Emma Thompson Wants More Roles for Older Women

Emma Thompson is calling on Hollywood to create more roles for older women. While at the premiere for her new film, The Children Act, the Oscar-winning British actress said older women still need more opportunities on the big screen, Reuters reports. She talked about her role, saying, "I'd never seen a story about a female judge, and I think in our patriarchal world, when you hear the word 'judge,' you automatically think, Oh, it's a man." She went on to say, "Men don't have any problem with that. It's something that hasn't yet properly changed."