Netflix film Maria, directed by Pablo Larraín from a Steven Knight screenplay, sees Jolie playing the American-Greek soprano in her final days in Paris, as the diva reckons with her identity and life after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. In real life, Callas died of a heart attack at her Paris home in 1977 at age 53.

The Metropolitan Opera House was awash in pearls and tuxedos on a recent gala evening. Socialites traded political gossip by the bar, and bankers discussed coming vacations in the Maldives. Then a golden elevator door slid open and a glamorous figure slipped out.

Angelina Jolie’s roles have leveled up as she’s aged in Hollywood. “I’ve got better work as I’ve got older,” Jolie, 49, said during an interview with U.K.’s The Sunday Times, published on Sunday 1. “I don’t think about it in terms of roles offered but in terms of life experience you contribute.

Angelina Jolie is not concerned about age affecting her acting career. Instead, she believes that with age comes better work, drawn from her growing life experiences. The actress, who has had a long and successful career,

Angelina Jolie believes the quality of her work has improved as she gotten older. While some Hollywood actors feel concerned about their work drying up as they get older, the Tomb Raider star is not worried about her age impacting her career in the industry.

Angelina Jolie has opened up about the ups and downs of aging in Hollywood, and it turns out there are some bonuses to getting older.