A free, courageous, incredibly beautiful woman whose humanitarian commitments are limitless… Angelina Jolie is today a fulfilled woman, and seems to have found her balance in the whirlwind of Hollywood, which has long confined her to the rank of sex symbol with icy beauty. Today demanding about her choices of cinema, she does not hesitate to direct and produce independent, more intimate films, while offering her divine presence to big-budget blockbusters, such as Marvel ‘s The Eternals .
This year, she plays the singer Marias Callas in the biopic Maria , by director Pablo Larraín . For this role, the actress dives into the shoes of the extraordinary singer and lifts the veil on a dark period of her life. Indeed, the film will focus on a desperate Callas since her breakup with the extremely rich Aristotle Onassis who left her to join Jackie Kennedy . On the occasion of the preview of the feature film at the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival, Vogue France looks back on the emblematic roles of its actress, Angelina Jolie .
Angelina Jolie’s best roles in cinema:
© Archives du 7eme Art / Photo12 via AFP1/10Girl, Interrupted by James Mangold (1999)Interned in a psychiatric hospital for mental disorders, Susanna ( Winona Ryder ) meets troubled young women, including Lisa ( Angelina Jolie ) who encourages her to escape this hell where they have no place. At 25, Angelina Jolie is awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.- © Paramount Pictures / Mutual Film / Collection ChristopheL via AFP2/10Lara Croft: Tomb Raider by Simon West (2001)Angelina Jolie will forever remain the best Lara Croft on the silver screen. In the first episode of this two-part saga, the adventurer travels the world in search of an artifact that would have the power to control time and space.
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© Archives du 7eme Art / Photo12 via AFP1/10Girl, Interrupted by James Mangold (1999)Interned in a psychiatric hospital for mental disorders, Susanna ( Winona Ryder ) meets troubled young women, including Lisa ( Angelina Jolie ) who encourages her to escape this hell where they have no place. At 25, Angelina Jolie is awarded the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
© Paramount Pictures / Mutual Film / Collection ChristopheL via AFP2/10Lara Croft: Tomb Raider by Simon West (2001)Angelina Jolie will forever remain the best Lara Croft on the silver screen. In the first episode of this two-part saga, the adventurer travels the world in search of an artifact that would have the power to control time and space.
- Mr & Mrs Smith by Doug Liman (2005)For the first time together on screen, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt play a couple of secret agents who must kill each other. An explosive meeting that marks the beginning of a beautiful love story (11 years) that ended in early 2023 with a divorce…
- © Warner Bros / Intermedia Films / Collection ChristopheL via AFP4/10Alexander by Oliver Stone (2005)An epic and historical film, Alexander traces the life of the great emperor Alexander the Great. From his birth to his death, from his conquests to his disillusionments, the one who conquered Babylon always wanted to go further and forged his legend in bloody battles. Alongside Colin Farrell , Angelina Jolie lends her features to Olympias, the mother of the main character.
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© Warner Bros / Intermedia Films / Collection ChristopheL via AFP4/10Alexander by Oliver Stone (2005)An epic and historical film, Alexander traces the life of the great emperor Alexander the Great. From his birth to his death, from his conquests to his disillusionments, the one who conquered Babylon always wanted to go further and forged his legend in bloody battles. Alongside Colin Farrell , Angelina Jolie lends her features to Olympias, the mother of the main character.
- An Unconquered Heart by Michael Winterbottom (2007)“ Mariane in Uncoveted Heart is the role I’ve played that I feel embodied femininity the most. I admire this woman enormously, she taught me a lot. She came through all her trials with strength and grace,” Angelina Jolie confided to Vogue about her portrayal of Mariane Pearl, the wife of Daniel Pearl, an American journalist executed by Pakistani extremists in 2002.
- © Archives du 7eme Art / Photo12 via AFP6/10Clint Eastwood’s The Switch (2008)In front of Clint Eastwood ‘s camera , Angelina Jolie is overwhelming in the role of a mother searching for her missing son, who is distraught after the arrival of a little boy who pretends to be her child Walter. A fight for the truth begins, stifled by the corruption of the local police. Angelina Jolie is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for this intense role.
- © GK Films / Spyglass Entertainment / Collection ChristopheL via AFP7/10The Tourist by Florian Henckel von Doonnersmack (2010)Heartbroken, Frank ( Johnny Depp ) decides to go traveling in Europe. Where he ends up meeting Elise ( Angelina Jolie ) who approaches him and seduces him.
- © Di Bonaventura Pictures / Winter / Collection ChristopheL via AFP8/10Salt by Phillip Noyce (2010)Angelina Jolie plays the character of Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy. Hunted by her own country, she decides to defend herself, putting into practice the skills acquired during her training. A Hollywood-style action film in which Jolie excels.
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© Archives du 7eme Art / Photo12 via AFP6/10Clint Eastwood’s The Switch (2008)In front of Clint Eastwood ‘s camera , Angelina Jolie is overwhelming in the role of a mother searching for her missing son, who is distraught after the arrival of a little boy who pretends to be her child Walter. A fight for the truth begins, stifled by the corruption of the local police. Angelina Jolie is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for this intense role..jpg)
© GK Films / Spyglass Entertainment / Collection ChristopheL via AFP7/10The Tourist by Florian Henckel von Doonnersmack (2010)Heartbroken, Frank ( Johnny Depp ) decides to go traveling in Europe. Where he ends up meeting Elise ( Angelina Jolie ) who approaches him and seduces him..jpg)
© Di Bonaventura Pictures / Winter / Collection ChristopheL via AFP8/10Salt by Phillip Noyce (2010)Angelina Jolie plays the character of Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy. Hunted by her own country, she decides to defend herself, putting into practice the skills acquired during her training. A Hollywood-style action film in which Jolie excels.
- Maleficent by Robert Stromberg (2014)In Sleeping Beauty , there is Aurora, the young sleeping Princess awakened by her Prince Charming. But above all, there is Maleficent , a charismatic witch driven by vengeance. One of the most charismatic and enigmatic Disney villains in the repertoire. It is also this part of mystery that is highlighted in the Disney live action released in 2014, with an angular and terribly captivating Angelina Jolie in the diaphanous skin of the black magician, whose redemption we ultimately witness. More complex and sensitive, this Maleficent is much more interesting than her animated version.
- © Universal / Collection ChristopheL via AFP10/10Angelina Jolie’s Sea View (2015)A couple on the decline try to rekindle their passion by renting a seaside house…
© Universal / Collection ChristopheL via AFP10/10Angelina Jolie’s Sea View (2015)A couple on the decline try to rekindle their passion by renting a seaside house…
