Ida Lupino, One of the Pioneering Woman Directors By Noël de Souza Sired into an acting dynasty dating back 300 years, Ida Lupino was born in post-war 1918 London, daughter to an actress mother and a music hall comedian father. By age ten, she had memorized all the leading female roles in Shakespeare’s plays. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art…
What These Latino Entertainers Have Said About Their Roots By USA Today Whether you identify with the term Latino, Latinx or Latine — the community, which makes up over 62.1 million people in the U.S., is not a monolith. And neither are the many entertainers in the industry that have paved the way for future generations of Latino artists, writers, musicians, directors and…
Poorna Jagannathan Reflects On Season 3 of ‘Never Have I Ever’ By Shrishty Mishra As the third season of Netflix’s coming-of-age comedy Never Have I Ever makes its debut the stars of the series looks back at its cultural significance as well as what it means to them. The series created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher follows a 15-year-old Indian-American Tamil girl, Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan)…
14 Times Women Were Paid Less Than Their Male Co-Stars By Delilah Gray The gender pay gap is still prevalent, even in the entertainment industry. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, women still earn 82 cents for every dollar a man earns. Sadly, in the film industry, it’s not uncommon for male leads to get paid exponentially more than female leads. Heck, even…
Emmy Nominees on Playing Characters Based on Real Women By Hunter Ingram A television star violated by the public eye. A whistleblower with ulterior motives. An inventor who wasn’t as revolutionary as she advertised. A woman whose shocking death became a sensation. A con artist with a flair for the dramatic. A young mother providing for her daughter one housekeeping…
Bridgerton’s Simone Ashley: ‘Women of Color Are Working Twice as Hard’ By The Press Association (Alex Green, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter) Bridgerton star Simone Ashley has said that as a woman of colour she has to work “twice as hard” as her peers in the acting world. The 27-year-old actress plays Kate Sharma in series two of the hit Netflix…
How Reese’s Book Club Changed Hollywood for Women Begun in 2017, Reese’s Book Club is a powerhouse literary discovery platform – and a way for the actress and producer to source worthwhile material for film and TV. By Lauren O’Neill Ever since Oprah Winfrey began the “Oprah’s Book Club” segment on her chat show in 1996, celebrities have been considered…
Stacey Sher on the Future of Movies and Streaming The veteran film and TV producer shares her perspective on what the technology shifts roiling the entertainment business mean for both artists and audiences. By Daniel Eisenberg In her three decades of producing movies and TV, Stacey Sher has seen how fast and radically the industry can change, from the rise of…
Female Inclusion On Set of Where the Crawdads Sing Hello Sunshine beams again! By Sarah El-Mahmoud Over the past decade, Reese Witherspoon has transitioned from being solely an actress to a building larger producer role in her own Hello Sunshine company. As a producer, the Legally Blonde actress isn’t only working more behind the scenes, she’s been ushering in more inclusion of female…
Constance Wu Opens Up About Mental Health Struggles By Zoe Christen Jones Actress Constance Wu returned to social media Thursday after an almost three year absence, opening up about her struggles with online bullying and the effect it had on her mental health. Wu said that backlash from a “careless” post she made on Twitter about her show’s renewal resulted in her…
