Fans who saw the new Netflix film Mary, based on the biblical figure of the same name, have questioned the creative liberties the movie took while telling the story. Recently, Noa Cohen, the lead actress,

Yes, Maria is based on the true story of Greek opera singer Maria Callas, who died of a heart attack in 1977, when she was only 53 years old. Maria imagines the last few days of Callas’s life, in which once the once-great opera singer struggles with a drug addiction, hallucinations, and her declining health.

Angelina Jolie plays Maria Callas as the opera star re-examines her life in her final days in Pablo Larrain's Netflix biopic "Maria."