SHORT TAKES : Roles for Older Women Rare
Viveca Lindfors, who won an Emmy last week for her portrayal of an aging dance teacher on the ABC series “Life Goes On,” says good roles for older women are rare because most movies are made by men.
Male directors and producers do not want to cast older actresses, the 69-year-old Lindfors said.
“Why is it there are so many interesting parts for men, 60, 65, 70?” she asked in an interview Monday.
“Male actors keep working, and they get better and better and more and more interesting. And why don’t they allow women the same thing? We get better, too, and we get more interesting.”
Despite her complaints, Lindfors has kept busy over the years.
In the film “Misplaced,” which opened Friday, she plays a Polish immigrant. Other recent credits include “The Exorcist III” and “Luba.”
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