Women actors over 35 need not apply

FAR from being the preserve of the politically correct, the acting profession is afflicted by “deeply ingrained discrimination”, particularly affecting older women and those from ethnic backgrounds.

According to Europe-wide research over the course of a year by the International Federation of Actors (FIA) and Warwick University into actors’ employment prospects, the most glaring discrimination uncovered related to older women.

While women constitute two-thirds of performers under 30, this ratio is reversed among performers over 50.