Angelina Tells Anderson About Her Mom: 'I Could Never Be As Good of a Mother'

Thursday, January 05, 2012 5:30AM

Angelina's mother, American actress and producer Marcheline Bertrand, died in 2007 at the age of 56 after battling ovarian cancer for more than seven years.

Anderson asks Angelina, "What would she have thought of you as a mom?"

"She did get to meet me as a mom. She met some of my children," says the Angelina. The director and writer of the new film, "In the Land of Blood and Honey," tells Anderson...

"You know, she's my mom, so she would always say that I'm doing a great job. But she was an extraordinary mother. She was so selfless and she was so... Just one of those very, very kind people that loved to do everything for others and I could just never be as good of a mother or a person."

"What did you learn from her as a mom? What do you apply?" asked Anderson.

"She was a great listener and a great friend. She was my best friend. I could talk to her about everything and she... I guess she made me feel like I had a voice and that no matter what would happen, I knew she’d loved me."


Bertrand co-founded the All Tribes Foundation, to culturally and economically benefit Native Americans, and the Give Love Give Life organization, to raise public awareness of women's cancers.

Angelina is the mother of six: Maddox Chivan, 10, Pax Thien, 8, Zahara Marley, 6, Shiloh Nouvel, 5, and twins, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, 3.

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barbara
151 days ago

Angelina is the poster child for the quote:
"From those to whom much is given, much is expected"
you can see the joy in her, but you can also see on her
face the fact that she knows & feels so much.
I respect her and her individuality.
we all benefit from her humanity.
as for the film, i will see it, although i know it will
be a hard film to watch-but necessary.

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