Angelina Jolie\u2019s daughter Zahara praised her mother as the most \u201cselfless, loving and understanding woman\u201d whom she \u201cgets to call [her] mom\u201d during a special mother-daughter event over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old made the rare comments about the actress during a luncheon hosted by the Pearls of Purpose Foundation and the Nu Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha at Spelman College in Atlanta on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was asked today to speak on the value of mother-daughter relationships, it felt challenging to find the words,\u201d Zahara began, per a Facebook video of her touching speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n Angelina Jolie\u2019s daughter Zahara (pictured together here) praised the actress during a special mother-daughter event over the weekend. funsizerina\/instagram<\/p>\n Zahara made the rare comments about her mother during a luncheon hosted by the Pearls of Purpose Foundation and the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Spelman College in Atlanta on Sunday. DrRosalyn Gaston Elder\/ Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cNot challenging because I don\u2019t value it, but because my mom and I have a unique, almost kindred relationship that could be hard to put into words,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n After noting that the \u201cEternals\u201d star adopted her from Ethiopia at 6 months old in July 2005, Zahara shared that Jolie raised her and her five siblings \u201con the value of helping others, being kind and always striving for growth as people.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThese values may sound simple, but in a world where kindness is overlooked and helping others comes at a cost, I am grateful to have had a role model to show me what it looks like to be a decent human being,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Zahara went on to touch upon how, after enrolling at Spelman in 2022 and joining Alpha Kappa Alpha in 2023, she found it \u201cchallenging\u201d to share special moments with her mom and family now that she was in the public eye.<\/p>\n Zahara praised Jolie as the most \u201cselfless, loving and understanding woman\u201d whom she \u201cgets to call [her] mom\u201d during the special event. DrRosalyn Gaston Elder\/ Facebook<\/p>\n Jolie also took the stage to thank the Pearls of Purpose Foundation for honoring her and her daughter at the event. DrRosalyn Gaston Elder\/ Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cThe Real Housewives of Potomac\u201d star Gizelle Bryant and her daughter Angel (pictured here with Zahara and Jolie) were also at the mother-daughter luncheon at Spelman College on Sunday. gizellebryant\/instagram<\/p>\n But that \u201cnever stopped\u201d Jolie from \u201cbeing curious about all that\u201d Zahara learned in and outside the Spelman classrooms and \u201chaving many questions about sorority life\u201d and her daughter\u2019s experiences.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a strong woman because a strong woman raised me,\u201d Zahara concluded her speech. \u201cThank you, Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n Shortly before her daughter\u2019s remarks about the value of mother-daughter relationships, Jolie took the stage to thank the Pearls of Purpose Foundation and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority for honoring her and Zahara at the special event.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for supporting brilliant young minds and for hosting this mother-daughter luncheon and for taking the time to\u00a0celebrate this very special bond and one of life\u2019s most beautiful relationships,\u201d the 50-year-old actress said, per a clip shared to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jolie adopted Zahara (both pictured here together in January 2023) from Ethiopia at 6 months old in July 2005. Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a strong woman because a strong woman raised me,\u201d Zahara (seen here with her famous mom in January 2025). Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cSo from the bottom of my heart, thank you for allowing us this moment to share together,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Gizelle Bryant of \u201cReal Housewives of Potomac\u201d fame was also at the luncheon with her daughter Angel, who attends Spelman with Zahara. The pair posed for a pic with Zahara and Jolie, and Gizelle later shared the sweet snap on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jolie and her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, share six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although the \u201cWanted\u201d star adopted Maddox, 24, from Cambodia in 2002, followed by Zahara three years later, Pitt legally adopted the pair in December 2005.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jolie adopted Pax from Vietnam in 2007 when he was 3 years old. Pitt, 62, went on to adopt Pax one year later.<\/p>\n The former couple, who began dating in 2005 but didn\u2019t marry until 2014, also welcomed daughter Shiloh in 2006, followed by twins Knox and Vivienne in 2008.<\/p>\n Jolie (pictured here with four of her kids in October 2019) shares six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt. Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The \u201cEternals\u201d actress (seen here with Shiloh, Zahara, Vivienne, Pitt and Maddox in October 2021) and Pitt split in 2016 and divorced in 2024. Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images for Disney<\/p>\n However, Jolie and Pitt\u2019s six kids have reportedly distanced themselves from the \u201cFight Club\u201d star following their parents\u2019 2016 split<\/a> and 2024 divorce.<\/p>\n Zahara, who now goes by \u201cZahara Marley Jolie,\u201d became the former couple\u2019s first child to informally drop the Pitt last name when she joined Alpha Kappa Alpha in November 2023.<\/p>\n Vivienne, 17, did the same when she used the name \u201cVivienne Jolie\u201d<\/a> for the Broadway production of\u00a0\u201cThe Outsiders\u00a0in early 2024.<\/p>\n Shiloh was the first to legally drop Pitt from her last name<\/a> upon turning 18 in May 2024. The change was officially approved in August 2024.<\/p>\n Jolie adopted Maddox (pictured here together with Pitt in December 2009) from Cambodia in 2002. Getty Images<\/p>\n Maddox (seen here with his parents in November 2013) and some of his siblings have informally dropped the Pitt last name amid their estrangement from the actor. Getty Images<\/p>\n Maddox also followed suit and informally dropped the Pitt surname<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n \u201cHe will always believe and always hope there is a chance to be back with all of them, and he doesn\u2019t want to think otherwise,\u201d a source said regarding Pitt\u2019s estrangement from his kids<\/a> in July 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to give up, he\u2019s not that kind of guy, he\u2019s not that kind of father. He is a proud father, and he would be happy to have them see that eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t