Many actresses in age 45+ state while being interviewed that there are not many characters written for them to play in a movie. Is that true? Well...maybe it is since the trend of being young & beautiful in Hollywood mostly concerns women. Men are treated a bit differently and can choose from the pot of great roles on big screen till old age ;)
However, this does not mean there are no gorgeous actresses in age 45+. There are quite a few, not all of them are so phenomenal as Meryl Streep but still I found plenty of amazing women in film industry.
Meryl will be celebrating her 64th birthday this year and it seems like this woman is a knockout! She is not only talented but knows how to manage her career path. People say she can play anyone and anything. I have seen so many movies with her I cannot even choose which one I liked more? :) I also go back to old ones like The Deer Hunter, Out of Africa or Sophie's Choice. She received 3 Oscars and has been nominated 17 times...and you know what, she's not done. There will be more to come, I can feel it. What I admire in her is that she is not under all this "beauty/surgery" pressure. Even if she did anything to her looks, you can't tell right?