Angelina Jolie Birthday Wish Revealed, Actress Turns 39 Today
Angelina Jolie is enjoying an action-packed week that includes her 39th birthday on Wednesday, June 4.
The actress stars in Disney's "Maleficent," which made a monumental debut in theaters over the weekend; it earned over $170 million worldwide. However, the film has not yet opened in China or Japan where it is expected to rake in even more revenue.
Promoting "Maleficent" in Shanghai, Jolie was joined by Brad Pitt while celebrating an early birthday on Tuesday. Also while meeting the Chinese press corps, the newly 39-year-old actress was presented with a "Maleficent" inspired birthday cake and was serenaded "Happy Birthday" in Chinese. Although it was one day ahead of her actual birthday, Jolie revealed her birthday wish.
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"Like every mother, my wish every birthday is for my children to stay healthy, for my family to remain healthy, so I will continue that," she told reporters, according to the Associated Press.
Jolie was referring to the six children she and Pitt share together. The couple has been together for nine years and shares sons Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, and Knox, 5; as well as daughters Zahara, 9, Shiloh, 8, and Vivienne, also 5. During the press event, Jolie added that her brood as well as Pitt joined her on the trip to China.
"Right now, they're doing dim sum classes with their dad," she said. "The most wonderful thing for us is we've gone for walks. Local families have been very gracious and welcoming. It's been a wonderful experience."
The Jolie-Pitts are known to remain together as a family unit despite the demands of busy acting schedules that take them all over the world. In fact, her children's ability to travel is something Jolie said is a very important part of how she wanted to raise her brood.
"We're happy and spend a lot of time alone and meet new people wherever we go," the actress said, referring to her family moving from place to place while speaking to W magazine in 2008. "It's part of how I want to raise them. If you tell them we're getting on a plane tomorrow, they're all excited and pack their bags, and if you say we're not coming back for months, they won't bat an eye. I think they see the world as a home. I've seen Madd run through markets of Addis Ababa [in Ethiopia] and not notice that it's very poor, or that everyone if African and that he's Asian. It wouldn't matter to him."
