Angelina Jolie films

Hackers (1995) Playing God (1997) Gia (1998) Pushing Tin (1999) The Bone Collector (1999) Girl, Interrupted (1999) Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) Tomb Raider (2001)

Jolie said her role could set young cinema goers a positive example.

"I'm hoping it's going to be empowering for everybody," she said.

"Hopefully it will inspire a lot of people to be strong and healthy."

Jolie shrugged off poor reviews for the film, based on the best-selling series of Tomb Raider computer games.

She said: "People think that I'm in denial - but I don't care.

"I love my work."

Natalie Appleton's daughter Rachel plays the young Lara

Voight said he was proud of his daughter's performance in the action movie.

"It gives her a chance to show off all that stuff I knew about when she was growing up, all the athletics she was good at school," he added.

Also at the premi�re were former All Saints singer Natalie Appleton and her daughter Rachel, who plays the young Lara in the film.

Jemima Khan, the Fast Show's Paul Whitehouse, the Spice Girls' Mel C and EastEnders' Martin Kemp were also at the cinema.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider opens at UK cinemas on Friday, 6 July.