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Marcheline Bertrand 
Bertrand in 2001Born Marcia Lynne Bertrand
May 9, 1950
Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.Died January 27, 2007 (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Cause of death Ovarian cancer Occupation Actress, producer Years active 1971–2007 Spouse Jon Voight (1971–1980) Partner Bill Day (1980–1991)
John Trudell (–2007)Children James Haven
Angelina JolieMarcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand[1] (May 9, 1950 – January 27, 2007) was an American actress and producer. She also co-founded the All Tribes Foundation, to culturally and economically benefit Native Americans, and the Give Love Give Life organization, to raise public awareness of women's cancers. Bertrand was the former wife of actor Jon Voight and the mother of actress Angelina Jolie. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 56.
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Early life
Born at St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island, Illinois, Bertrand was brought up in the nearby small town of Riverdale.[2] Her parents were Lois June (née Gouwens; 1928–1973) and Rolland F. Bertrand (1923–1985).[1] She had two younger siblings: a sister, Debbie, and a brother, Raleigh.[3] Bertrand was of French Canadian, Dutch, and German descent.[1] She also claimed to be of Iroquois ancestry,[4][5] although her former husband, Jon Voight, once said that Bertrand was "not seriously Iroquois."[6] According to her daughter, Angelina Jolie, Bertrand was often wrongly identified as a French actress, with Jolie saying, "My mom is as far from French Parisian as you can get. She grew up in a bowling alley that my grandparents owned."[5] In 1965, Bertrand's family moved from the Chicago area to Beverly Hills, California, where she attended Beverly Hills High School from sophomore year through graduation.[7]
Film career
During her early years as an actress, Bertrand studied with Lee Strasberg.[8] In 1971, she played Connie in the episode "Love, Peace, Brotherhood and Murder" on the fourth season of the television show Ironside. In 1982, she appeared in a minor role in Lookin' to Get Out, a film co-written by and starring her former husband, Jon Voight. The following year, Bertrand played her final film role in the comedy The Man Who Loved Women, a remake of the French film of the same name.
Bertrand then turned her attention toward producing. In 1983, she founded Woods Road Productions with her then-partner Bill Day. In 2005, Bertrand was the executive producer of the documentary Trudell, which chronicles the life and work of Santee Sioux musician and activist John Trudell. Trudell was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, and won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival.[9]
Humanitarian work
Bertrand and her partner John Trudell founded the All Tribes Foundation, to support the cultural and economic survival of Native peoples.[10] By 2007, the foundation had issued over $800,000 in grants to reservation-based programs that strengthen tribal ways of life and safeguard a future for Native communities.[10]
On International Women's Day in 2003, Bertrand and Trudell produced a benefit concert for Afghan women refugees in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[10]
Bertrand, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999,[11] also founded the Give Love Give Life organization with Trudell; their objective was to raise public consciousness about ovarian and other gynecological cancers through the use of music.[12] The first Give Love Give Life concert was held in February 2004 at The Roxy in West Hollywood.[12] Bertrand and Trudell worked to organize strategic support in the music and film community for Johanna's Law, legislation to fund national outreach and education about the signs and symptoms of gynecological cancers, which was signed into law on January 12, 2007.[12] To benefit the Women's Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a second Give Love Give Life concert was held at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles in February 2007, a month after Bertrand passed away from cancer.[12]
Personal life
In 1971, Bertrand met actor Jon Voight,[2] whom she married on December 12, 1971.[1] Following a miscarriage in 1972,[2] Bertrand and Voight had two children, James Haven (born May 11, 1973) and Angelina Jolie (born June 4, 1975). Both their children are actors; Jolie credits her mother rather than her famous father with getting her involved in acting.[13] Bertrand and Voight separated in 1976 as a result of Voight's adultery.[8][14] She filed for divorce in 1978,[11] which was finalized in 1980.[14]
Following her divorce from Voight, Bertrand began a relationship with documentary-filmmaker Bill Day.[15] Bertrand and Day lived together for eleven years, but never married.[16] At the time of her death in January 2007, Bertrand was in a relationship with musician and activist John Trudell.[17]
Bertrand had three grandchildren by her daughter, Maddox, Zahara, and Shiloh.[11] Just before her death, she chose the name Pax for her fourth grandchild, who was adopted by her daughter in March 2007.[18] Her granddaughter Vivienne, born July 2008, received the middle name Marcheline in honor of Bertrand.[19]
