‘Maria’: How Angelina Jolie’s Makeup and Hair Team Brought Opera Legend Maria Callas to Life

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Angelina Jolie completely transforms into opera superstar Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s “Maria” through the hands of the Oscar winner’s personal makeup and hair team, Adruitha Lee and Pamela Goldammer.

While subtlety was key to the transformation, Lee and Goldammer worked to establish what that specific look needed to be. “You do have to look at the whole of [Callas] to understand her, or how she was adapting,” Jolie explains of the team’s process.

Callas was never without makeup, and her hair perfectly groomed. With a large scope of resources available, one photo in particular struck Jolie in which Callas is hunched over. “You can see her hair, she has her big glasses on, and she looks like she was caught.” The thick glasses that Callas wore also caught Jolie’s attention. “That said a lot about her,” says Jolie.

Lee also surrounded herself with photos when considering hairstyling and noted Callas’ natural wave. Wanting the hair Jolie sports to look natural, Lee tried different methods.