A romantic drama starring and George Clooney (63) ( Ticket to Paradise ) grossed nearly $200 million globally. A murder mystery featuring Jane Fonda (87) and Lily Tomlin (85) ( Moving On ) became a sleeper hit on VOD.
By the 1990s and early 2000s, the data was damning. A study by the Annenberg School for Communication found that in the top 100 grossing films, only 11% of speaking roles for women went to those aged 40-64, and less than 3% to those over 65. Male actors like Harrison Ford or Sean Connery aged into "distinguished" leads; women aged into "sad, lonely, or dead." KarupsOW 24 05 28 Marta Bay Thick MILF Marta XX...
Shows like The Crown (Claire Foy/Olivia Colman), Big Little Lies (Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Reese Witherspoon), and Killing Eve (Sandra Oh) proved that stories about ambition, betrayal, and sexuality don't expire at menopause. A romantic drama starring and George Clooney (63)
For decades, Hollywood operated under a glaring paradox: to be a woman in cinema, you had to be young, or you had to be invisible. The industry worshipped the "ingenue" and discarded the "character actress." But a seismic shift is underway. Today, the phrase "mature women in entertainment and cinema" is no longer an oxymoron; it is a box-office bonanza and a critical darling. A study by the Annenberg School for Communication