Maria Callas was a star of the stage, one of the most influential and legendary opera singers of the 20th century. Now she is a star of the screen, portrayed by Angelina Jolie in the new biopic simply titled Maria.
Maria hails from director Pablo Larraín, who has previously brought two other iconic women of the 20th century to the screen: former first lady Jackie Onasis in Jackie and Princess Diana in Spencer. Both of those movies earned Best Actress nominations for their leading ladies (Natalie Portman in Jackie and Kristen Stewart in Spencer), and Jolie could very well be in contention for a similar achievement, as it is one of many movies in contention for possible Oscar nominations this year.
