand co-founded the All Tribes Foundation, to provide cultural and economic benefits to Native Americans, and the Give Love Give Life organization, to raise public awareness of women's cancers. She died of [[ovarian cancer]] at the age of 56.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Born at St. Francis Hospital in [[Blue Island, Illinois|Blue Island]], Illinois, Bertrand was brought up in the nearby small town of [[Riverdale, Illinois|Riverdale]].<ref name="knol" /> Her parents were Lois June (née Gouwens; 1928–1973) and Rolland F. Bertrand (1923–1985).<ref name="wargs" /> She had two younger siblings: a sister, Debbie, and a brother, Raleigh.<ref name="ssdi" /> In 1965, Bertrand's family moved from the [[Chicago metropolitan area|Chicago area]] to [[Beverly Hills]], California, where she attended [[Beverly Hills High School]] from sophomore year through graduation.<ref name="Watchtower-yearbook" />
Bertrand was born in [[Blue Island, Illinois]] of French-Canadian, Dutch and German descent. She had a younger sister, Debbie, and a younger brother, Raleigh. <ref name="ssdi" /> In 1965, Bertrand's family moved from the [[Chicago metropolitan area|Chicago area]] to [[Beverly Hills]], California, where she attended [[Beverly Hills High School]] from sophomore year until graduation.<ref name="Watchtower-yearbook" /><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mzaVCwAAQBAJ&dq=marcheline+bertrand+french+canadian&pg=PA71 | title=Reimagining Women's Cancers: The Celebrity Diagnosis Guide to Personalized Treatment and Prevention | isbn=978-0-7573-1953-2 | last1=Berman | first1=Michele | last2=Boguski | first2=Mark | last3=Tabatsky | first3=David | date=September 27, 2016 | publisher=Health Communications }}</ref>


Bertrand claimed to be of distant [[Iroquois]] ancestry from Canada,<ref name=Fanbolt>{{cite web|url=https://www.fanbolt.com/127036/angelina-jolies-parents/|title=Angelina Jolie's Parents: A Look at the Lives of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand|author=Loggins, Emma|date=24 August 2022|publisher=Fanbolt|website=fanbolt.com}}</ref> However, [[Jon Voight]] says she was "not seriously Iroquois", and that the Iroquois story is something he and Bertrand made up to make Bertrand seem more "exotic".<ref name=TelegraphShelden>{{cite news |last=Shelden |first=Michael |url=http://telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2001/10/02/fmjoli02.xml |title=Angie overdoes the bad girl act |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=October 2, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011191049/http://telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fhealth%2F2001%2F10%2F02%2Ffmjoli02.xml |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |url-status=dead|quote=Voight is quick to say that Angelina is "not seriously Iroquois" and that this is just a little fancy he and Marcheline developed to enhance his ex-wife's exotic background.}}</ref>
Bertrand's father was of French-Canadian descent, and her mother was of Dutch and German ancestry, with ancestors who had immigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century.<ref name="wargs" /> Bertrand claimed to be of [[Iroquois]] ancestry through her father's line,<ref name="Nudd-People2007-11-02" /><ref name="allure" /> although her only known Native American ancestor is a [[Wyandot people|Huron]] woman born in 1649 in present-day [[Quebec]].<ref name="wargs" /> According to her daughter, Bertrand was often wrongly identified as a French actress because of her name; she said, "My mom is as far from French Parisian as you can get. She grew up in a bowling alley that my grandparents owned."<ref name="allure" />


== Film career ==
== Film career ==
During her early years as an actress, Bertrand studied with [[Lee Strasberg]].<ref name="Armstrong-People1978-06-26" /> In 1971, she played Connie in the episode "Love, Peace, Brotherhood and Murder" on the fourth season of the television show ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]''. A decade later, she appeared in a minor role in 1982's ''[[Lookin' to Get Out]]'', a film co-written by and starring her former husband, [[Jon Voight]]. The following year, Bertrand played her final film role in the 1983 comedy ''[[The Man Who Loved Women (1983 film)|The Man Who Loved Women]]'', a remake of the 1977 French [[The Man Who Loved Women (1977 film)|film of the same name]].
During her early years as an actress, Bertrand studied with [[Lee Strasberg]].<ref name="Armstrong-People1978-06-26" /> In 1971, she played Connie in the episode "Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder" on the fourth season of the television show ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]''. A decade later, she appeared in a minor role in 1982's ''[[Lookin' to Get Out]]'', a film co-written by and starring her former husband, [[Jon Voight]]. The following year, Bertrand played her final film role in the 1983 comedy ''[[The Man Who Loved Women (1983 film)|The Man Who Loved Women]]'', a remake of the 1977 French [[The Man Who Loved Women (1977 film)|film of the same name]].


