Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie dropped her last name, Voight, when she began pursuing a Hollywood career – and now it appears that she’s decided to make the change permanent.
The New York Daily News reports that Angelina, daughter of actor Jon Voight, has filed a motion in LA Superior Court to have the surname legally removed. Reports attribute the decision to the fact that she and her estranged father have not reconciled after a very public split earlier this summer.
In August, months after adopting a baby boy from Cambodia, Angelina announced: “After all these years, I have determined that it is not healthy for me to be around my father, especially now that I am responsible for my own child.” A spokesperson for the Girl, Interrupted star had no comment on the name change revelations.
Meanwhile, Angelina, a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has continued her charity efforts, making a $100,000 private donation to the UNHCR and World Food Programme (WFP). The funds will help support some 150,000 refugees living in camps in southeastern Algeria who have had their food rations slashed because of a shortage of funding.
“I hope to encourage other people to make themselves aware of this crisis facing the Western Saharan refugees and what they can do to help,” said the actress in a statement. The donation follows a $1 million contribution from the star last year to help Afghan refugees.
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