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Angelina Jolie in Gia and Tomb Raider

People magazine put her at the top of its most beautiful list in 2006, and that part of the story is easy to remember. But the role that actually shifted things came earlier: Gia Carangi, an American fashion model whose life ran through fame, addiction and tragedy, played by Angelina Jolie in the 1998 HBO film Gia. Those scenes asked a lot of her, emotionally and physically, and the work came back with a Golden Globe Award attached. It also settled something else. She wasn't going to be filed away as Jon Voight's daughter. What holds up is the range. Vulnerable one moment, rebellious the next, then mysterious, then carrying real power. That flexibility is the base under everything, and it's why the leap to Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2001) didn't feel like a detour. Dramatic parts and big action films both, built step by step into one of Hollywood's most recognizable leading actresses. Her face got its own kind of attention too. Those eyes, that presence, the whole distinctive package. Still, the appeal was never only about looks

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Angelina Jolie in Gia and Tomb Raider

People magazine put her at the top of its most beautiful list in 2006, and that part of the story is easy to remember. But the role that actually shifted things came earlier: Gia Carangi, an American fashion model whose life ran through fame, addiction and tragedy, played by Angelina Jolie in the 1998 HBO film Gia. Those scenes asked a lot of her, emotionally and physically, and the work came back with a Golden Globe Award attached. It also settled something else. She wasn't going to be filed away as Jon Voight's daughter. What holds up is the range. Vulnerable one moment, rebellious the next, then mysterious, then carrying real power. That flexibility is the base under everything, and it's why the leap to Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2001) didn't feel like a detour. Dramatic parts and big action films both, built step by step into one of Hollywood's most recognizable leading actresses. Her face got its own kind of attention too. Those eyes, that presence, the whole distinctive package. Still, the appeal was never only about looks

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