Is there a place for older female actors in film or theater?

There is in Britain. We prize our great actors regardless of their age. That's probably why we make such quirky little films as "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel","Calendar Girls", "Quartet" and "Philomena". read more

There is also an interesting trend of plays depicting older career women taking stock of things, including Margaret Edson's Wit, Moisés Kaufman's 33 Variations (which brought Jane Fonda back to Broadway after four decades) and Alexi Kaye Campbell's Apologia, currently providing a fabulous vehicle for Paola Dionisotti at the Bush. read more

After 1660 in England, when women first started to appear on stage, the terms actor or actress were initially used interchangeably for female performers, but later, influenced by the French actrice, actress became the commonly used term for women in theater and film. read more