Sentences with phrase «starring roles for women»

Hollywood provides few starring roles for women and almost none for women over 50, so when one comes along, there's a temptation to expect too much of it.

The top ten men continue to out - earn their female counterparts by a huge margin — $ 488.5 million compared with just $ 172.5 million — a disparity Forbes attributed in part to the preponderance of superhero movies and action blockbusters that offer few starring roles for women.

Not exact matches

Félix starred in more than 47 movies and defied stereotypical roles for women in film.

And Britain's equalities minister recently touted Christina Hendricks, the curvy star of Mad Men, as a healthy role model for young women.

The group included players from all walks of basketball — role players, veterans, players with short - lived careers, star college players, successful women players — who had traveled from around the country, through a snowy New York, for the meeting.

Yvette Vickers, a former Playboy playmate and B - movie star, best known for her role in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, would have been 83 last August, but nobody knows exactly how old she was when she died.

WBENC's 2010 Women's Business Enterprise Stars were recognized at WBENC's Summit & Salute to Women's Business Enterprises for leadership in their respective local business communities, inspiration to other women business owners, and active roles at the helm of successful certified busineWomen's Business Enterprise Stars were recognized at WBENC's Summit & Salute to Women's Business Enterprises for leadership in their respective local business communities, inspiration to other women business owners, and active roles at the helm of successful certified busineWomen's Business Enterprises for leadership in their respective local business communities, inspiration to other women business owners, and active roles at the helm of successful certified businewomen business owners, and active roles at the helm of successful certified businesses.

Okorafor said she was buoyed by the global success of the summer box office hit «Wonder Woman» — the first superhero movie to star a woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in HollyWoman» — the first superhero movie to star a woman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Hollywoman since 2005 — with the character hailed as a new role model for girls and a break away from sexism in Hollywood.

Synopsis & Cast: A young, idealistic American missionary (Benjamin Walker, in a role originally rumored for Aaron Paul) gets caught up in Cold War intrigue when he tries to help a young woman («Lore» star Saskia Rosendahl) escape 1960s East Berlin.

With Tron: Legacy «s Garret Hedlund in final talks to star as Kaneda, the gang leader, and Kristen Stewart offered the role of Ky Reed, a woman who is part of an underground movement to expose the government for turning orphans into living weapons (she also may possess some abilities herself), the big question now is who will play Tetsuo, the young man whose latent powers will release the powerful being known as Akira?

Former Office star Melora Hardin has been tapped for a guest role on ABC's new drama Killer Women, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.Hardin, who also recurred on USA's Monk, will play Nan Reed, the long - suffering spouse of a yahoo husband who... Read more

Stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Gugu Mbatha - Raw and Josh Gad together with director Bill Condon open up about the uniqueness of Belle as a Disney princess in the new «Beauty and the Beast» film, how important she is for 21st century women as a role model - industrious, learned and courageous as she is - and why Emma is the perfect choice for the role.

This 1980s - set Los Angeles comedy series stars Alison Brie (Mad Men, Community) as Ruth Wilder, an out - of - work actress who finds herself with the unexpected role of a lifetime after being invited to audition with a group of eccentric women for the first - ever women's wrestling TV show — GLOW.

Scott Bates chats with Daphne star Emily Beecham... Manchester - born actress Emily Beecham is perhaps most recognised for her role in AMC's martial - arts themed Western series Into The Badlands, but this weekend the 33 - year - old can be seen as the titular lead in Daphne, a Fleabag-esque, London - set drama about an ordinary young woman who begins to reassess -LSB-...]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set for release on March 25th 2016 and sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick) and Christina Wren (Carrie Farris) alongside Ben Affleck (Argo) as Batman, Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) as Alfred Pennyworth and Jena Malone (Sucker Punch), Holly Hunter (The Piano), Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire), Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) and Scoot McNairy (Argo) in as - yet - unrevealed roles.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set for release on March 25th 2016 and sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick) and Christina Wren (Carrie Farris) alongside Ben Affleck (Argo) as Batman, Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) as The Flash, Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) as Alfred Pennyworth, Holly Hunter (The Piano) as Senator Finch, Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) as Mercy Graves, Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) as Martha Wayne, Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) as Thomas Wayne and Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire), Jena Malone (Sucker Punch) and Scoot McNairy (Argo) in as - yet - unrevealed roles.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set for release on March 25th 2016 and sees Zack Snyder directing a cast that includes returning Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Laurence Fishburne (Perry White), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick) and Christina Wren (Carrie Farris) alongside Ben Affleck (Argo) as Batman, Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) as Lex Luthor, Jeremy Irons (The Borgias) as Alfred Pennyworth and Jena Malone (Sucker Punch), Holly Hunter (The Piano), Tao Okamoto (The Wolverine) as Mercy Graves and Callan Mulvey (300: Rise of an Empire) and Scoot McNairy (Argo) in as - yet - unrevealed roles.

