Angelina Jolie filmography Jolie lent her voice to the animated feature "Shark Tale", followed by the role of an assassin in the commercially successful action comedy "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2005), opposite Brad Pitt. She then portrayed Mariane Pearl in the drama "A Mighty Heart" (2007), and lent her voice to the computer-animated film "Kung Fu Panda" (2008). The 2008 action thriller "Wanted", which saw her in a supporting role, proved to be a commercial success. Her next appearance was as Christine Collins in the drama "Changeling" (2008), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. This was followed by lead
Angelina Jolie required her to learn an English accent and undergo extensive martial arts training to play the archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft. Although the film generated mostly negative reviews, Jolie was generally praised for her physical performance; "Newsday"s John Anderson commented, "Jolie makes the title character a virtual icon of female competence and coolth." The film was an international hit, earning $274.7 million worldwide, and launched her global reputation as a female action star. Jolie next starred opposite Antonio Banderas as his mail-order bride in "Original Sin" (2001), the first of a string of films that were poorly received by critics and audiences