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Jolie first came to Cambodia in 2000 to play the main character in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” The movie was a global success and is considered the first international film that brought Angkor Wat temple to a Western audience on big screens. She then adopted a young Cambodian, named Maddox, in 2002.
Angelina Jolie. Angelina Jolie was granted (“awarded”) Cambodian citizenship in 2005 by the government of Cambodia for her work in aiding the country.
Jolie fell in love with Cambodia while filming her role as Lara Croft role in Tomb Raider. She found the poverty-stricken country still recovering from the genocide inflicted by the Khmer Rouge regime, which led to the deaths of nearly a quarter of the population from 1975 to 1979.
Jolie adopted her oldest son, Maddox, from Cambodia in 2002, and the following year she purchased a traditional home in rural Cambodia for an undisclosed amount.
Angelina Jolie dropped her dad's last name in the 2000s. And Mrs. Smith actress who was previously identified as Angelina Jolie Voight dropped 'Voight' from her last name back in 2002. The actress has had a troubled on- and off-again relationship with her father.