Angelina Jolie Says She Feels 'Like an Older Woman Now' at 49, 'and I Embrace That'

Angelina Jolie on Aug. 29, 2024.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via GettyAngelina Jolieis making the most of everything that comes with aging.The Oscar winner spoke toIndieWireat the 2024 Telluride Film Festival about herrole in the filmMariaas the late opera singer Maria Callas.At one point in the interview, Jolie spoke about how she absorbs music and art with a different perspective from when she was younger.“I’m 49. I do feel like an older woman now and I embrace that,” she explained.

Angelina Jolie Says She Is 'Never First' as a Mom to 6 Children: 'Your Life Is for Another'

Angelina Jolie in August 2024.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Angelina Jolieis discussing the “beautiful” way life changes with motherhood. The 49-year-old actress spoke about the shift in focus her life took after welcoming children during a new interview withCR Fashion Book,publishedon Friday, Sept. 20. Talking of the lessons she’s learned from her six kids, Jolie, who appears on the cover of the publication’s October issue, said, “There are too many to count or name just one.

Angelina Jolie Says She Shares 'Vulnerability' with Maria Callas at Venice: 'There's a Lot I Won't Say'

Angelina Jolieconnected to real-life opera singerMaria Callas, whom she portrays inPablo Larraín’s new biopicMaria. “Well, there’s a lot I won’t say in this room, that you probably know or assume,” said Jolie, 49, with a laugh, before going into one particular trait Callas exhibited that really spoke to her. “I think the way I related to her may be a surprise — [it was] probably the part of her that’s extremely soft and doesn’t have room in the world to be as soft as she truly was, and as emotionally open as she truly was,” the Oscar winner said.

Angelina Jolie Takes the Stage as Opera Diva Maria Callas in EmotionalMariaTrailer

Angelina Jolieis stepping into the spotlight. The film, according to a synopsis, “follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye.“Maria"reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.” Callas was an opera singer whose vocal range famously spanned three octaves, which made her an international star during the mid 20th century. She died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53.

Angelina Jolie Was 'Terrified Again as an Artist' While MakingMaria: 'I Had a Safe Place to Fail'

Angelina Jolie on Oct. 26, 2024.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Angelina Jolieconfronted her fears in makingMaria. Jolie, 49, plays famed 20th century opera singerMaria Callasin the new biopic. The actress said during a Q&A following the film’s premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 26, that she “got to be terrified again as an artist," while shooting the movie. “Which is such a gift, because you get scared and have to do something you’re not sure you can do, and surprise yourself,” Jolie said, adding later in the conversation, “I knew I had a safe place to fail, so I was allowed to be free.