: The majority of female characters are still cast in their 20s and 30s, whereas male characters frequently remain in major roles through their 30s and 40s.
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In the 1930s and 40s, stars like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford fought viciously against the studio system to play women with interior lives. But by the 1960s, youth culture exploded. The industry became obsessed with the "ingénue"—the innocent, nubile girl. Actresses like Faye Dunaway (who won an Oscar at 31) later lamented that by 40, she was being offered villain roles in B-movies. : The majority of female characters are still