First, she was just Jon Voight’s kid. Then she did Gia and Girl, Interrupted and achieved some fame, but then she starred in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (based on a popular video game) which was basically a hot, exotic woman kicking tons of ass (otherwise known as winning over every penis in America). She also had a very publicized personal life – she married Johnny Lee Miller wearing a white shirt with his name painted in her blood, then married Billy Bob Thorton and the two allegedly wore vials of each others blood around their necks. Then she adopted Madox, and left Billy Bob because he didn’t want to have a child with her. Cut to a few years later, and Jennifer Aniston is America’s Sweetheart, along with her (then) husband Brad Pitt. Pitt and Jolie star in Mr. and Mrs. Smith together, and afterwards, Pitt leaves Aniston for Jolie. America is outraged. How could he leave Jen? She’s our Friend!!! Jolie must have seduced him, because we adore Pitt to much to hold him as accountable for cheating on Aniston. Jolie starts to get very involved with humanitarianism, and is seemingly always in the process of adopting a new child from a 3rd world country. Then she and Pitt have kids of their own (in the biological sense).
In short, she’s hot, exotic, and always gives us something to talk about.