The former star of Sundance standout «Filly Brown» is garnering critical adoration for her starring role on the CW's new dramedy, as a young woman who finds herself both a virgin and pregnant.

Watch: «Brooklyn» Star Saoirse Ronan on Instinct, Insecurity, and Meaty Roles for Women: «It's getting better»

as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller - Bridge (Fleabag) as L3 - 37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi'Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny (Sing Street) as Rebolt, Harley Durst (Wonder Woman) as Moloch, Tien Hoang (Now You See Me 2) as Moloch's henchman and Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi) in as - yet - unrevealed roles.

Maya Hawke, daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, stars in her first professional role in «Little Women» for PBS» «Masterpiece.»

April 26, 2018 • Kurt Andersen speaks with Laurie Metcalf, the actor who is striking gold everywhere: she was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the mother in «Lady Bird,» stars in the Broadway play «Three Tall Women,» and, with most of the rest of the original cast, has returned to the reboot of «Roseanne» on ABC.

Other Awards Gala honorees were Allison Janney, who won the Spotlight Award, Actress for her role in «I, Tonya,»; «Wonder Woman» star Gal Gadot (Rising Star Award, Actress), who told her husband that she loved him in Hebrew during her thank you speech (Ani ohevet otcha); «Darkest Hour» star Gary Oldman (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); «The Big Sick» lead Holly Hunter (Career Achievement Award); Mary J. Blige, feted with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her supporting role in «Mudbound»; Sam Rockwell, honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; «Lady Bird» lead Saoirse Ronan (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); «The Florida Project's» Willem Dafoe (Icon Award); and «Call Me By Your Name» star Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, Acstar Gal Gadot (Rising Star Award, Actress), who told her husband that she loved him in Hebrew during her thank you speech (Ani ohevet otcha); «Darkest Hour» star Gary Oldman (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); «The Big Sick» lead Holly Hunter (Career Achievement Award); Mary J. Blige, feted with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her supporting role in «Mudbound»; Sam Rockwell, honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; «Lady Bird» lead Saoirse Ronan (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); «The Florida Project's» Willem Dafoe (Icon Award); and «Call Me By Your Name» star Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, AcStar Award, Actress), who told her husband that she loved him in Hebrew during her thank you speech (Ani ohevet otcha); «Darkest Hour» star Gary Oldman (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); «The Big Sick» lead Holly Hunter (Career Achievement Award); Mary J. Blige, feted with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her supporting role in «Mudbound»; Sam Rockwell, honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; «Lady Bird» lead Saoirse Ronan (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); «The Florida Project's» Willem Dafoe (Icon Award); and «Call Me By Your Name» star Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, Acstar Gary Oldman (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor); «The Big Sick» lead Holly Hunter (Career Achievement Award); Mary J. Blige, feted with the Breakthrough Performance Award for her supporting role in «Mudbound»; Sam Rockwell, honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor for his performance in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; «Lady Bird» lead Saoirse Ronan (Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress); «The Florida Project's» Willem Dafoe (Icon Award); and «Call Me By Your Name» star Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, Acstar Timothée Chalamet, who took home the Rising Star Award, AcStar Award, Actor.

Chopra is an actress and singer renowned for her roles in Bollywood films; more recently, she's been starring in ABC's Quantico, and is the first South Asian woman to ever headline an American network show.

The latest rumor says that Gugu Mbatha - Raw — who starred in Belle (pictured above) and appeared in Jupiter Ascending — is also in consideration for a lead role in the next Star Wars, but she's not up for the same part as those other three women.

While the film's English language star, Dwayne Johnson, is gaining a reputation for his roles in family - friendly films like Race to Witch Mountain and The Game Plan, he is barely recognizable as he voices the overly confident, redheaded American who gives Lem some tips on how to impress women.

It implicates the ugliest, most selfish aspect of Nature in the founding of the United States, mining resonance in the idea of «Manifest Destiny» — in the process giving women a starring role: positions of real power in which they're depended upon for their strength rather than exploited for some idea of their weakness.

as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller - Bridge (Fleabag) as L3 - 37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi'Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny (Sing Street) as Rebolt, Harley Durst (Wonder Woman) as Moloch, Tien Hoang (Now You See Me 2) as Moloch's henchman and Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi) and Jon Favreau (Spider - Man: Homecoming) in as - yet - unrevealed roles.