Bertrand then turned her attention toward producing. In 1983, she founded Woods Road Productions with her then-partner, [[Bill Day (filmmaker)|Bill Day]].<!-- search for Woods Road Productions on Corporation Wiki dot com --> In 2005, Bertrand was the executive producer of the documentary ''Trudell'', which chronicles the life and work of her partner, [[John Trudell]], a [[Santee Sioux]] musician and activist. ''Trudell'' was an official selection at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the [[Tribeca Film Festival]], and it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="Jamestown" />
Bertrand then turned her attention toward producing. In 1983, she founded Woods Road Productions with her then-partner, [[Bill Day (filmmaker)|Bill Day]].<!-- search for Woods Road Productions on Corporation Wiki dot com --> In 2005, Bertrand was the executive producer of the documentary ''Trudell'', which chronicles the life and work of her partner, [[John Trudell]], a [[Santee Sioux]] musician and activist. ''Trudell'' was an official selection at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] and the [[Tribeca Film Festival]], and it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="Jamestown" />


== Humanitarian work ==
== Humanitarian work ==
Bertrand and her partner, [[John Trudell]], founded the All Tribes Foundation, to support the cultural and economic survival of Native peoples.<ref name="gibson" /> By 2007, the foundation had issued over $800,000 in grants to reservation-based programs that strengthen tribal ways of life and safeguard a future for Native communities.<ref name="gibson" />
Bertrand and her partner [[John Trudell]] founded the All Tribes Foundation to support the cultural and economic survival of Native peoples.<ref name="gibson" /> By 2007, the foundation had issued over $800,000 in grants to reservation-based programs that strengthen tribal ways of life and safeguard a future for Native communities.<ref name="gibson" />


On [[International Women's Day]] in 2003, Bertrand and Trudell produced a benefit concert for Afghan women refugees in conjunction with the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]].<ref name="gibson" />
On [[International Women's Day]] in 2003, Bertrand and Trudell produced a benefit concert for Afghan women refugees in conjunction with the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]].<ref name="gibson" />


Bertrand, who was diagnosed with [[ovarian cancer]] in 1999,<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> also founded the Give Love Give Life organization with Trudell; their objective was to raise public consciousness about ovarian and other gynecological cancers through the use of music.<ref name="glgl" /> The first Give Love Give Life concert was held in February 2004 at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]] in [[West Hollywood]].<ref name="glgl" /> Bertrand and Trudell worked to organize strategic support in the music and film community for [[Johanna's Law]], legislation to fund national outreach and education about the signs and symptoms of gynecological cancers, which was signed into law on January 12, 2007.<ref name="glgl" /> To benefit the Women's Cancer Research Institute at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], a second Give Love Give Life concert was held at the [[Gibson Amphitheater]] in Los Angeles in February 2007, a month after Bertrand died from cancer.<ref name="glgl" />
Bertrand, who was diagnosed with [[ovarian cancer]] in 1999,<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> also founded the Give Love Give Life organization with Trudell; their objective was to raise public consciousness about ovarian and other gynecological cancers through music.<ref name="glgl" /> The first Give Love Give Life concert was held in February 2004 at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]] in [[West Hollywood]].<ref name="glgl" /> Bertrand and Trudell worked to organize strategic support in the music and film community for [[Johanna's Law]], legislation to fund national outreach and education about the signs and symptoms of gynecological cancers, which was signed into law on January 12, 2007.<ref name="glgl" /> To benefit the Women's Cancer Research Institute at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], a second Give Love Give Life concert was held at the [[Gibson Amphitheater]] in Los Angeles in February 2007, a month after Bertrand died from cancer.<ref name="glgl" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Bertrand married actor Jon Voight on December 12, 1971.<ref name="wargs" /> Following a miscarriage in 1972,<ref name="knol" /> they had two children, [[James Haven]] (born May 11, 1973) and [[Angelina Jolie]] (born June 4, 1975). Both children became actors. Bertrand and Voight separated in 1976, publicly citing Voight's adultery.<ref name="Armstrong-People1978-06-26" /><ref name="Tauber-People2010-03-15" /> Bertrand filed for divorce in 1978,<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> which was finalized in 1980.<ref name="Tauber-People2010-03-15" />
Bertrand married actor [[Jon Voight]] on December 12, 1971.<ref name=Fanbolt /> Following a miscarriage in 1972, they had two children, [[James Haven]] and [[Angelina Jolie]], both of whom became actors. Bertrand and Voight separated in 1976, publicly citing Voight's adultery.<ref name="Armstrong-People1978-06-26" /><ref name="Tauber-People2010-03-15" /> Bertrand filed for divorce in 1978,<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> which was finalized in 1980.<ref name="Tauber-People2010-03-15" />


