My mother had to give up her dreams, says Angelina Jolie

At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Washington, Angelina Jolie shared a deeply personal memory from her past, recounting a poignant moment involving her mother, Marcheline Bertrand and the Oscars.

Angelina was there to receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award, presented by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and engaged in a conversation with critic Leonard Maltin about her impressive career spanning decades.

The 49-year-old actress began by recalling the year her father, Jon Voight, won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Coming Home in 1979. At the time, Voight was separated from Bertrand, Jolie’s mother, and their divorce was finalised a year later.

While Voight attended the star-studded Oscars ceremony with actress Stacey Pickren, the ‘other woman’, Jolie’s mother was at home with her two young children.

Jolie said that Bertrand, who had given birth to Jolie at a young age, watched the ceremony from their apartment. “She was divorced from a very famous man and she was home with her babies, watching him win an Oscar with the other woman,” she said.

The actress described the lasting emotional impact of her mother's experience, noting that it was a part of their family history that stayed with her.