Daniela Vega stars in Sony Pictures Classics» «A Fantastic Woman,» nominated for Best Foreign Film; Yance Ford is a trans man director who embodies a major onscreen role in Netflix's «Strong Island,» up for Best Documentary.

Julia (R for violence, pervasive profanity and brief nudity) Tilda Swinton stars in the titular role of this thriller about a down - and - out alcoholic desperate enough to be talked into kidnapping an 11 year - old boy (Aidan Gould) by a troubled, Mexican woman (Kate del Castillo) she meets at an AA meeting.

Among international stars looking to crash the field, the never - nominated Isabelle Huppert might have a chance with adventurous voters who can accept the darkly, uncomfortably comedic «Elle,» while Brazilian actress Sonia Braga deserves a longshot campaign for her brave and touching role as an aging woman determined to hang onto her self - worth and sexuality in «Aquarius.»

With the latter, the story of the movement for the women's right to vote in England, we welcomed star Carey Mulligan, who has won high praise for her role as a young wife and mother who becomes increasingly active in the organizing of the movement, and director Sarah Gavron, who told me her reason for doing the film was simply that it was overdue and timely.

Continuing the year of the vet, earlier we saw strong performances that could attract voters» attention from a past winner, 70 - year - old Helen Mirren, in Woman In Gold (a film The Weinstein Company has already started campaigning for its star); and 72 - year - old Blythe Danner getting a full - bodied leading role in the hit adult indie I'll See You In My Dreams which has grossed over $ 7 million so far for new distributor Bleecker Street, which will probably be encouraged to launch an Oscar campaign on her behalf.

With the latter, the story of the movement for the women's right to vote in England, we welcomed star Carey Mulligan, who has won high praise for her role as a young wife and mother who becomes increasingly active in the... Read

The «Eleanor Rigby» star talks to TheWrap about the perplexing lack of great roles for women, even when it makes financial sense

But Telluride, and Venice before it, offers up so many great roles for women — so many brilliantly told films about real and imaginary women: a gay rising tennis star, a cleaning lady who falls in love with a monster, an aging movie star, a bratty teenager, a young Cambodian girl, and on and on it goes.

The first poster for next year's «Wonder Woman», directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot in the title role, has been...

Transgender actress Daniela Vega stars in A Fantastic Woman and could very well make history at the Oscars by becoming the first transgender actress nominated for an acting role in the foreign language film should Sony Pictures Classics play their cards right.

When it was announced that Jessica Chastain would be starring in A24's weighty biopic Woman Walks Ahead, which centers on wealthy widow and portrait painter Catherine Weldon who leaves New York City in the 1890s and becomes allies with the famous Sitting Bull and the fight for his Lakota people, many fans believed this could be the breakthrough role she needed to finally win an Academy Award after two nominations earlier this decade.

as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller - Bridge (Fleabag) as L3 - 37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi'Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny (Sing Street) as Rebolt, Harley Durst (Wonder Woman) as Moloch, Jon Favreau (Spider - Man: Homecoming) as Rio Durant, Tien Hoang (Now You See Me 2) as Moloch's henchman, Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) as Dryden Vos and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi) in an as - yet - unrevealed role.

The site also hints that the rumors about Chris Pine circling the role of Steve Trevor in «Wonder Woman» was actually a red herring and the «Star Trek» star is actually in talks for Hal JorStar Trek» star is actually in talks for Hal Jorstar is actually in talks for Hal Jordan.

The scene and the movie are written by «Mistress America» star Greta Gerwig, and if the sequence flatters her, so what - Gerwig has addressed the problem of limited roles for women by writing her own.

Gina is basically one of the only convincing female action stars working today was once linked to be in the mix for both Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Wonder Woman (Batman v Superman) roles.

Clark Gable's Fletcher Christian is a good effort by an actor better recognized for his star quality (read: magnetic screen persona) than ability to assume vivid characters, and it's easy to see why such charismatic roles made women swoon in theatres; he smiles, he grins, and he takes his shirt off for his Tahitian babe.

Stewart earned an Emmy Award for the television film Sybil starring Sally Field as a woman with multiple personalities, a role that changed her life.

Star Lord, aka Chris Pratt, has been a recurring name for a possible replacement, but the idea of a woman taking over the role has us intrigued.