Marcheline bertrand angelina jolie mom and dad. Marcheline bertrand is the mother of jons two children both famous for their own work angelina jolie and james haven. Both children became actors. Angelina jolies parents marcheline bertrande and jon voight overview world renowned american actress angelina jolies mother marcheline bertrand was born marcia lynne bertrand.
Getty images express reported in 2008 that voight met jolies mother marcheline bertrand on a blind date. Bertrand and voight separated in 1976 publicly citing voights adultery. Jolie also wrote about the affair her father actor jon voight had and how it impacted her mothers life.
Following a miscarriage in 1972 they had two children james haven born may 11 1973 and angelina jolie born june 4 1975. Angelina jolie pays tribute to late mom marcheline bertrand on mothers day angelina jolie celebrated her late mother marcheline bertrand on mothers day in an op ed for the new york times. In an essay for the new york.
When angelina jolies dad cheated on mother marcheline bertrand left her devastated hollywood star angelina jolie has described losing mothers soft embrace like having someone rip away a. At the time of their marriage marcheline was 21 and an aspiring actress. Marcheline bertrand and jon voight were married from 1971 to 1980 the maleficent actress also reflected on her father jon voight s affair and how it changed the course of her moms life.
They wed when bertrand was 21 and divorced by the time she was 28. Bertrand married actor jon voight on december 12 1971. He admitted to having an affair which sparked their divorce.
In her new essay jolie who shares six children with her former husband brad pitt also wrote about how the decisions of her father the famed actor jon voight forced bertrand to abandon her. Jolie was just a year old when voight separated from bertrand who was his second wife according to the uks independent.