The recent Oscar wins for Frances McDormand ( Nomadland ), Olivia Colman ( The Favourite ), and Michelle Yeoh ( Everything Everywhere All at Once ) prove that lead roles for mature women can be critically and commercially triumphant. Yeoh’s win at 60 was particularly symbolic.
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In 1991, at the age of 41, Meryl Streep famously quipped that she was offered three witches within a single month. The subtext was clear: Hollywood had no use for a woman’s sexuality, ambition, or complexity after 40. The recent Oscar wins for Frances McDormand (