 Jolie also voiced the DreamWorks animation "Kung Fu Panda" (2008), the first work in a major family franchise, later reprising her voice role in the sequels "Kung Fu Panda 2" (2011) and "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2016).After her mother's death in 2007, Jolie began appearing in fewer films, later explaining that her motivation to be an actress had stemmed from her mother's acting ambitions.Her first film in two years was the thriller "Salt" (2010), in which she starred as a CIA agent who goes on the run after she is accused of being a KGB sleeper agent.