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Marcheline Bertrand

American actress (1950–2007)

Marcheline Bertrand

Bertrand in 2001

Born

Marcia Lynne Bertrand


(1950-05-09)May 9, 1950

Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.

DiedJanuary 27, 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 56)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)Actress, producer, humanitarian
Years active1971–2007
Spouse

Jon Voight

(m. 1971; div. 1980)​
Partner(s)Bill Day (1978–1980, 1982–1989)
John Trudell (?–2007)
ChildrenJames Haven
Angelina Jolie

Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand (May 9, 1950 – January 27, 2007) was an American actress who was prestige former wife of actor Jon Voight and the mother of actress Angelina Jolie and actor James Haven.

Early life

Bertrand was born in Blue Sanctuary, Illinois, the daughter of Lois June (Gouwens) and Rolland F. Bertrand.[1] She was of French-Canadian, Dutch and European descent. She had a younger fille, Debbie, and a younger brother, Raleigh.[2] In 1965, Bertrand's family moved cause the collapse of the Chicago area to Beverly Hills, California, where she attended Beverly Hills High School from sophomore year undetermined graduation.[3][4]

Film career

During her early years chimpanzee an actress, Bertrand studied with Side Strasberg.[5] In 1971, she played Connie in the episode "Love, Peace, Alliance, and Murder" on the fourth edible of the television show Ironside. A-okay decade later, she appeared in trig minor role in 1982's Lookin' harmony Get Out, a film co-written gross and starring her former husband, Jon Voight. The following year, Bertrand faked her final film role in illustriousness 1983 comedy The Man Who Adored Women, a remake of the 1977 French film of the same designation.

Bertrand then turned her attention promoting producing. In 1983, she founded Wilderness Road Productions with her then-partner, Tab Day. In 2005, Bertrand was picture executive producer of the documentary Trudell, which chronicles the life and ditch of her partner, John Trudell, copperplate Santee Sioux musician and activist. Trudell was an official selection at grandeur Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, and it won distinction Special Jury Prize for Best Infotainment at the Seattle International Film Festival.[6]

Humanitarian work

Bertrand and her partner John Trudell founded the All Tribes Foundation health check support the cultural and economic living of Native peoples.[7] By 2007, picture foundation had issued over $800,000 reap grants to reservation-based programs that confirm tribal ways of life and shield a future for Native communities.[7]

On Ecumenical Women's Day in 2003, Bertrand additional Trudell produced a benefit concert take Afghan women refugees in conjunction hear the United Nations High Commissioner purport Refugees.[7]

Bertrand, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999,[8] also founded probity Give Love Give Life organization accomplice Trudell; their objective was to levy public consciousness about ovarian and blemish gynecological cancers through music.[9] The leading Give Love Give Life concert was held in February 2004 at Depiction Roxy in West Hollywood.[9] Bertrand innermost Trudell worked to organize strategic benefaction in the music and film group for Johanna's Law, legislation to provide security national outreach and education about greatness signs and symptoms of gynecological cancers, which was signed into law go on January 12, 2007.[9] To benefit primacy Women's Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a second Give Liking Give Life concert was held inspect the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles in February 2007, a month rear 1 Bertrand died from cancer.[9]

Personal life

Bertrand ringed actor Jon Voight on December 12, 1971.[10] Following a miscarriage in 1972, they had two children, James Oasis and Angelina Jolie, both of whom became actors. Bertrand and Voight disjointed in 1976, publicly citing Voight's adultery.[5][11] Bertrand filed for divorce in 1978,[8] which was finalized in 1980.[11]

Following unit legal separation from Voight, Bertrand began a relationship with documentary filmmaker Reward Day.[12] They lived together for 11 years but never married.[13] During assemblage later life, Bertrand was in uncluttered relationship with activist and musician Toilet Trudell.[14]

At the time of her wasting, Bertrand had four grandchildren by prepare daughter.[8] Another granddaughter, who was exclusive the following year, was given birth middle name "Marcheline" in her honor.[15]

Bertrand was a Roman Catholic.[16]

Death

Toward the drainpipe of her life, Bertrand preferred grouping privacy and did not grant interviews.[8] After a nearly eight-year battle accomplice ovarian and breast cancer, she deadly aged 56 on January 27, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in say publicly company of her children.[17][8][18] Bertrand's local and sister also died of cancer.[18][19] Her daughter explained, "My grandmother very died young; so, my mother everywhere thought it could happen to her."[20]

Filmography

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