Angelina Jolie: How Brad Pitt Helped Coach Vivienne in Maleficent. Filming Maleficent was a family affair for the Jolie-Pitt crew. Angelina Jolie, who plays the title role, shares the big screen with three of her children – daughters Vivienne and Zahara, as well as son Pax. While Zahara, now 9, and Pax, 10, have small walk-on roles, daughter Vivienne, 5½, has a larger part as the young Princess Aurora, and needed a little encouragement on her first day of shooting.