How different can the workplace situations be for men and women? British actress Sue Johnston gave the answer.
After divorcing her second husband, she took to the stage at the age of 38 and starred in 39 TV series and 13 films, including Downton Abbey and Coronation Street; now at the age of 71, she is still active on stage; she has been awarded the Order of the British Empire ("OBE" or Order of the Officers).
In the first 10 years of entering the industry, she only received some dragon set roles, and even did not shoot for 2 years, I believe that many people will choose to give up. But she sees acting as a lifelong career choice and is very insistent.
In 1992, Sue's efforts were finally seen. She became the heroine of a medical drama and played supporting roles in 5 dramas.
Among them, including "Inspector Morse", which has been broadcast for more than 10 years. The series, adapted from a novel by Colin Dexter, was named "Britain's Most Outstanding Forensic Drama" by audiences and ranked 42nd in the "100 Outstanding Tv Series" by the British Film Association.
She played the wife of a fraudster in collaboration with Sean Bean, who later starred in shows such as The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones (below).
Shaun is 16 years younger than Su, and judging from the stills at the time, the husband and wife can be seen to be sister and brother, but it is not as awkward as "Ximen Aunt" Yang Junjun and Jiao Enjun in love in the play.
In the upcoming BBC episode Time, Sue and Sean work together again after a gap of 29 years.
However, Sean, 61, played the criminal again, and Sue, 77, played his mother.
In a recent interview, she used the word "brilliant" to praise the series, but the conversation turned to the plight of the actress. She said: "This is the current situation in the film and television industry, male actors still play the same role, and actresses have become mothers. ”
Look at Sean's photo, and Sue is not so much like two generations? She believes that the industry is unfair to older women.
In Hollywood, the same thing is happening.
American actress Sally Field was already the best actress at the Cannes Film Festival as early as 1979, and became a film queen twice in 1980 and 1985.
However, in 1988, when she and Tom Hanks first collaborated on the film "Headline Jokes" (below), she played a couple; she became mother and son in the "Forrest Gump" with her second partner six years later. Forrest Gump's favorite actor was Robin Wright, 10 years younger than Tom Hanks.
In the upcoming Aquaman 2, 53-year-old Nicole Kidman plays Jason Momoa's mother. Even if their age difference is 12 years, the same frame is actually very similar to their peers.
For Sue's complaint, the British media is waiting for a response from the BBC, the producer of the series.
If for the sake of the plot, the trust in the actor's acting skills and makeup skills, the same age actress plays the elder is not to blame. However, many actresses in China whose acting skills are online have also publicly mentioned that their career dilemmas are getting narrower and narrower as they grow older.
Thinking of this, Shi Jun also began to look forward to the appearance of a screen superhero who was an older woman!
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