Following her legal separation from Voight, Bertrand began a relationship with documentary filmmaker Bill Day.<ref name="Jerome-People1983-04-11" /> They lived together for eleven years but never married.<ref name="Clark-HeraldSun2010-08-17" /> During her later life, Bertrand was in a relationship with activist and musician John Trudell.<ref name="CounterPunch" />
Following her legal separation from Voight, Bertrand began a relationship with documentary filmmaker [[Bill Day (filmmaker)|Bill Day]].<ref name="Jerome-People1983-04-11" /> They lived together for eleven years but never married.<ref name="Clark-HeraldSun2010-08-17" /> During her later life, Bertrand was in a relationship with activist and musician [[John Trudell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2015/12/12/john-trudell-american-indian-activist-poet/x8FRYRd4REraI9Y8KjeeaI/story.html|title=John Trudell, 69; Native American activist, poet|author=Jablon, Robert|date=12 December 2015|publisher=[[Boston Globe]]|website=bostonglobe.com}}</ref>


At the time of her death, Bertrand had three grandchildren by her daughter.<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> Another granddaughter, who was born the following year, was given the middle name "Marcheline" in her honor.<ref name="Us2010-01-05" />
At the time of her death, Bertrand had four grandchildren by her daughter.<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> Another granddaughter, who was born the following year, was given the middle name "Marcheline" in her honor.<ref name="Us2010-01-05" />


Bertrand was Roman Catholic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/07/jolie200807|title=A Woman in Full|last=Cohen|first=Rich|work=Vanities|access-date=2017-09-29|language=en}}</ref>
Bertrand was a Roman Catholic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/07/jolie200807|title=A Woman in Full|last=Cohen|first=Rich|work=Vanities|access-date=September 29, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


== Death ==
== Death ==
Toward the end of her life, Bertrand preferred her privacy and did not grant interviews.<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> After a nearly eight-year battle with ovarian and [[breast cancer]], she died aged 56 on January 27, 2007, at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], in the company of her children.<ref name="Green-People2007-01-28" /><ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /><ref name="Pink Lotus" /> Bertrand's mother and sister also died of cancer.<ref name="Pink Lotus"/><ref name="Guardian"/> Her daughter said, "My grandmother also died young; so, my mother always thought it could happen to her."<ref name="Junod-Esquire2007-07-20" />
Toward the end of her life, Bertrand preferred her privacy and did not grant interviews.<ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /> After a nearly eight-year battle with [[Ovarian cancer|ovarian]] and [[breast cancer]], she died aged 56 on January 27, 2007, at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], in the company of her children.<ref name="Green-People2007-01-28" /><ref name="Green-People2007-02-12" /><ref name="Pink Lotus" /> Bertrand's mother and sister also died of cancer.<ref name="Pink Lotus" /><ref name="Guardian" /> Her daughter explained, "My grandmother also died young; so, my mother always thought it could happen to her."<ref name="Junod-Esquire2007-07-20" />


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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Marcheline Bertrand
Bertrand in 2001
Born
Marcia Lynne Bertrand

(1950-05-09)May 9, 1950
Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, humanitarian
Years active1971–2007
Spouse
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​
(m. 1971; div. 1980)​
Partner(s)Bill Day (1978–1980, 1982–1989)
John Trudell (?–2007)
ChildrenJames Haven
Angelina Jolie

Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand (May 9, 1950 – January 27, 2007) was an American actress who was the former wife of actor Jon Voight and the mother of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

Early life

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Bertrand was born in Blue Island, Illinois of French-Canadian, Dutch and German descent. She had a younger sister, Debbie, and a younger brother, Raleigh. [1] In 1965, Bertrand's family moved from the Chicago area to Beverly Hills, California, where she attended Beverly Hills High School from sophomore year until graduation.[2][3]

Bertrand claimed to be of distant Iroquois ancestry from Canada,[4] However, Jon Voight says she was "not seriously Iroquois", and that the Iroquois story is something he and Bertrand made up to make Bertrand seem more "exotic".[5]

Film career

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During her early years as an actress, Bertrand studied with Lee Strasberg.[6] In 1971, she played Connie in the episode "Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder" on the fourth season of the television show Ironside. A decade later, she appeared in a minor role in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out, a film co-written by and starring her former husband, Jon Voight. The following year, Bertrand played her final film role in the 1983 comedy The Man Who Loved Women, a remake of the 1977 French film of the same name.

