It seems these days she is best known for her personal life — her relationship with Brad Pitt, their burgeoning brood of kids — but on June 22, Angelina Jolie is turning the spotlight back on her professional one. In A Mighty Heart, she plays Mariane Pearl, widow of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was slain in Pakistan in 2002. It's a demanding role that no doubt will remind moviegoers that Jolie is, after all, an Oscar-winning actress.

In this gallery, take a look back at Jolie's on-screen roles, including a pixie-ish computer nerd, a manipulative mental patient, a sexy assassin, and, yes, a certain Tomb Raider.