26 Movie Moments That Prove Angelina Jolie Is Better When She's Bad

Angelina Jolie is turning 41 this week, so it's the perfect time to give it up for the Oscar winner turned philanthropist. But even though she's committed to doing good in real life, we can't help but love all the times she's been bad on screen. To honor film's ultimate bad girl, we've rounded up all the times she's been devilish on screen. The actress has had plenty of roles and movie moments that have given us chills up our spines — here are all the previous moments that prove Jolie is one of the best big-screen bad girls.

MGM

Angelina Jolie started her badass roles young; in 1996's Foxfire, she's a teenage rebel who stands up for others. She proved herself very comfortable swearing on screen.

MGM

And holding a gun, which would become a constant in her movie career.

Columbia Pictures

In her Oscar-winning role in Girl, Interrupted, Jolie is a different kind of villain: a sociopath who's so charming she has everyone wrapped around her finger.

Columbia Pictures

She causes a lot of pain with her weapon of choice: words.

Columbia Pictures

She's incredible and chilling.

Disney

Proving she can rock any hairstyle and still be hot, Jolie has platinum dreads to play a car-stealing bad girl in Gone in Sixty Seconds.

Paramount Pictures

You thought she looked good with a gun? Try two.

20th Century Studios

Then, in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, she brought so much sex appeal to her hard-core assassin character, she didn't just turn Brad's head.

20th Century Studios

She was proving herself a seasoned action star (who knew how to keep it sexy).

20th Century Studios

Oh, and there's that filthy mouth again.

20th Century Studios

The filthy mouth with which she kisses Brad Pitt.

Universal Pictures

Then she blew the roof off all her previous action work with Wanted in 2008. Look at that smirk. The seeds of Maleficent are in that smirk.

Universal Pictures

One again, she shows how handy with the steel she is.

Universal Pictures

Does anyone else look this amazing discharging movie artillery?

Sony Pictures

Then in Salt, she takes on an action role so aggressive, it was originally intended for Tom Cruise.

Sony Pictures

She's the ultimate government bad girl.

Disney

It was all leading to Maleficent and the sinister smile only the ultimate villain could offer.

Disney

She put a spell on you . . .

Disney

Check it, this b*tch is even winged.

Disney

The shade.

Universal Studios

Even in the melodrama By the Sea, she's like a glam badass. Smoking while applying lipstick? Who else could pull that off?

Universal Studios

Only she could kick Brad Pitt out of bed like this.

Universal Studios

I don't even know what this is but I know I wouldn't look like this doing it.