Death
Towards the end of her life, Bertrand preferred to keep a low profile and did not grant interviews.[11] She died at the age of 56 on January 27, 2007 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after an almost-eight-year battle with ovarian cancer.[11] Her children were with her at the time of her death.[20][11] Bertrand's daughter stated that her mother's side of the family tended not to be long-lived, saying, "There is no longevity on my mother's side of the family. My grandmother also died young so my mother always thought it could happen to her."[21]
Filmography
Title Year Role Notes Ironside 1971 Connie TV series
Episode: "Love, Peace, Brotherhood and Murder"Lookin' to Get Out 1982 Girl in Jeep The Man Who Loved Women 1983 Girl References
- ^ a b c d Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Ancestry of Angelina Jolie". wargs.com. http://www.wargs.com/other/voight.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Will (2011-02-09). "Ancestry of Angelina Jolie". Knol.Google.com. http://knol.google.com/k/ancestry-of-angelina-jolie?version=182#. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Social Security Death Index". SSDI.Rootsweb.Ancestry.com. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Nudd, Tim (2007-11-02). "Hillary, Meet Your New Cousins: Angelina and Madonna". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20156924,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ a b Sessums, Kevin (November 2004). "Wild at Heart". Allure (Condé Nast Publications). ISSN 1054-7711. http://www.wutheringjolie.com/nuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=449. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Telegraph interview with Jon Voight". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group Limited). 2001-10-02. ISSN 0307-1235. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2001/10/02/fmjoli02.xml. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[dead link]
- ^ Watchtower — Yearbook of Beverly Hills High School. 1966–1968.
- ^ a b Armstrong, Lois (1978-06-26). "Down but Not Out". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20071148,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "Native American Film Festival Planned". Jamestown Community College. http://www.sunyjcc.edu/node/9810. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ a b c "February 22 Concert for Ovarian Cancer Research and Education To Honor Marcheline Bertrand, Give Love Give Life Creator and Producer". Gibson.com. http://www.gibson.com/absolutenm/PPLTB/986-ebruary22oncertforva.aspx. Retrieved 2011-04-22.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f Green, Mary (2007-02-12). "Angelina's Heartbreak". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20062643,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ a b c d "History of Give Love Give Life". GiveLoveGiveLife.net. http://www.givelovegivelife.net/history/history.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Wills, Dominic. "Angelina Jolie Biography". TalkTalk. Tiscali UK Limited. http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/angelina-jolie/biography/3. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ a b Tauber, Michelle (2010-03-15). "Angelina Jolie & Dad Jon Voight Ending Their Feud". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20350225,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Jerome, Jim (1983-04-11). "For Single Father Jon Voight, Table for Five Is a Story Close to His Own Painful Experience". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20084718,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Clark, Blanche (2010-08-17). "The Real JOLIE". Herald Sun (News Limited). http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/books/the-real-jolie/story-fn5bodiu-1225906471341. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Donnelly, Michael (2007-12-03). "Remembering How to be Human: John Trudell and the Music of Urgency". CounterPunch. http://www.counterpunch.org/2007/12/01/john-trudell-and-the-music-of-urgency/. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ Norman, Pete (2007-06-15). "Angelina Jolie: Brad and I May Want Up to 14 Kids". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20042763,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "Angelina Jolie's Mom Leaves Three Grandkids $100,000 Each". Us Weekly (Wenner Media LLC). 2010-01-05. ISSN 1529-7497. http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/angelina-jolies-mom-leaves-grandkids-201051. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Green, Mary (2007-01-28). "Angelina Jolie's Mother Dies". People (Time, Inc). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20010082,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Junod, Tom (2007-07-20). "Angelina Jolie Dies For Our Sins". Esquire (Hearst Communications, Inc). ISSN 0014-0791. http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/angelina-jolie-interview-pics-0707. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
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