Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie has shared her mastectomy scars in a powerful photoshoot.

The 50-year-old actor had a preventive double mastectomy in 2013 after learning she had the BRCA1 gene, which significantly increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Jolie said she always felt “moved” when she saw the surgical markings on other women and was keen to raise awareness by sharing her own.

“I share these scars with many women I love. And I’m always moved when I see other women share theirs,” She told TIME France, which will publish the pictures in its upcoming issue.

“I wanted to join them, knowing that TIME France would be sharing information about breast health, prevention and knowledge about breast cancer.”

The Maria actor — who revealed in 2015 she had also had her fallopian tubes and ovaries removed to reduce her chances of ovarian cancer — believes screening for the BRCA1 gene should be routinely offered to women.

“Absolutely. Every woman should always be able to determine her own healthcare journey and have the information she needs to make informed choices: genetic testing and screening should be accessible and affordable for women with clear risk factors or a significant family history,” Jolie said about screening.

About two in 1000 carry the gene.

“Access to screening and care should not depend on financial resources or where someone lives,” she said.

Jolie can next be seen in Alice Winocour’s movie Coutures, in which she plays a filmmaker diagnosed with breast cancer. She said it was a “very personal” story for her, having lost her mother Marcheline Bertrand, to cancer in 2007.

“I immediately felt a deep connection with Maxine Walker, my character. I’ve always admired Alice’s work; she’s a brilliant director, and her approach to illness is unique,” she said.

“Too often, films about women’s struggles – especially cancer – talk about endings and sadness, rarely about life. Alice has made a film about life, and that’s precisely why the sensitive subjects it addresses are handled with such delicacy.

“Hardships, illnesses, and pain are part of our existence, but what matters is how we face them.”

The issue of TIME France goes on sale on December 18.