Angelina Jolie recently revealed that acting became 'harder' after the death of her mother Marcheline Bertrand, who encouraged her to pursue the craft professionally. On Friday, the 49-year-old Maria actress explained to W Magazine how she and her late mother — who was just 56 when she passed away in early 2007 from breast cancer — 'were a team.'.
![[She desired to make her mother 'happy' so she tried her hand in acting, though she revealed she does not recall 'making the choice'; Angelina seen January 2025]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/22/93744363-14250697-image-a-8_1736029998148.jpg)
Jolie desired to make Bertrand 'happy' so she tried her hand in acting, though she revealed she does not recall 'making the choice.'. 'I did it in the beginning because ... it was my mother's dream,' she told the outlet. She recalled how her mother pursued her own career in the industry, auditioning tirelessly for theater roles in Chicago and film gigs in Los Angeles.
![[Bertrand was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999 and later breast cancer. On January 27, 2007, she tragically passed away aged 56; Angelina and Marcheline seen in August 1998]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/00/93744799-14250697-Bertrand_was_diagnosed_with_ovarian_cancer_in_1999_and_later_bre-a-7_1736035356731.jpg)
'But by the time my mom was 25, she was divorced with two kids and she decided she would focus her life solely on motherhood,' the Maleficent star said. Angelina Jolie recently revealed that acting became 'harder' after the death of her mother Marcheline Bertrand, who encouraged her to pursue the craft professionally; Bertrand and Jolie seen in 2001.
![[By the time of her death, Bertrand had divorced Jolie's father, actor Jon Voight. The exes also shared a son, 51-year-old former actor James Haven; Angelina and James seen in March 2000]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/05/00/93745213-14250697-By_the_time_of_her_death_Bertrand_had_divorced_Jolie_s_father_ac-a-8_1736035356979.jpg)
By the time of her death, Bertrand had divorced Jolie's father, actor Jon Voight. The exes also shared a son, 51-year-old former actor James Haven. 'She loved being being a stay-at-home mom, but she really wanted me to be an actress so I don't remember making the choice to be an actress. I remembered it made my mom happy,' she recalled.
