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Grant represents the bridge between the old guard and the new. In films like Damien: Omen II and Rear Window , she played sharp, neurotic, intelligent women. Today, she is the patron saint for actresses like , whose recent turn in The Last Showgirl (2024) shocked critics. Playing a 50-something Vegas dancer facing the end of her run, Anderson channeled decades of tabloid scrutiny into a performance of quiet devastation. She turned the "aging sex symbol" trope on its head, demanding we see the human beneath the silicone. The industry suffered from a lack of imagination
Research - Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film A booming demographic of mature female viewers was