The duo starred together in the 1997 movie “Playing God.”
You might not think ofDavid DuchovnywhenAngelina Joliecomes up, but theCalifornicationalum says he played a part in her success.
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TheX Filesalum confirmed that he was referring toPlaying God, which also costarred Timothy Hutton.
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Jolie’s earliest professional acting credits were mostly music videos filmed in the early ’90s.
Angelina Jolie and David Duchovny star in “Playing God.".Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett
She appeared in the moviesHackers(1995) andFoxfire(1996) beforePlaying God.
Afterward, she had a career breakthrough when she played the late supermodel Gia Carangi in HBO’sGia.
