Helen Mirren calls ageism in filmmaking 'f*cking outrageous'

Dame Helen Mirren has some choice words regarding ageism and sexism in Hollywood: "Fucking outrageous."

The 69-year-old actress sat down for a Q & A with TheWrap's Sharon Waxman at the Power Women Breakfast on Tuesday where she shared her take on the matter.

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The conversation turned to Maggie Gyllenhaal, who recently told Waxman in an interview that she was turned down at age 37 to play the lover of a 55-year-old man. "Yes, I'm sure that's true," Mirren said.

"Fucking outrageous — it's ridiculous, honestly. I mean, it's so annoying," she said. "And 'twas ever thus." Read more...

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