Jon Voighthad nothing but praise for his daughterAngelina Jolieat the Los Angeles premiere of her new filmMaleficent: Mistress of Evil.The actor, 80, attended the event on Monday night at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, where he joined Jolie, 44, son James Haven, and five of Jolie’s children. (Maddox is currentlyattending college in South Korea.)“She’s naturally gifted,” Voight told PEOPLE on the carpet. “She has that kind of poise as a person and an actor that I witnessed growing up with the great stars of the ’40s. She has a certain persona that is hers alone, and she sits in it very comfortable.”He continued, “She’s very strong. And that persona is very rare. So you have these great ones, as I say, when you see Angelina, you know what’s coming, you know who she is. She’s like one o those people like [Humphrey] Bogart or Katharine Hepburn. She’s one of those guys.”That is high praise coming from Voight, who won the Oscar in 1979 for his role inComing Home. Jolie followed in her father’s footsteps, winning the Oscar in 2000 for her performance inGirl, Interruptedand later received a second Oscar nomination in 2009 forChangeling.Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesAngelina Jolie with her father Jon Voight in 2001.Evan Agostini/ImageDirectAside from his famous daughter’s acting chops, Voight said he also admired Jolie’s commitment to humanitarian issues and her work as a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.“She does a lot of good around the world with the refugees. Her heart is always on display when she’s with those suffering people,” Voight told PEOPLE. “She’s tremendously compassionate, and she’s a fighter for those people. She’s a defender of those people.”He added, “She’s terrific.”RELATED VIDEO:Angelina Jolieon Her Son Maddox Leaving for College in the Fall: ‘I’m Nothing But Proud’It was a sweet night out for Jolie and Voight, who hadpreviously been estranged for some time.In recent years, Jolie and Voight have been spending time together.“He’s been very good at understanding they needed their grandfather at this time,” she toldVanity Fairin July 2017. “I had to do a therapy meeting last night and he was just around. He knows kind of the rule—don’t make them play with you. Just be a cool grandpa who’s creative, and hang out and tell stories and read a book in the library.”Maleficent: Mistress of Evilis in theaters Oct. 18.
Jon Voighthad nothing but praise for his daughterAngelina Jolieat the Los Angeles premiere of her new filmMaleficent: Mistress of Evil.
The actor, 80, attended the event on Monday night at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, where he joined Jolie, 44, son James Haven, and five of Jolie’s children. (Maddox is currentlyattending college in South Korea.)
“She’s naturally gifted,” Voight told PEOPLE on the carpet. “She has that kind of poise as a person and an actor that I witnessed growing up with the great stars of the ’40s. She has a certain persona that is hers alone, and she sits in it very comfortable.”
He continued, “She’s very strong. And that persona is very rare. So you have these great ones, as I say, when you see Angelina, you know what’s coming, you know who she is. She’s like one o those people like [Humphrey] Bogart or Katharine Hepburn. She’s one of those guys.”
That is high praise coming from Voight, who won the Oscar in 1979 for his role inComing Home. Jolie followed in her father’s footsteps, winning the Oscar in 2000 for her performance inGirl, Interruptedand later received a second Oscar nomination in 2009 forChangeling.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Angelina Jolie with her father Jon Voight in 2001.Evan Agostini/ImageDirect
Aside from his famous daughter’s acting chops, Voight said he also admired Jolie’s commitment to humanitarian issues and her work as a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
“She does a lot of good around the world with the refugees. Her heart is always on display when she’s with those suffering people,” Voight told PEOPLE. “She’s tremendously compassionate, and she’s a fighter for those people. She’s a defender of those people.”
He added, “She’s terrific.”
RELATED VIDEO:Angelina Jolieon Her Son Maddox Leaving for College in the Fall: ‘I’m Nothing But Proud’
It was a sweet night out for Jolie and Voight, who hadpreviously been estranged for some time.
In recent years, Jolie and Voight have been spending time together.
“He’s been very good at understanding they needed their grandfather at this time,” she toldVanity Fairin July 2017. “I had to do a therapy meeting last night and he was just around. He knows kind of the rule—don’t make them play with you. Just be a cool grandpa who’s creative, and hang out and tell stories and read a book in the library.”
Maleficent: Mistress of Evilis in theaters Oct. 18.
source: people.com
