Angelina Jolie To Play Her Mother Marcheline Bertrand In Film Biopic?

Jolie's Most Personal Role

Angelina Jolie is to play her own mother Marcheline Bertrand in a biopic about the late actress.

Marcheline, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007 aged just 56, like her daughter devoted herself to humanitarian causes, including helping women Afghan refugees and launching the Give Love Give Life organisation to help fight gynaecological cancers.

Angelina's partner Brad Pitt will produce the film through his company Plan B, according to The Daily Mail.

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Marcheline Bertrand and daughter Angelina Jolie in 2001

Marcheline was raised in Illinois by a French-Canadian father. She married actor Jon Voight when she was just 21 and she quit her acting career to look after their children, son James and Angelina.

She and Jon split in 1976, allegedly as a result of his infidelity. She was a liberal parent, allowing wild teen Angelina to bring a boyfriend to live in their home when she was just 14.

Marcheline was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999, the same year Angelina had her Oscar-winning role in Girl, Interrupted.

Angelina last week revealed in the New York Times she had undergone a voluntary double mastectomy after discovering she had inherited the faulty BRCA1 gene, which causes cancer.

Paying tribute to Marcheline she wrote: "My mother fought cancer and died at 56. "She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was."

Style Evolution: Angeline Jolie
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(01 of26)
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1986. The legendary actor Jon Voight walked the red carpet at the 58th Annual Academy Awards with his unknown 10-year-old daughter Angelia Jolie Voight. If Jolie had realised all that white lace would haunt her forever she may have picked a more subtle dress! (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(02 of26)
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1994. Still a Daddy's girl, Jolie attended the 25th anniversary celebration of Midnight Cowboy (her father's most famous film) wearing leather instead of lace. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(03 of26)
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1997. With two major films under her belt, Hackers (where she met her first husband Jonny Lee Miller) and Foxfire, 22-year-old Jolie boldly rocked a shaved head and a little black dress at the premiere performance of Fedora. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(04 of26)
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1998. Still a wild child, Jolie stuck to black while promoting her critically acclaimed HBO film Gia. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(05 of26)
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1999. For the 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Jolie lightened her hair colour and walked the red carpet looking very reminiscent of Marylin Monroe. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(06 of26)
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1999. A practitioner of method acting, Jolie was back in a dark place for her breakout role in Girl Interrupted. The disturbing intensity she brought to the part carried on to the red carpet for the film's L.A. premiere. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(07 of26)
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1999. For the 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards Jolie went for an uncharacteristically girly champagne sequin gown. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(08 of26)
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2000. After meeting Billy Bob Thornton on the set of 1999's Pushing Tin Jolie again married one of her co-stars. The pair became infamous for their taste in jewellery (vials of each other's blood) and their out-of-control PDA's. Here on the red carpet for the premiere of Gone in 60 Seconds the couple made their affection very clear telling a reporter they had gotten busy in the limo on the way over. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(09 of26)
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2000. At 24-years-old Jolie had two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and she added an Oscar to her trophy list. Unfortunately her Elvira-like outfit and a proclamation of love for her brother garnered even more attention than her achievement. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(10 of26)
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2001. Attending the 73rd Annual Academy Awards as a presenter Jolie went for a menswear inspired white suit. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(11 of26)
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2000. Jolie showed off her buff Lara Croft: Tomb Raider bod and her new "Billy Bob" tattoo on at the 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(12 of26)
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2004. Returning to the award show red carpet, Jolie wore a Marc Bouwer gown and a $10 million, 85-carat H.Stern necklace made from flawless diamonds to the 76th Annual Academy Awards. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(13 of26)
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2003. Jolie kept her style appropriately elegant and understated for the World Premiere of Beyond Borders. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(14 of26)
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March 10, 2002. Jolie became a mum when she adopted a 7 month old Cambodian baby she named Maddox. Shortly after Jolie officially split with Billy Bob she started keeping a much lower fashion and fame profile. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(15 of26)
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2006. When they technically became a couple is still up for debate, but "Brangelina" walked the red carpet together for the first time in 2006 for the premiere of The Good Shepherd. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(16 of26)
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2007. The busy mum kept it simple wearing her trademark oversized sunglasses and a grey pencil skirt for a visit to the Central Park Carousel with Zahara and Pax . (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(17 of26)
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2007. Again coming out in support of Brad Pitt, Jolie played up her sexy curves in a L'Wren Scott sheath dress and Jimmy Choo peep-toe heels at the premiere of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(18 of26)
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2008. With a bump far too big to hide Jolie promoted her animated film Kung Fu Panda at the Cannes Film Festival in a floral Thomas Wylde dress. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(19 of26)
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2007. Supporting her man, Jolie lit up the Cannes red carpet for the premiere of Ocean's Thirteen in canary yellow Ungaro haute couture. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(20 of26)
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2007. Proving not everything worn on the red carpet has to be designer, Jolie wore a black velvet vintage dress she bought for $26 to the premiere of A Mighty Heart. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(21 of26)
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July 12, 2008. Despite her twin-sized baby bump, Jolie looked stunning in a Max Azria Atelier gown at her final Cannes appearance, and last red carpet stop, before giving birth to Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(22 of26)
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2008. For her first post-twin appearance Jolie slipped into a strapless formfitting black dress for the premiere of her new film The Changeling. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(23 of26)
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2008. Jolie added fuel to the pregnancy rumour fire when she turned up at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in this billowing vintage Hermès gown. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(24 of26)
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2010. Angelina sizzles in this sequin LBD at the LA premire of her latest blockbuster, Salt. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(25 of26)
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2011. Angelina looked stunning in a flattering, figure hugging, navy one-shoulder gown when attending the premiere of In the land of blood and honey. (credit:Getty)
Style Evolution: Angelina Jolie(26 of26)
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2012. Angelina Jolie in a gorgeous pleated Elie Saab dress at the 23rd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards. (credit:Getty)