1980 Video Of Angelina Jolie’s Mother Marcheline Bertrand In Borderline
Here’s a video featuring Angelina Jolie’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand, in a promotional film reel that features scenes from a 1980 Ramon Menendez movie starring a young Bertrand. The reel was meant to be shown like a resume, featuring a brief introduction by Marcheline and then a couple of minutes of footage from the black-and-white independent film Borderline.
The resemblance between Angelina and her mother is absolutely striking and Marcheline’s story is fascinating.
Marcheline Bertrand was born May 9, 1950, in Riverdale, Illinois, and moved to Beverly Hills in 1965, where she attended Beverly Hills High. In December 1971, she married actor Jon Voight, and they had two children, both of whom became actors. Their son’s name is James Haven, and, of course, their daughter is Angelina Jolie.
Marcheline and Voigt separated in 1976, and their divorce was finalized in April 1980. Bertrand met Bill Day, a documentary filmmaker, in 1978, and the couple lived together until 1990.
Day and Bertrand attempted to have children, but after numerous miscarriages, they were ultimately unsuccessful. Her acting career eventually shifted to producing, and Trudell, a documentary about Native American activist John Trudell that Bertrand executive-produced, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.
Marcheline died on January 27, 2007, after a 7 1/2-year battle with ovarian cancer.
Angelina Jolie often praises her mother and cites her as her main inspiration for choosing acting as a career, as well as the motivation behind her involvement with so many charitable projects.
