NEW YORK - Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie suffered a head injury here while shooting a stunt for her new movie Salt.

Jolie, who is playing a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer in the spy thriller, was taken to a hospital as she was bleeding, reported thesun.co.uk.

A spokesman for Sony Pictures, the producers of the film, said it was a minor injury and Jolie was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.

The actress’ manager said that the mother of six, married to actor Brad Pitt, was fine.