“They’ve all this experience under their belt”: Marvel Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Who’s Pushing 63, Wants Hollywood to Focus on Older Women

Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares a lot of her thoughts through her podcast. In her recent interview with People, she said she finds immense joy in discussing unexplored thoughts and ideas in her podcast. One of the major concerns Dreyfus shared during her interview was the low representation of older women and their talent in Hollywood. Dreyfus even shared that she wants to accomplish more and more and how she loves her work, wants to keep up with her health and well-being and keep making new friends throughout her journey.

Dreyfus used her opportunity to represent the women who deserve recognition for their years of experience and hard work in the industry. The actress has made a comeback after fighting her health conditions and winning over cancer.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hints About Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Julia Louis-Dreyfus entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Her character debuted with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, where Valentina’s character was that of a government figure trying to convince John Walker to become the U.S. Agent. Valentina then appeared in Hawkeye and hired Yelena Belova to target Clint Barton. In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Valentina is in the role of the director of the CIA.

Recently while giving an interview to Screen Rant, Julia Louis-Dreyfus hinted and expressed her excitement that the character of Valentina will be further expanded in the upcoming Thunderbolts movie.

In September 2017, Julia Louis-Dreyfus shared with the public that she had been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. It took her a year, and had to undergo a double mastectomy and six grueling rounds of chemotherapy, to finally be cancer-free. After her recovery, the talented actress also expressed her gratitude and gave credit to all those who were by her side in her low times.

“I was surrounded by people who were supporting me. That was hugely meaningful, and I needed it. It helped me to believe I was going to get through.”

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Speaks For Acknowledging Older Women’s Talent in Hollywood

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will be playing the lead role in You Hurt My Feelings, a comedy movie that is slated to hit the big screens on May 26. While talking to the People, Dreyfus shared that “Older women are very much made invisible in our culture. And that’s tragic.” She even shared that this was a major reason why the 62-year-old actress chose to play the lead role.

In her recent hit podcast, Wiser Than Me, Dreyfus had intellectual and amazing conversations with talented women like actress Jane Fonda, writer Isabel Allende and fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. She also expressed her concerns for older women in the industry and said,

“I saw this documentary on HBO called Jane Fonda in Five Acts. [As] I was watching it, I was thinking, God, you know, we just don’t hear from older women. We don’t do a deep dive very often into the lives of older women. They’ve lived, they have all this experience under their belt, and why aren’t we hearing from them?”

In her upcoming movie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the role of Beth, a New York City writer who is shattered to learn that her beloved husband Don has been praising the books written by her but in reality, considers them to be terrible.

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Source: People