Actresses like Michelle Yeoh ( Everything Everywhere All at Once ) and Helen Mirren have shattered genre barriers, demonstrating that mature women can anchor massive action, sci-fi, and fantasy franchises with physical prowess and emotional gravitas.
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We are entering an era that film historian Molly Haskell called "the age of the late-career masterpiece." Look at the release slate for the next 18 months: a Judi Dench vehicle about a retired spy; a road trip comedy starring Diane Keaton and Jane Fonda; a horror film about a menopausal woman who develops telekinesis. Actresses like Michelle Yeoh ( Everything Everywhere All