Angelina Jolie Wows with Rarely Seen Curly Hairstyle forMariaL.A. Premiere

Mar. 15, 2025

Angelina Jolieis bringing her signature elegance to the red carpet yet again, but with a stylish twist!

The 49-year-old star looked regal as always in a long nude-colored silk gown and lightweight shawl-style black jacket at the Saturday, Oct. 26, premiere of her filmMaria,which took place during the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Angelina Jolie.RIV/Variety via Getty

RIV/Variety via Getty

But it was her curly locks that was a surprise departure from her usual red carpet style. While the actress appeared inCR Fashion Bookwith curls in September, her look when hitting the carpet is typically wearing her hair straight or in a chic updo. However, on Oct. 26 she opted for a hairstyle of voluminous beachy curls, styled with a side parting.

Jolie complemented her new red carpet look with drop earrings, bold red lipstick and subtle eye makeup, with just a dash of eyeshadow and black eyeliner. She matched her manicure to her lips, with bright red nails for the striking red carpet look.

Angelina Jolie attends AFI Fest “Maria” premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood on October 26, 2024.ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty

ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty

In the Pablo Larraín-directed biopic, Jolie plays late opera singerMaria Callas.According to a synopsis, the film “follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye,” following the vocalist “in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.”

Callas, made famous for her three-octave soprano vocal range, died in Paris in 1977 of a heart attack at age 53. Jolie underwent months of training to portray the renowned vocalist.

On the red carpet on Oct. 26, Jolie spoke to PEOPLE about how she connected with the character and where she sees an intersection between herself and Callas.

“I know there are certain things that people would assume from the distance that we have in common, but I think what we have in common maybe is that we share a certain loneliness in kind of sometimes doing our work where we’re the one, I don’t know, up at night, alone, trying to figure something out,” she told PEOPLE, adding, “I don’t want to speak too much about it because it’s too personal, but there’s definitely a loneliness and a work ethic.”

“I may be many things, but I’m a very hard worker, right? I’m an imperfect person, but I work very hard and she does. And so I think we see ourselves, I don’t know if she or I ever would see ourselves as anything but a performer and a worker who has a job to do, and probably very hard on ourselves,” Jolie continued.

Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Zahara Marley Jolie and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt at the New York Film Festival, Sept. 29, 2024.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

In September, the filmreceived a standing ovationat the New York Film Festival. Ahead of the screening,Jolie walked the red carpet with three of her children— Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, and Maddox, 23 — while wearing a white vintage Madame Grès gown sourced fromMon Vintagein Paris.

The Oscar winner also recently appeared at the Toronto Film Festival for the premiere of her filmWithout Blood.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Angelina Jolie at the Toronto Film Festival, Sept. 8, 2024.Robin Marchant/Getty

Robin Marchant/Getty

Jolie, who directed the war drama, stunned in asilk, black Dolce & Gabbana gownwith ruching details along the bottom. For added glamour, she wore a pair of elbow-length, opera-style silk gloves.

Her long blonde hair was parted down the middle and she went sans jewels.

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