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Marcheline Bertrand

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Marcheline Bertrand
Bertrand in 1991
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.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • humanitarian
Years active1981–1997
Spouse
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(m. 1971; div. 1980)​
Partner(s)Bill Day (1988–1990, 1992–1999)
John Trudell (?–2007)
ChildrenJames Haven
Angelina Jolie

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

Early life

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

Film career

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During her early years as an actress, Bertrand studied with Lee Strasberg.[5] In 1971, she played Connie in the episode "Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder" on the fourth season of the television show Ironside. A decade later, she appeared in a minor role in 1982's Lookin' to Get Out, a film co-written by and starring her former husband, Jon Voight. The following year, Bertrand played her final film role in the 1983 comedy The Man Who Loved Women, a remake of the 1977 French film of the same name.

Bertrand then turned her attention toward producing. In 1983, she founded Woods Road Productions with her then-partner, Bill Day. In 2005, Bertrand was the executive producer of the documentary Trudell, which chronicles the life and work of her partner, John Trudell, a Santee Sioux musician and activist. Trudell was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, and it won the Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival.[6]

Humanitarian work

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

On International Women's Day in 2003, Bertrand and Trudell produced a benefit concert for Afghan women refugees in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[7]

Bertrand, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999,[8] also founded the Give Love Give Life organization with Trudell; their objective was to raise public consciousness about ovarian and other gynecological cancers through music.[9] The first Give Love Give Life concert was held in February 2004 at The Roxy in West Hollywood.[9] Bertrand and Trudell worked to organize strategic support in the music and film community for Johanna's Law, legislation to fund national outreach and education about the signs and symptoms of gynecological cancers, which was signed into law on January 12, 2007.[9] To benefit the Women's Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a second Give Love Give Life concert was held at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles in February 2007, a month after Bertrand died from cancer.[9]

Personal life

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

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

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

Bertrand was a Roman Catholic.[16]

Death

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

Filmography

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Title Year Role Notes
Ironside 1971 Connie TV series
Episode: "Love, Peace, Brotherhood, and Murder"
Lookin' to Get Out 1982 Girl in Jeep
The Man Who Loved Women 1983 Girl (final film role)
Trudell 2005 — Documentary
Executive producer

References

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  1. ^ Duthel, C. (4 March 2012). Angelina Jolie - the Lightning Star. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4710-8935-0.
  2. ^ "Social Security Death Index". SSDI.Rootsweb.Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  3. ^ Watchtower Yearbook. Beverly Hills High School. 1966–1968.
  4. ^ Berman, Michele; Boguski, Mark; Tabatsky, David (27 September 2016). Reimagining Women's Cancers: The Celebrity Diagnosis Guide to Personalized Treatment and Prevention. Health Communications. ISBN 978-0-7573-1953-2.
  5. ^ a b Armstrong, Lois (26 June 1978). "Down but Not Out". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Native American Film Festival Planned". Jamestown Community College. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "February 22 Concert for Ovarian Cancer Research and Education To Honor Marcheline Bertrand, Give Love Give Life Creator and Producer". Gibson.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d e Green, Mary (12 February 2007). "Angelina's Heartbreak". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  9. ^ a b c d "History of Give Love Give Life". GiveLoveGiveLife.net. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  10. ^ Loggins, Emma (24 August 2022). "Angelina Jolie's Parents: A Look at the Lives of Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand". fanbolt.com. Fanbolt.
  11. ^ a b Tauber, Michelle (15 March 2010). "Angelina Jolie & Dad Jon Voight Ending Their Feud". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  12. ^ Jerome, Jim (11 April 1983). "For Single Father Jon Voight, Table for Five Is a Story Close to His Own Painful Experience". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  13. ^ Clark, Blanche (17 August 2010). "The Real JOLIE". Herald Sun. News Limited. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  14. ^ Jablon, Robert (12 December 2015). "John Trudell, 69; Native American activist, poet". bostonglobe.com. Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Angelina Jolie's Mom Leaves Three Grandkids $100,000 Each". Us Weekly. Wenner Media LLC. 5 January 2010. ISSN 1529-7497. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  16. ^ Cohen, Rich. "A Woman in Full". Vanities. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  17. ^ Green, Mary (28 January 2007). "Angelina Jolie's Mother Dies". People. Time, Inc. ISSN 0093-7673. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  18. ^ a b Funk, Kristi (14 May 2013). "A Patient's Journey: Angelina Jolie". Pink Lotus Breast Center. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Angelina Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer". The Guardian. Associated Press. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  20. ^ Junod, Tom (20 July 2007). "Angelina Jolie Dies For Our Sins". Esquire. Hearst Communications, Inc. ISSN 0014-0791. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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