The actress stars as Maria Callas in director Pablo Larraín’s leaden portrait of the opera singer on Netflix, primarily set in Paris during her final days.

Angelina Jolie becomes Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s latest biopic of a woman reflecting on her life. And with “ Maria ,” the Chilean film director of 2016’s “Jackie” and 2021’s “Spencer” completes a trilogy of iconic women interrupted by major life events.

The Oscar-winning actress talks with ABC News’ Michael Strahan about the challenges of inhabiting the role of legendary singer Maria Callas for a new Netflix biopic.

Angelina Jolie plays Callas in a performance that trades on the actress' otherworldliness; it takes a diva to play a diva, and Jolie's portrayal fits her subject. Jolie, especially in the present, doesn't quite seem to walk among us,

The art production of the new feature film “Maria” is stunning and the story of one of the greatest opera singers to ever live is as dramatic as any Greek tragedy. But the explosive power of the biopic that is based on the final seven days in the life of opera legend Maria Callas is