Did Angelina Jolie actually sing in Maria?

Last Modified Feb 26, 2025 01:46 EST
Did Angelina Jolie actually sing in Maria?
Angelina Jolie (Source: Angelina Jolie’s official Instagram)


Yes, Angelina Jolie does actually sing in Maria although it was carefully crafted during post-production.


Angelina Jolie Voight is an actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian who is best known for her work across film, television, and stage. The American got her break in 1982 alongside her father, Jon Voight, when she was still a child although her actual film career began a decade later. That was via a low-budget film named Cyborg 2 in 1993 which was quickly followed by a leading role in Hackers. It started a trend for Jolie as she earned role after role, even winning her first Academy Award in 1999 for her role in Girl, Interrupted. Since then, Jolie has earned a catalog of awards including three Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Tony.


Did Angelina Jolie actually sing in Maria?


Yes, Angelina Jolie does actually sing in Maria although it was carefully crafted during post-production to blend her singing alongside Maria Callas’ voice. That’s as per Pablo Larraín, who revealed that as the film centers around Callas’ iconic voice, they wanted to make sure it was heard. Thus, while Jolie does actually sing over the course of the entire movie, the final product in the Netflix film is a mix of both Callas and Angelina Jolie’s voices with a varying mixture present.


That came after Jolie went through a regimen to prepare her voice for Maria including learning opera, breathing, and posture techniques during this period.


Cast of Maria


While Angelina Jolie is the standout name on the cast list, the cast of Maria also includes Kodi Smit-McPhee, Haluk Bilginer, and several others.


  • Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas

  • Aggelina Papadopoulou as young Maria Callas (1940)

  • Lídia Zelikman Kauders as young Maria (1930)

  • Christiana Aloneftis as young Maria (1947)

  • Pierfrancesco Favino as Ferruccio, Maria's loyal butler

  • Alba Rohrwacher as Bruna, Maria's loyal housemaid

  • Haluk Bilginer as Aristotle Onassis, Maria's former partner

  • Kodi Smit-McPhee as Mandrax, Maria's hallucination in the form of a young filmmaker

  • Stephen Ashfield as Jeffrey Tate, a conductor who worked with Maria at the end of her career

  • Valeria Golino as Yakinthi Callas, Maria's older sister

  • Erofili Panagiotarea as young Yakinthi Callas

  • Caspar Phillipson as John F. Kennedy

  • Vincent Macaigne as Dr. Fontainebleau, a doctor sent by Ferruccio to check on Maria

  • Lydia Koniordou as Litsa Callas, Maria's mother

  • Alessandro Bressanello as Giovanni Battista Meneghini, Maria's ex-husband

  • Lyes Salem as Waiter

  • Suzie Kennedy as Marilyn Monroe



FAQs on Angelina Jolie

A. Maria is rated R because it includes language that has sexual references.

A. Yes, Maria is based on a true story as it is the tale of singer Maria Callas.

A. Angelina Jolie was born on 4 June 1975 which makes her 49 years old as of 2025. 

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