This is the era of the silver vixen, the seasoned anti-hero, and the grandmother who swings a sword. This is the age of the mature woman. To understand how revolutionary the current moment is, one must revisit the "Gerontophobia" of Old Hollywood. In the 1930s and 40s, stars like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford were box office gold. Yet, by the time they reached their 40s, roles dried up. Davis famously lamented that while male stars like Humphrey Bogart could play romantic leads into their 50s, women her age were relegated to playing "the witch" or "the busybody."
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Look at them all. They are not going back into the shadows. They are moving into the spotlight, wrinkles and all, and they are finally, gloriously, the main character. This is the era of the silver vixen,
And that is infinitely more interesting to watch than another girl meeting a boy. In the 1930s and 40s, stars like Bette
Why? Because mature women buy tickets. They bring their friends, their daughters, and their husbands. Shows like Grace and Frankie (starring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda—81 and 84 at the time of the finale) ran for seven seasons because it served an underserved market: women over 60 who never saw themselves as vibrant, sexual, and argumentative on screen.