: A 2025 USC Annenberg study found that not a single top-100 film featured a woman of color aged 45 or older in a leading role.
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: Older women are often portrayed as physically frail, unattractive, or as "passive problems" burdened by disability. : A 2025 USC Annenberg study found that
: Mature women are frequently relegated to being mothers or grandmothers, with their personal ambitions and sexual identities erased. mature art milfs