Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne, 18, surprises with unexpected job on LA streets


The 18-year-old ran a stall for her art project, The Tulip Fields, while Knox helped set up and took photographs


 Operating under the name of her art project, "The Tulip Fields," she stayed busy throughout the event, speaking to clients and selling prints, stickers, and birthday cards featuring her own drawings and paintings© GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID
Faye James
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Angelina Jolie's daughter Vivienne showed off her artistic talents at a Los Angeles street fair, selling her own drawings and paintings with support from her twin brother, Knox.

The 18-year-old operated a stall under the name of her art project, The Tulip Fields, offering customers prints, stickers and birthday cards featuring her designs.

Knox helped his sister set up the booth and took photographs of her during the outing. The siblings spent around six hours at the fair, with Vivienne chatting to customers and selling many of her pieces throughout the day. The photographs offered a glimpse of the teenager at work, smiling behind a table displaying her colourful creations.

Vivienne Jolie is seen selling her original artwork at a local street fair in Los Angeles, California© GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID
Vivienne Jolie is seen selling her original artwork at a local street fair in Los Angeles, California

Vivienne Jolie's artwork at the Los Angeles fair

Vivienne dressed casually for the event, wearing a loose black T-shirt beneath checked dungarees with one strap fastened over her shoulder. Small star-shaped clips held sections of her short brown hair away from her face, with a few strands left loose around her forehead.

One of the pieces displayed in front of her featured an underwater scene, with a turtle, fish and other sea creatures illustrated in soft blue tones. The artwork was presented in a protective sleeve on a small black stand, with a handwritten price label in the corner. More drawings lay across the floral-covered table, alongside a wooden-framed chalkboard.

In one photograph, Vivienne looked towards the camera with a smile. In another, she turned to the side and laughed while standing behind the display. Knox also brought colour to the family outing, wearing floral-embroidered jeans and showing off his colourful hair as he helped his sister with the stall.

Vivienne successfully sold many of her pieces© GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID
Vivienne successfully sold many of her pieces

Vivienne Jolie's work on The Outsiders

The art fair followed another creative project that brought Vivienne and her mother together.

In 2023, Angelina announced that her daughter would work as her volunteer assistant on the Broadway production of The Outsiders. Vivienne had helped introduce her mother to the musical after they saw it at California's La Jolla Playhouse.The pair also met S.E. Hinton, whose novel inspired the production.

Angelina became a lead producer, while Vivienne gained experience working behind the scenes. By the musical's Broadway opening in April 2024, her mother had plenty to say about her daughter's dedication.

 Operating under the name of her art project, "The Tulip Fields," she stayed busy throughout the event, speaking to clients and selling prints, stickers, and birthday cards featuring her own drawings and paintings© GuessWhoISaw / BACKGRID
Operating under the name of her art project, "The Tulip Fields," she stayed busy throughout the event, speaking to clients and selling prints, stickers, and birthday cards featuring her own drawings and paintings

Speaking to People at the premiere, Angelina described how Vivienne kept her focused on the tasks they needed to complete.

"She'll correct me," she said. "She'll say, 'Didn't you read the memo? We have to do this. We have to go through this.'"

Their collaboration also took them onto the red carpet together at the 2024 Tony Awards. Vivienne wore a teal waistcoat and matching trousers with a white shirt, coordinating with Angelina's teal velvet gown.

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the 77th Annual Tony Awards 2024© WireImage
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the 77th Annual Tony Awards 2024

Angelina Jolie's bond with daughter Vivienne

Vivienne and Knox are the youngest of Angelina and Brad Pitt's six children, alongside older siblings Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh.

Although the twins grew up with two of Hollywood's best-known actors as parents, Vivienne's interests have extended beyond performing. Her theatre work gave her an opportunity to contribute behind the scenes, while The Tulip Fields offered a space to share her own illustrations directly with customers.

When announcing their work on The Outsiders, Angelina drew a comparison between Vivienne and her late mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand. She explained that her daughter valued helping other creative people and was eager to learn how she could contribute.

"She's very thoughtful and serious about theatre and working hard to best understand how to contribute," Angelina said.

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