The upcoming film slate is promising. We see in Nyad , a brutal physical journey of a 60-year-old woman swimming from Cuba to Florida. We see Emma Thompson in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande , a frank, beautiful film about a retired widow hiring a sex worker to experience an orgasm for the first time. We see the return of Glenn Close , who has become the patron saint of the "overlooked older woman" archetype.

We are not at the finish line, but we have left the starting gate.

(70) continues to play roles that demand nudity and psychological brutality ( The Piano Teacher , Elle ), refusing to let age dictate her artistic bravery. Jamie Lee Curtis (64) refused to have her wrinkles airbrushed out of Everything Everywhere posters, proudly showing the face of a woman who has lived. Andie MacDowell (66) famously stopped dyeing her hair during the pandemic, walking the red carpet with a stunning mane of silver curls. She told Vogue , "I want to represent a different idea of beauty."