Angelina Jolie most commercially successful films, including "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001) and "Beowulf" (2007), overtly relied at least in part on her sex appeal, with "Empire" stating that her "pneumatic figure", "feline eyes", and "bee-stung lips" have greatly contributed to her appeal to cinema audiences. Conversely, "Salon" writer Allen Barra agreed with critics who suggested that Jolie's "dark and intense sexuality" has limited her in the types of roles she can be cast in, rendering her unconvincing in many conventional women's roles, while Clint Eastwood, who directed her Oscar-nominated performance in "Changeling" (2008), opined that having "the most beautiful face on
Angelina Jolie filmography roles in two of 2010's top-grossing thrillers"Salt" and "The Tourist". In 2011, she directed the romantic drama "In the Land of Blood and Honey", which depicted a love story set during the Bosnian War, and appeared in the animation sequel "Kung Fu Panda 2". Jolie's biggest commercial success, as of 2014, came with the dark fantasy film "Maleficent" (2014), which grossed over $758 million worldwide, and featured her in the eponymous role. Later in the same year, she directed "Unbroken" (2014), a war drama based on a 2010 . Angelina Jolie filmography Angelina Jolie is an American actress and filmmaker.