LONDON (AP) -- Angelina Jolie can add royal recognition to Hollywood stardom. The Oscar-winning actress has been named an honorary dame -- the female version of a knight -- by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Jolie, a United Nations special envoy, received the honor on Friday for her work combating sexual violence in war zones. Jolie, who won a supporting actress Academy Award in 2000 for "Girl, Interrupted," has spoken of scaling back her movie roles to focus on humanitarian work. She said that "t...
Angelina Jolie Named Honorary Dame, Daniel Day-Lewis Receives Knighthood
The Huffington Post - 14 Jun 2014 04:01
LONDON (AP) -- Angelina Jolie can add royal recognition to Hollywood stardom. The Oscar-winning actress has been named an honorary dame -- the female version of a knight -- by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Jolie, a United Nations special envoy, received the honor on Friday for her work combating sexual violence in war zones. Jolie, who won a supporting actress Academy Award in 2000 for "Girl, Interrupted," has spoken of scaling back her movie roles to focus on humanitarian work. She said that "t...
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