Angelina Jolie was in a film.
Angelina Jolie . She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace ( 1997 ) and Gia ( 1998 ) , and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture Maleficent ( 2014 ) . Maleficent is a 2014 American dark fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton , and starring Angelina Jolie as the titular character with Sharlto Copley , Elle Fanning , Sam Riley , Imelda Staunton , Juno Temple and Lesley Manville in supporting roles .