Jolie hopes new tattoo brings her good luck

Angelina Jolie has a new tattoo.

The black tattoo on her back consists of five vertical rows of ancient Cambodian script, designed to ward off bad luck, the Nation newspaper reported Thursday.

"I like it a lot. It looks very sacred. I think I'll have a new tattoo the next time I come to Thailand," the 27-year-old actress was quoted as saying.

It was applied Wednesday by well-known tattoo artist Noo Kamphai in Pathum Thani, 16 miles north of Bangkok, the newspaper said.

Jolie is reported to have many tattoos, most notably a dragon on her upper left arm. Above that is etched "Billy Bob," the name of her estranged husband, Billy Bob Thornton.

When she attended the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards in London earlier this year, "Billy Bob" wasn't visible, apparently covered by makeup.

Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nation's refugee agency, became enchanted with Cambodia in 2000 while filming "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." She later adopted an infant from Cambodia.

Her upcoming films include "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life," "Sharkslayer" and "The World of Tomorrow."