Meryl Streep`s past her "sell by date"
The Oscar-winning actress can`t believe she`s still be offered roles in high-profile movies now she`s reached 60 as she knows Hollywood discriminates against older women.
She said: "It`s incredible - I`m 60, and I`m playing the romantic lead in romantic comedies. Bette Davis is rolling over in her grave.
"I`ve been given great, weird, interesting parts well past my `sell by date`. I remember saying to my husband Don when I was 38, `Well, it`s over.` And then we kicked the can down the road a little further."
Meryl - who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in `Sophie`s Choice` and the Best Supporting Actress for `Kramer Vs Kramer` - also says she`s given up worrying what people think of her.
She told Vanity Fair magazine: "I can`t remember the last time I really worried about being appealing. I think it was a really long time ago. It`s freeing as an actress, but whether a director likes it or not is a different thing. I remember [director and co-star] Albert Brooks saying to me in `Defending Your Life`, `Could you just make it a little sweeter?` And that`s been repeated by other people in the years since then."
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