If you happen to followed award season this yr, you’d be forgiven for believing that Hollywood has finally decided to embrace its older actresses. In 2023, 4 of the five performers Oscar-nominated for best actress were over age 40. Women comparable to Michelle Yeoh, 60, Viola Davis, 57, and Jennifer Coolidge, 61, are getting recognition for leading movies and series. And yet, in line with a report published last yr by Martha M. Lauzen, founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, there was a steep decline from the variety of female characters of their 30s to characters of their 40s. For broadcast television in 2021-2022, 42% of female characters were of...
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