Bertrand then turned her attention toward producing. In 1983, she founded Woods Road Productions with her then-partner, Bill Day. In 2005, Bertrand was the executive producer of the documentary Trudell, which chronicles the life and work of her partner, John Trudell, a Santee Sioux musician and activist. Trudell was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, and it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival.[7]

Humanitarian work

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Bertrand and her partner John Trudell founded the All Tribes Foundation to support the cultural and economic survival of Native peoples.[8] By 2007, the foundation had issued over $800,000 in grants to reservation-based programs that strengthen tribal ways of life and safeguard a future for Native communities.[8]

On International Women's Day in 2003, Bertrand and Trudell produced a benefit concert for Afghan women refugees in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[8]

Bertrand, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999,[9] also founded the Give Love Give Life organization with Trudell; their objective was to raise public consciousness about ovarian and other gynecological cancers through music.[10] The first Give Love Give Life concert was held in February 2004 at The Roxy in West Hollywood.[10] Bertrand and Trudell worked to organize strategic support in the music and film community for Johanna's Law, legislation to fund national outreach and education about the signs and symptoms of gynecological cancers, which was signed into law on January 12, 2007.[10] To benefit the Women's Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a second Give Love Give Life concert was held at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles in February 2007, a month after Bertrand died from cancer.[10]

Personal life

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Bertrand married actor Jon Voight on December 12, 1971.[4] Following a miscarriage in 1972, they had two children, James Haven and Angelina Jolie, both of whom became actors. Bertrand and Voight separated in 1976, publicly citing Voight's adultery.[6][11] Bertrand filed for divorce in 1978,[9] which was finalized in 1980.[11]

Following her legal separation from Voight, Bertrand began a relationship with documentary filmmaker Bill Day.[12] They lived together for eleven years but never married.[13] During her later life, Bertrand was in a relationship with activist and musician John Trudell.[14]

At the time of her death, Bertrand had four grandchildren by her daughter.[9] Another granddaughter, who was born the following year, was given the middle name "Marcheline" in her honor.[15]

Bertrand was a Roman Catholic.[16]

Death

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Toward the end of her life, Bertrand preferred her privacy and did not grant interviews.[9] After a nearly eight-year battle with ovarian and breast cancer, she died aged 56 on January 27, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in the company of her children.[17][9][18] Bertrand's mother and sister also died of cancer.[18][19] Her daughter explained, "My grandmother also died young; so, my mother always thought it could happen to her."[20]

Filmography

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Title Year Role Notes
Ironside 1971 Connie TV series
Episode: "Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder"
Lookin' to Get Out 1982 Girl in Jeep
The Man Who Loved Women 1983 Girl (final film role)
Trudell 2005 — Documentary
Executive producer

References

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  1. ^ "Social Security Death Index". SSDI.Rootsweb.Ancestry.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Watchtower Yearbook. Beverly Hills High School. 1966–1968.
  3. ^ Berman, Michele; Boguski, Mark; Tabatsky, David (September 27, 2016). Reimagining Women's Cancers: The Celebrity Diagnosis Guide to Personalized Treatment and Prevention. Health Communications. ISBN 978-0-7573-1953-2.
  4. ^ a b Loggins, Emma (August 24, 2022). "Angelina Jolie's Parents: A Look at the Lives of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand". fanbolt.com. Fanbolt.
  5. ^ Shelden, Michael (October 2, 2001). "Angie overdoes the bad girl act". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Voight is quick to say that Angelina is "not seriously Iroquois" and that this is just a little fancy he and Marcheline developed to enhance his ex-wife's exotic background.
  6. ^ a b Armstrong, Lois (June 26, 1978). "Down but Not Out". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  7. ^ "Native American Film Festival Planned". Jamestown Community College. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c "February 22 Concert for Ovarian Cancer Research and Education To Honor Marcheline Bertrand, Give Love Give Life Creator and Producer". Gibson.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d e Green, Mary (February 12, 2007). "Angelina's Heartbreak". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d "History of Give Love Give Life". GiveLoveGiveLife.net. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  11. ^ a b Tauber, Michelle (March 15, 2010). "Angelina Jolie & Dad Jon Voight Ending Their Feud". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  12. ^ Jerome, Jim (April 11, 1983). "For Single Father Jon Voight, Table for Five Is a Story Close to His Own Painful Experience". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  13. ^ Clark, Blanche (August 17, 2010). "The Real JOLIE". Herald Sun. News Limited. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  14. ^ Jablon, Robert (December 12, 2015). "John Trudell, 69; Native American activist, poet". bostonglobe.com. Boston Globe.
  15. ^ "Angelina Jolie's Mom Leaves Three Grandkids $100,000 Each". Us Weekly. Wenner Media LLC. January 5, 2010. ISSN 1529-7497. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  16. ^ Cohen, Rich. "A Woman in Full". Vanities. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  17. ^ Green, Mary (January 28, 2007). "Angelina Jolie's Mother Dies". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  18. ^ a b Funk, Kristi (May 14, 2013). "A Patient's Journey: Angelina Jolie". Pink Lotus Breast Center. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  19. ^ "Angelina Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer". The Guardian. Associated Press. May 27, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  20. ^ Junod, Tom (July 20, 2007). "Angelina Jolie Dies For Our Sins". Esquire. Hearst Communications, Inc. ISSN 0014-0791. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
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