10 Actors Who Dramatically Rebranded Themselves In The Last Decade
4. Angelina Jolie
Remember when this nutty little vixen was wearing vials of blood around her neck and hardcore making out with her brother on the red carpet? Yeah, it turns out there isn't a lot of career longevity in that.
All of that weird, public behavior coupled with her image as a home-wrecker to one of America's greatest couples - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston - seemed like a recipe for a vanishing star. And though her career has certainly had its fair share of speed bumps since Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Angelina Jolie somehow used all that controversy to transform into a modern-day Mother Teresa figure right before our eyes.
Not only has Jolie adopted three children internationally - from Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Vietnam - she's also frequently in the spotlight for her humanitarian works. She's no longer the "other woman" who ruined a beloved celebrity couple's marriage, now she's the righteous woman who rebuilds war-torn communities.
In the meantime, she's become much choosier about the roles she takes with her limited time away from her philanthropy, which normally works out pretty well - The Tourist not included.