Vivienne Jolie-Pitt frequently gets mistaken for this family
member — and it's not her twin brother Knox.
Anyone who has seen "The Parent Trap" has likely wished they had a built-in
best friend in the form of a twin sibling, and it appears that fraternal twins Vivienne and
Knox Jolie-Pitt have an enviably close relationship. Born on July 12, 2008,
in Nice, France, the two seem inseparable, with photos published in Hollywood Life in
2022 showing them spending time in Los Angeles together getting frozen yogurt with friends.
Research published in the Student Psychology Journal shows that twin siblings tend to share
a deeper bond than non-twin siblings, so it's no surprise that these two seem to get along so well.
Five-year-old Vivienne Jolie-Pitt had the chance to make her acting debut
right next to her mom in the 2014 film "Maleficent." The movie stars Angelina
Jolie as a monstrous fairy set on revenge and Vivienne as young princess Aurora.
Angelina explained her decision to allow Vivienne in the film, telling Vanity Fair,
"We think it's fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set,
but not to be actors. That's not our goal, for Brad and I, at all. But the other three-
and four-year-old [performers] wouldn't come near me. It had to be a child that
liked me and wasn't afraid of my horns and my eyes and my claws. So it had to be Viv."
Vivienne wasn't the only one who made an appearance in the movie;
her siblings, Pax and Zahara, were both extras in the film.
Angelina told Newsweek in 2016 that all of her children were interested in learning
other languages, with her daughter Zahara taking up French and son Knox practicing
sign language. And at just 8 years old, Vivienne was learning Arabic,
which is often considered one of the most difficult languages to learn.
It's likely that Vivienne and her siblings' interest in other languages stems from her
mom's passion for travel and understanding other cultures. With three siblings adopted
from different countries, Vivienne has ample opportunity to learn more about the world.
Angelina told the Financial Times back in 2011
that she encourages her children in their pursuit of knowledge, saying,
"They are all learning about each other's cultures as well as being proud of their own."
While the Jolie-Pitt children did attend a French school called Lycée Français for some time,
Vivienne and her siblings eventually transitioned into homeschooling, which seemed more suited to
Angelina and the family's jet-setting lifestyle. In 2011, Angelina Jolie told the Daily Mail,
"But we travel and I'm the first person to say,
'Get the school work done as quickly as possible because let's go out and explore.'"
In the past, Angelina has explained that she wants her children to receive a better
education than she did. At a screening for the movie "First They Killed My Father," she said,
"It bothered me how little I was taught in school. I do worry about my children's
education. I homeschool partially because they are from around the world and it's very ... I
didn't want them to have the same education I had when it came to Vietnam or Cambodia."
Angelina has also revealed that she prefers her children to spend time
exploring their own interests. As the Daily Mail reported, Jolie said,
"I'd rather them go to a museum and learn to play guitar and read and pick a book they love."
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt is all for supporting her mom's acting roles, which is clear by her
appearance at the "Eternals" premiere in 2021. Vivienne, along with Knox, Maddox, Zahara, and
Shiloh, all showed up for Angelina, each wearing their best formal attire for the red carpet. The
kids were all pleased to see their mom starring in a Marvel movie. As People reported, Angelina said,
"What's really moving to me is that they want to see me strong,
and so it's less to see me in a film, but they're just happy I will be strong and having fun."
But that's not the only time Vivienne and her siblings have walked the red carpet
in support of their mom. They've also attended the premieres of other films,
like "Dumbo," "Kung Fu Panda 3" and "First They Killed My Father."
Since her role in the 2014 movie "Maleficent," Vivienne Jolie-Pitt hasn't taken on any
other acting jobs. As Angelina said of Vivienne and her siblings back in 2016,
"None of my kids want to be actors, thank God."
She continued to explain that the kids are more
interested in being musicians and learning other languages.
However, Angelina would undoubtedly support Vivien
if she chose to go into acting. In 2021, the actor told People,
"I have six very individual human beings in my home. I am so excited
about all the different stages and feelings and curiosities that they
go through. [...] We're supposed to help them figure out who they are.
And you can't figure out who they are if you don't enthusiastically develop with them."
Although Shiloh and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt have different styles and are two years apart in age,
they both share an undeniable likeness. This was highlighted in a situation in
which Vivienne was mistaken for her older sister while shopping in Los Angeles. The
two siblings have the same high cheekbones and honey-blonde hair, so it's understandable
that they get mistaken for one another. However, they both share more in common than their looks.
As the South China Morning Post outlines, the two were born outside the U.S. — Shiloh was born in
Namibia while Vivienne was born in France. They also both have names that hold special
meanings. Vivienne was given the middle name Marcheline after Angelina's mom, and Shiloh's
name comes from their mother's side of the family as well. As the actor explained to Vanity Fair,
Shiloh was to be the name of Angelina's parents' first child, who was lost to a miscarriage.