We are no longer asking for "good roles for older women." We are demanding great roles for human beings who happen to be older women.
So, to the studio executives who once asked, "Can we make her younger?"—look at the box office receipts for The Substance . Look at the streaming numbers for Grace and Frankie . Look at the Oscar sitting on Michelle Yeoh’s shelf. claudia valentine milf hunter stringing her along new
cast Laurie Metcalf (who is brilliant, not just "old") in Lady Bird . Thelma Schoonmaker (Martin Scorsese’s editor) has often noted how Scorsese, despite being a male director, consistently writes roles for older women that are three-dimensional—think of Kathy Bates in The Aviator or Judi Dench in The Irishman (using de-aging tech to play both young and old, literally bridging the gap). We are no longer asking for "good roles for older women
That barrier has been shattered. Grace and Frankie famously dealt with dating, sex toys, and STD prevention in a nursing home. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande starred , at 63, in a raw, naked, beautiful exploration of a widow hiring a sex worker to experience an orgasm for the first time. Look at the Oscar sitting on Michelle Yeoh’s shelf