Angelina Jolie may have taken cues from the cartoon Maleficent of Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty', but the 1959 film modelled its animated Mistress of Evil on a live action performance.⁠ Captured here by LIFE photographer Allan Grant, Jane Fowler shared the role with actress Eleanor Audley, who provided the voice of the character in the final film. ⁠ Their movements and expressions were replicated by the Disney artists to create an enduring villainess who, while ⁠fantastical, was creepily lifelike.⁠ As LIFE put it back in 1958, "No witch ever swished her black cape with a witchier sneer."⁠ 📷: Allan Grant/The LIFE Picture Collection life via Getty Images | gettyarchive ⁠ ⁠ #maleficent #sleepingbeauty #maleficentmistressofevil #allangrant #lifemagazine #disney #charlesperrault #disneyssleepingbeauty #wickedqueen #fairytales #angelinajolie #wickedwitch #fairyqueen #animation #disneyanimation #cinemahistory #disneyhistory #filmhistory #hollywoodhistory #historyphoto #historyinphotos #nostalgia...