Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#140
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Angelina Jolie represents the rare performer whose career became more ambitious with every decade — 31 years in, and Angelina is still choosing the harder script.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Angelina Jolie appears in 43 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Angelina. Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King is the clearest case: a film rated 8.1 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for drama, music, history. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Alice Winocour, Pablo Larraín, Chloé Zhao and others, Angelina Jolie helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020) as Self - Actress · Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) as Self - Actress (archive footage) · Changeling (2008) as Christine Collins
Career snapshot
Ranked #140 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
43
1995–2026
Career length
31 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Average Nutevio score
6.6
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.1
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
Most frequent director
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Most common genre
Drama
19 titles
Average runtime
1h 46m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.1
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.6
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2020s
6.9 average MV
The 2020s are where the work and the material meet. Couture, Maria, Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2020s
6.9
Across 10 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2020s
6.9
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
1990s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. The Bone Collector, Girl, Interrupted, Pushing Tin.
Most productive era
2000s
17 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 6.67 films | 6.58 films | 5.51 film | 6.73 films |
| Action | 6.22 films | 6.49 films | 6.76 films | 6.72 films |
| Thriller | 6.43 films | 6.57 films | 6.32 films | 6.61 film |
| Comedy | 6.32 films | 6.64 films | 6.94 films | 7.41 film |
| Crime | 6.62 films | 6.93 films | — | — |
| Romance | 6.82 films | 6.14 films | 6.33 films | — |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
1995Hackers
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Kate Libby / 'Acid Burn'.
Career peak
2008Changeling
Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Highest rated performance
2020Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
8.1 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer.
Most recent film
2026Couture
The current state of the argument, as Maxine Walker.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
43 of 43 films
as Christine Collins
Directed by Clint Eastwood
as Maleficent
Directed by Joachim Rønning
as Tigress (voice)
Directed by Mark Osborne
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Christine Collins
Changeling (2008)
Performance score8.1
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Christine Collins gives Angelina Jolie a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Maleficent
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Performance score7.9
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Maleficent is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Lisa
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Performance score7.9
Girl, Interrupted asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Lisa is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Self - Actress
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
Performance score7.8
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Self - Actress is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Christine Collins
Start here. Changeling is the clearest statement of what Angelina Jolie does — accessible, 142 minutes, and rated 7.6 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Angelina at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Keeps the drama register of Changeling but asks for a colder reading of it.
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
A deliberate change of key after Girl, Interrupted — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Keeps the family register of Kung Fu Panda but asks for a colder reading of it.
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
A deliberate change of key after Maleficent: Mistress of Evil — same instrument, unfamiliar tuning, and the reason range gets mentioned.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Michael Cristofer
Director
2 films together
Notably Gia
Phillip Noyce
Director
2 films together
Notably The Bone Collector
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Director
2 films together
Notably Kung Fu Panda 2
Annette Haywood-Carter
Director
1 film together
Notably Foxfire
Mike Newell
Director
1 film together
Notably Pushing Tin
James Mangold
Director
1 film together
Notably Girl, Interrupted
Simon West
Director
1 film together
Notably Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Stephen Herek
Director
1 film together
Notably Life or Something Like It
Martin Campbell
Director
1 film together
Notably Beyond Borders
Jan de Bont
Director
1 film together
Notably Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
D.J. Caruso
Director
1 film together
Notably Taking Lives
Oliver Stone
Director
1 film together
Notably Alexander
Bibo Bergeron
Director
1 film together
Notably Shark Tale
Doug Liman
Director
1 film together
Notably Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Robert De Niro
Director
1 film together
Notably The Good Shepherd
Robert Zemeckis
Director
1 film together
Notably Beowulf
Clint Eastwood
Director
1 film together
Notably Changeling
Mark Osborne
Director
1 film together
Notably Kung Fu Panda
Timur Bekmambetov
Director
1 film together
Notably Wanted
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director
1 film together
Notably The Tourist
Tim Johnson
Director
1 film together
Notably Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Robert Stromberg
Director
1 film together
Notably Maleficent
Angelina Jolie
Director
1 film together
Notably By the Sea
Joachim Rønning
Director
1 film together
Notably Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Brenda Chapman
Director
1 film together
Notably Come Away
Thea Sharrock
Director
1 film together
Notably The One and Only Ivan
Taylor Sheridan
Director
1 film together
Notably Those Who Wish Me Dead
Chloé Zhao
Director
1 film together
Notably Eternals
Pablo Larraín
Director
1 film together
Notably Maria
Alice Winocour
Director
1 film together
Notably Couture
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Director
2 films together · 7.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Kung Fu Panda 2Michael Cristofer
Director
2 films together · 6.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
GiaPhillip Noyce
Director
2 films together · 6.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Bone CollectorClint Eastwood
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
ChangelingJames Mangold
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Girl, InterruptedMark Osborne
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Kung Fu PandaThea Sharrock
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The One and Only IvanJoachim Rønning
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Maleficent: Mistress of EvilRobert Stromberg
Director
1 film together · 7.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
MaleficentTim Johnson
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Kung Fu Panda HolidayDoug Liman
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Mr. & Mrs. SmithChloé Zhao
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
EternalsTimur Bekmambetov
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
WantedTaylor Sheridan
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Those Who Wish Me DeadPablo Larraín
Director
1 film together · 6.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
MariaRobert De Niro
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Good ShepherdD.J. Caruso
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Taking LivesMartin Campbell
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Beyond BordersAlice Winocour
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
CoutureFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The TouristBibo Bergeron
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Shark TaleOliver Stone
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
AlexanderAnnette Haywood-Carter
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
FoxfireRobert Zemeckis
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BeowulfSimon West
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderMike Newell
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Pushing TinBrenda Chapman
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Come AwayJan de Bont
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeStephen Herek
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Life or Something Like ItAngelina Jolie
Director
1 film together · 5.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
By the SeaSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Girl, Interrupted
as Lisa
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Maleficent
as Maleficent
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
as Self - Actress
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Changeling
as Christine Collins
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Angelina Jolie has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
31 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Drama Legend
Awarded
19 catalogue titles in drama, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Changeling
as Christine Collins
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Changeling
as Christine Collins
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Maria
as Maria Callas
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Changeling
as Christine Collins
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Kung Fu Panda
as Tigress (voice)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Eternals
as Thena
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Tigress (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Jane Smith
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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