Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett, who has been in the industry for almost three decades, has talked about “ageism and sexism” that comes with Hollywood. 
She also went on to explain how the industry has evolved for women of a certain age since she began acting. “The shelf life of actresses when I first came on the scene was about five years. I think that female producers have more agency. There’s more females in the writing room, and the more diverse the industry is at base level, when things are developed, the more exciting it is for audiences,” said Blanchett on the current state of women in Hollywood.

Since her Oscar-nominated breakout performance as Queen Elizabeth I in 1998’s Elizabeth, Blanchett has surpassed 100 on-screen credits, in addition to producing several projects, including Carol (2015), Mrs America (2020), Tár (2022), Rumours (2024) and the series Disclaimer (2024).