Well Known Actress

1. I was born on 4 June 1975 in Los Angeles, California to Jon and Marcheline


2.  At 11 I attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, but I dropped out after 2 years and at 14 I took up a career in modeling and at one point wanted to be a funeral director


3.  I played my first leading role in 1993 in the film (straight to video) Cyborg 2.  After that I refused to audition for films, but got a couple of roles with good reviews in the mid 1990's.


4.  In 1997 I won a Golden Globe award and was nominated for an Emmy in the film George Wallace.


5.  In 1999 I met my second husband on the set of the movie Pushing Tin

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6.  It was visiting Cambodia while filming in 2001 that I saw the poverty and devastation war can bring.  Following this I started visiting refugee camps around the world. 


7.  I have 3 biological children and 3 adopted children.


8.  In 2004 I worked with Brad Pitt on Mr and Mrs Smith. 


9.  In 2011 I made my directorial feature debut with In the Land of Blood and Honey which I wrote after visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina


10.  I currently focus my life on my humanitarian work, but continue acting in order to raise funds.  1/3 of my income goes to humanitarian projects

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