There are plenty of successful middle-age actresses.
Mel Gibson took time off? Or he can't find good projects anymore?
Middle age actresses that aren't getting the parts they used to, fairly or not: Elizabeth Shue, Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine Zeta Jones, Nicole Kidman. It's plausible that many just left the business, but they all still act, just in much smaller projects.
There's some of that on the actor side as well. Michael Keaton has had a hard time of it for the most part. I just picked actresses because it's more apparent to me non-acting qualities carry more weight when it comes to actresses.
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Mel Gibson took time off? Or he can't find good projects anymore?
Middle age actresses that aren't getting the parts they used to, fairly or not: Elizabeth Shue, Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine Zeta Jones, Nicole Kidman. It's plausible that many just left the business, but they all still act, just in much smaller projects.
There's some of that on the actor side as well. Michael Keaton has had a hard time of it for the most part. I just picked actresses because it's more apparent to me non-acting qualities carry more weight when it comes to actresses.