As Angelina Jolie celebrates her birthday, we look back at her absolutely iconic hair and makeup looks across the years
From her now renowned slicked back French plait in Tomb Raider, to her signature feline flick on almost every red carpet, to her naturally plump and pillowy lips, Angelina Jolie never fails to make a lasting impression when it comes to beauty and it's safe to say that ever since she burst onto our screens in the 90s, she's has been a constant source of hair and makeup inspiration.
That's not to say her look hasn't evolved over the years. On the contrary, at the start of her career, Angelina was known for her cute, pixie crop and brown lipstick in what can only be described as a 90s dream come true. Then there were her classic Hollywood days, where the actress would wear her hair in voluminous curls paired with a bold lip in the style of Marilyn Monroe.
As well as her personal beauty choices, Angelina is also known for the instantly identifiable characters she has played in films such as Girl, Interrupted, where she played the troubled Lisa Rowe with platinum blonde hair, and Maleficent, where she stunned with sharp prosthetic cheekbones and a dramatic red lip.
More recently, the actress, UN ambassador, filmmaker and mum of six, has been seen adopting classic winged eyeliner, a soft smokey eye and sophisticated updos or classic waves. As she celebrates her 46th birthday, we chart some of the star's best hair and beauty moments...
Looking for more celebrity inspiration? Check out the best red carpet beauty looks of all time, as well as the jaw-dropping beauty transformations of our favourite A-listers, the best and worst beauty looks of 2020 and our round up of the most accomplished, talented and beautiful actresses of all time.
Or, if you fancy recreating Angelina's signature winged eyeliner, why not try these viral eyeliner hacks for perfect (and symmetrical) application every time.
Rex Features1988
Attending the Oscars – just another day for a 13-year-old, right? Ange cosied up to her acting legend father Jon Voight and brother James on the Academy Awards’ red carpet. Who knew she’d be treading the carpet under her own steam in just 10 years?
Rex Features1993
At just 14, she dropped out of acting classes and dreamed of becoming a funeral director, wearing only black, dying her hair purple and spending all her free time moshing with her live-in boyfriend. Go Ange. Two years later, Ange took up modelling and even featured in music videos from the likes of Meatloaf and Lenny Kravitz, before the call of the acting world drew her back to Hollywood.
PA Photos1997
After starring in her first fully-fledged Hollywood picture, Hackers, Angelina met Brit actor Jonny Lee Miller and married him a year later, in black rubber pants and a white shirt – with his name written in blood on it, no less. During this era, the actress sported a very cute pixie crop and muted, cool-toned make-up.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 1998
Walking the red carpet at the 1998 Golden Globes, Angie's look was pure 90s with lots of blue eye shadow and a smart slicked-down pixie crop.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 1999
Angelina was beginning to break her way into young Hollywood’s acting elite with roles in The Bone Collector and Pushing Tin – where she met soon-to-be next husband, Billy Bob Thornton. The actress was still sporting barely-there eye make-up but now flaunted a full-bodied, berry-hued bob.
Rex FeaturesFebruary 1999
With her icy white skin, red-tinted eyes, subtly stained lips and silky strawberry-blonde curls, Ms Jolie looked ethereal on the Oscar's red carpet.
PA PhotosAugust 1999
Flirting with full-on blonde for the first time in anticipation of her role as sociopathic Lisa in the fantastic Girl, Interrupted. Within weeks Angelina had become the critics’ darling and the role earned three trophies during Awards season. Including the coveted Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Rex FeaturesFebruary 2001
Ah-ha, we spy a Hollywood make-over underway. On the Golden Globes red carpet, Angelina looked sun kissed and glowing. The beautiful starlet swept her locks back into an elegant up-do and flirted with shimmering oyster shades on her lids and lips. But in a defiant act of rebellion becoming to the unconventional actress, Ange also showed off her new Billy Bob tattoo: the pair were now in their all-eccentric, I-love-you-so-much-I-could-bite-you marital bliss, and often proved their devotion by sporting vials of each-others' blood as necklaces. Each to their own.
PA PhotosJuly 2001
Although turns out, this wig was just for a role. Angelina Jolie went platinum blonde (badly) on the set of indie flick, Life, Or Something Like It.
PA PhotosAugust 2001
Bronzed and glowing, Angelina looked sun-kissed and radiant on the BAFTAs red carpet in 2001. With a no-makeup make-up look and a simple half-up, half-down 'do, her natural beauty was given the chance to shine through.
Rex FeaturesMay 2003
Looking more like the Angelina we know and love today, the actress showcased a flawless, radiant complexion and lengthy black hair in her signature half-up, half-down style and feline flicked eyes at the Hollywood premiere of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Rex FeaturesMay 2003
Looking more like the Angelina we know and love, the actress showcased a flawless, radiant complexion, lengthy black locks in her signature half-up, half-down style and feline-esque flicked eyes at the Hollywood premiere of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. In her personal life, Angelina had divorced Billy Bob Thornton by now but she’d gained a son in seven-month-old, Cambodian-born Maddox – her first (of many) gorgeous children.
PA PhotosFebruary 2004
Angelina looke sultry and sexy on the Oscars red carpet with Egyptian-style flicked eyes and a peachy lip.
PA PhotosSeptember 2004
In town to promote her latest flick, the animated feature Shark Tale, Ange ditched the black, sporting pretty floral satin with honey-hued hair and a coral gloss.
PA PhotosOctober 2004
Looking pretty darn amazing with that delicately higlighted new 'do, we loved this messy up-do look on Angelina.
PA PhotosJanuary 2005
But pretty soon she was amping up the glamour again, sporting black leather, dark locks and smouldering, smoky eyes for the world premiere of that movie, Mr & Mrs Smith.
