

Documentary
Overview
Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs, the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.
Top Cast


Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)
Maria Callas
Self (archive footage)


Joyce DiDonato
Joyce DiDonato
Self - Narrator / Voice of María Callas (voice)
Joyce DiDonato
Self - Narrator / Voice of María Callas (voice)


King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)


Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Self (archive footage)
Aristotle Onassis
Self (archive footage)
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Self (archive footage)
Giovanni Battista Meneghini
Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Bing
Rudolf Bing
Self (archive footage)
Rudolf Bing
Self (archive footage)


David Frost
David Frost
Self (archive footage)
David Frost
Self (archive footage)


Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Walters
Self (archive footage)
Elvira de Hidalgo
Elvira de Hidalgo
Self (archive footage)
Elvira de Hidalgo
Self (archive footage)
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