Jolie was born Janka Tilleman in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, the daughter of Jónás "Joseph" Hersch Tilleman and Chawe Feige "Franceska" Reinharz. Her parents, originally from Ukraine, were both from Jewish families.
She was a first cousin of Annette Lantos (born Tilleman), the wife of U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, of California. Her father and Annette's father were siblings.
Outlived her youngest daughter Eva Gabor and passed away just 2 months before her oldest daughter Magda Gabor.