Traditional Hollywood tropes often relegated mature women to a handful of narrow categories: the "clueless" grandmother, the "shrew," or the "witch-queen". However, recent years have seen a surge in multidimensional roles:
: There is a growing cultural tension between the "uncanny" agelessness achieved through CGI and cosmetic procedures and a new "regulatory regime" of graceful aging that audiences are beginning to demand.
Despite the visibility of stars like Frances McDormand or Meryl Streep, systemic disparities persist across the industry: Why Hollywood's Obsession With Aging Is Killing Cinema