American actress Angelina Jolie is as well known for her tattoos as her acting ability – not forgetting of course that she is also the partner of Brad Pitt. Jolie is believed to have 13 tattoos, the most recent of which is a tiger on her lower back.
When filming, most of the time her tattoos are covered by make up, but in “Wanted”, released in 2008, Jolie bared all. You can see Angelina Jolie’s tiger tattoo very clearly in the following film clip:
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Angelina Jolie’s Bengal tiger tattoo is 12 inches long and 8 inches wide. It was done in Bangkok on July 8, 2004, by tattoo artist Sompong Kanhphai, who also did her Khmer tattoo, which is on her left shoulder. Jolie’s tiger tattoo took two hours and was created in the traditional Thai style, using a manual needle. Kanhphai blessed the tattoo by chanting an ancient hymn.
Like most people’s tattoos, Jolie’s tiger has special significance and was done to celebrate her Cambodian citizenship. The tiger’s tail covers a tattoo of a tribal blue window.
Continuing to show her affinity with the tiger, Jolie also provided the voice of Master Tigress in Kung Fu Panda, (the DreamWorks animated movie released in 2008), and will feature in the sequel Pandemonium, which is planned for release in 2011. With revenue of $632 million internationally, Kung Fu Panda is Angelina’s highest grossing revenue film to date.
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Interesting Comment. My kids are really into kungfu panda. They really loved the movie