PA PhotosJune 2005
Six months later, Angie was continuing to change up her look with on-trend, highlighted and tousled lengths and a neon, matte lip.
PA PhotosOctober 2005
Going for classic and elegant at a United Nations Association annual dinner in New York.
PA PhotosNovember 2006
Here, she was snapped on a Humanitarian trip to India, where she spent time with Sikh Afghan and Myanmar refugees in-between filming for her latest role, A Mighty Heart.
PA PhotosJanuary 2007
Opting for her fail-safe method of graphic eyeliner and a nude lip for her first red carpet appearance on the arm of Brad Pitt, Angelina also showed off her new tattoos. With the "Billy Bob" one long gone, the actress now sports the geographical coordinates of the birth places of her children.
PA PhotosMay 2007
Looking gorgeously glam in a pop of colour, Ange sported this stunning canary yellow dress at the Cannes Film Festival with a half-up, half-down ‘do for the premiere of Brad’s latest flick, Ocean’s 13. She also had a new addition to the tattoo on her upper left arm; the geographical coordinates of the birth place of new son, three-year-old Vietnamese orphan, Pax.
Rex FeaturesMay 2008
A year later and Angelina was positively blooming on the Cannes red carpet; following months of tabloid speculation, Jolie confirmed that she was expecting twins.
PA PhotosOctober 2008
Just three months after giving birth, to Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline, Ange ashowcased a newly-darkened ‘do, smouldering eyes and her signature, nude and super glossy lip.
PA Photos2009
After months of speculation, Ange attended the premiere of husband Brad's film Inglourious Basterds with a tousled, biker-chic look.
Rex FeaturesAugust 2010
Debuting her brand new glossy, kinds side-swept new bangs at the London premiere of spy movie Salt, Angelina positively blew the red carpet competition out of the water with this gorgeous 'do and sultry smokey eye look.
Rex FeaturesAugust 2010
At the movie's Paris premiere, Angelina worked the same fringe and smokey eye look to glamorous effect.
Rex FeaturesDecember 2010
By December of that year though and Angelina was growing out the bangs but channeled some old Hollywood glamour with this high rise half-up, half-down 'do at the New York premiere of her and Johnny Depp's movie, The Tourist.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 2011
Going back to a very rich but darker chestnut hue for Awards Season, Angelina looked utterly show-stopping with this simple beauty look and a a statement emerald green sequinned Atelier Versace gown at the Golden Globes.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 2011
Back at the Cannes Film Festival later that year - for a screening of Brad's hotly-anticpated Terence Malik-directed movie, Tree Of Life - Angelina made sure all eyes were on her in this gorgeous natural look with side-swept hair.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 2012
Working a more conservative chignon for an event in Paris, Angelina's bronze and gold metallic eye make-up was a masterclass in how to do daytime beauty.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 2012
Angelina's pale pink and Atelier Versace gown was topped off with a neat ballet bun, thick fluttery lashes and a hot red lip at the Golden Globes.
Rex FeaturesFebruary 2012
Despite nailing an absolutely winning - and potentially her most gorgeous - beauty look at the Oscars in 2012, it was not her scene-stealing make-up that would make headlines around the next month; it was in fact all about that leg.
Rex FeaturesMarch 2012
Come the Annual Women in The World Summit a month later and some of the furor had died down but Angelina's gorgeous beauty looks were as good as ever.
PA PhotosApril 2012
Indeed, at another Annual Women in The World Summit in New York and her gorgeous beauty look was only surpassed by news that she and Brad Pitt were engaged.
Rex FeaturesNovember 2013
Another sleek up-do for the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 5th Annual Governors Awards in LA and Angie's got the barely-there but totally elegant make-up thing down pat, now.
Rex FeaturesMarch 2014
Making her return to the Oscars red carpet in spectacular fashion, Angelina let her naturally gorgeous hair hand loose and lovely whilst opting for thick lined eyes and va-va-voom lashes.
Rex FeaturesMay 2014
Rocking a slightly more 60s beauty look for the London premiere of Maleficent at Kensington Palace, Angie once again opted for a low-slung chignon in true Old Hollywood style.
Rex FeaturesMay 2014
Another day, another utterly beautiful look from the actress at a photo call for her much-anticipated Disney movie. We love the side-swept hair, full lashes and pillar box red lipstick look, here.
Rex FeaturesJune 2014
At the Tokyo premiere of the same film and Angelina was - unbeknownst to us! - just two months away from tying the knot with Brad Pitt, which they did in the couple's château in France.
Rex FeaturesNovember 2014
For the Unbroken premiere in London, Angelina Jolie paired her chic cream Ralph & Russo Couture ensemble with an equally sophisticated hair and make-up look. A pretty up-do was complemented with a palette of smoky greys and blacks and a muted lip.
Rex FeaturesJanuary 2015
Poor Eddie Redmayne, with this brazen beauty flying his way at the Critics' Choice Awards, he had little 'choice' but to freeze in shock...a star collision as they say. Her darker hair is voluminous and alluring, paired with a nude lip and feline lashes for good measure.
GettyNovember 2015
Smiling at the premiere for By The Sea in November 2015, Ange sported pushed-back hair and stunning, fresh makeup.
Rex FeaturesSeptember 2017
Appearing in Canada on one of her first red carpet appearances in a while, Ange sported a half-up, half-down hairstyle and pretty eye makeup, finished with a nude lip.
Rex FeaturesSeptember 2017
Spotted looking gorgeous while out and about, Ange wowed with a striking red lipstick and perfect waves.
