Angelina Jolie is worth an estimated $250m thanks to starring in massive hits like Tomb Raider and Maleficent.

But the 41-year-old beauty told Hello magazine that her mother was far from flashy as she raised the star and her brother James Haven all by herself in Los Angeles after leaving husband Jon Voight.

‘My mother was a very natural woman,’ said the ex of Brad Pitt. ‘She never spoiled herself, hardly wore make-up and wore modest jewelry.’

Her new modeling job: Angelina Jolie talked to Hello about her role as spokesperson for Guerlain’s new fragrance

The mother-of-six went on to say: ‘But she always had a few special items for when she wanted to feel like a lady.

‘One of those special items – and I remember it because it seemed so elegant – was her Guerlain powder [Ladies in All Climates].’

Marcheline Bertrand died from breast and ovarian cancer in 2007 at the age of 56.

Angelina is the spokesperson for a new Guerlain fragrance. She has donated her modeling fee to charity.

She talked about her mom: The actress’ mother Marcheline was a big part of her life. She died in 2007 from cancer. Pictured 2001

The early years: Angelina and Marcheline at their Los Angeles home in 1980

The By The Sea star and director added: ‘I think it speaks of all women having those few special things that make the feel feminine. And so when I was a little girl I would associate Guerlain with that.’

The stunner has already appeared in print ads for the company as well as a commercial made inside her Chateau Miraval estate in the south of France.

She was announced as the face of the beauty brand’s Mon Guerlain fragrance in January this year.

And the star believes her partnership with the company was a natural progression because the label ‘spoke to her’ as she has been fond of the brand ever since she was a child and her mother used their products.

Up close: ‘My mother was a very natural woman,’ said the ex of Brad Pitt. ‘She never spoiled herself, hardly wore make-up and wore modest jewellery’

More: The mother-of-six went on to say: ‘But she always had a few special items for when she wanted to feel like a lady’

The ex: The Oscar winner split from Brad in September and they are working out their custody issues in private. Pictured 2013

Speaking about her latest venture, the brunette beauty said: ‘It was a brand my mother loved and that I knew from my childhood. It spoke to here, as it does to me, of beauty, history and quality. It’s one of the oldest perfume houses in the world, from France – a country I love and feel connected to and spend time in.

‘As I talked to Guerlain about the artistry they devote to the making of the perfume and the way they work in communities, sourcing their ingredients, the pieces came together and I felt we were a match.”

The cover girl – who has Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – has revealed she has always associated Guerlain products as being ‘feminine.’

Moody: Here the Wanted star is seen strolling by the vineyards of her Chateau Miraval estate in the south of France

Tats nice: Jolie shows off her tattoos in the ads for the new scent