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Kirsten Dunst: I struggle to get roles in Hollywood

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Thirty-five-year-old Kirsten Dunst has spoken out about the difficulties women in Hollywood face when trying to get work throughout their thirties. The actress, who recently appeared in a supporting role in Hidden Figures, chatted with Nylon magazine about the lack of roles available for women in her age bracket (which is CRAZY) and the impact of that:



“You’re almost better off being older,” she told the mag, explaining that “good” roles for women are few and far between and when they do appear, they are given out to the actress who are of the moment.



Once you reach your thirties in Hollywood, you’re no longer able to play “the young girl who’s just, like, beautiful and things are happening to her” and so, opportunities dry up, Dunst explained.



The actress, who has been working since age three, revealed that to add to the difficulties of finding roles as a woman, social media influence is now a factor in getting work in the biz:

You can get jobs based on your Instagram following these days. That's insane. But that's why I have it now,” she told Marie Claire in a recent interview.



“As a man, you could get away with not having it. As a woman in this industry, I think you gotta do it now, she continued.



“It's just part of the game.”
 

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Wah, wah, white woman. She speaks the truth, but I really don't feel bad for mediocre white actresses* who age out of dream girl/ingenue roles.


*She was good (for the very first time) in Fargo though.
 

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Hun, it seems like your still booking roles from I see. These white starlets get so bitter when their roles dry up, but was she not making almost 8 to 10 million a movie? And Kristen can not act that well..

Tell that too a black woman who does not get work to their forties! Good thing black dont crack!
 

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You literally got by in your 20s as an actress for simply being a blonde with a girl next door quality. You have only now learnt how to act. Sweetheart, you should be very grateful for the privileges you've been awarded.

b!tch, working since forever and have NOW learnt? Girl pls. You got away with a lot. Black women do not get away with you have.

Anyways, instagram is a great opportunity for actors if they're smart. I've noticed how many have gotten accounts in the last two years. No wonder why Halle Berry was rejoicing when she hit a million followers. It's booking her dem roles. Sophie Turner, a GOT actress, said casting directors has chosen her over more talented actresses her age because of her social media following.

Elizabeth Olsen said she got it because she gets paid to post by brands. I found that comment interesting and refreshing. A lot of actors are peddling products on IG now. They are just like singer, IG models and Kardashians- they want to get paid too. This is coming from a girl who is the little sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley.
 

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Who cares lmao.

Much more polished, prettier and talented actresses out there. It's a shallow and tough industry, if you're not on your game, then don't cry
 

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Seems like if you're bare minimum marginally talented/non talented white actress when you're younger you're not gonna get much work as you age.

It seems like the opposite for Black Actresses, their like whine their careers only get better with age (Viola, Taraji, The Reginas, etc.).
 

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Jennifer Lawrence looks 35 and somehow she is still getting roles. I don't care, but I do.not.like.jennifer.lawrence.
 

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Oh, please. Cry me a river, Dunst! Black women struggle to even be given roles in Hollywood no matter their age (hell, some don't even get recognition for their work until they are much older). Mediocre white women like her are always handed roles. Hell, they could be the leads of many canceled tv shows and box office bombs, yet will still be given starring roles, second chances, and higher salaries over better black actresses. :emoji_rolling_eyes:
 

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She may have a point, but she's doing a whole lot better than some of her Black female counterparts that's for sure. :disdain
 

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While, I do love Kiki, she hasn't been known for her acting talents. It does have a lot to do with Hollywood sexism because her roles are typically about being the cute blonde or rich blonde and she was Mary Jane; where would the range be? One time, people were hearing more about her being Jake G.'s girlfriend. Kirsten's worked with Von trier, Coppola, Raimi, Crowe, Bogdanovich... lots of well known industry giants in leading roles and that's more than POC have.

White actresses are crying because they don't have quality roles. Black actresses and people of color are crying to be noticed and given a shot. Sure, white actresses are usually playing wives, girlfriends, mistresses, Manic Pixie Dream Girls and fucktoys but they are given significant roles in movies. POC actresses are usually hoodrats, coworker, doctor, cleaning lady and best friend, sometimes with no lines.
 

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Are all great movies and I feel like she did great in them :arrogant
 

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So annoying. It's like she has tons of money but is mad she can't get more because she's not younger. But in Hidden Figures she looked a smooth 48 so who's fault is that?

And if entertainment is your business, and you find that social media influence is a huge factor... you hire someone that can help you build up your social media. Simple.
 

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She should know the entertainment industry isn't for the thin skinned. Especially thin on the inside and outside. Can't be looking bad and a cry baby.
 

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Black actresses and people of color are crying to be noticed and given a shot. Sure, white actresses are usually playing wives, girlfriends, mistresses, Manic Pixie Dream Girls and fucktoys but they are given significant roles in movies. POC actresses are usually hoodrats, coworker, doctor, cleaning lady and best friend, sometimes with no lines.

Jennifer Lopez and Mindy Kaling (who are both very "white-friendly") are the only two 'PoC actresses' who I can name who have had good roles over a long period of time. Halle Berry too.
 

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Poor little Caucasian woman :cry: Wipe your face and move along girl. She's trying to make it a man vs. women thing when all she is, is just washed up. She pissed on Hollywood and showed her ass after leaving the Spider-Man series and now she's crawling back begging for roles. You can't take a sh!t on your boss's desk and quit then come back the next day because you regret it.
 

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  • Little Women
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  • Jumanji
Are all great movies and I feel like she did great in them :arrogant

I agree, she gave great performances in Interview with a Vampire, The Virgin Suicides and Melancholia.
 

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No wonder this b!tch was acting bitter about Spiderman: Homecoming and dissing the younger actors in the film like... its not their nor the studios fault you're aging like leftover salad and cant coast on your youth and whiteness for roles anymore.
That mean tweet I remember from Kimmel abt her teeth looking like tic tacs throwing up gang signs rings true :laughing::laughing: I really dont know why I thought she was pretty when I was 8
 
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Yall know I never defend white women but since when did Kristen become a below average actress? She's always been a really good actress to me. She's one of the very few with actual range and talent. I grew up seeing her in movies, so she's had a pretty successful career. It's slowed down in her 30's but she stayed booked as a kid, teenager and 20 something year old. So now it's her turn to struggle a little, she'll be alright. When she gets older, maybe she'll be more successful as a middle aged white woman? Cause i guess your 30s is that awkward age in hollywood where they don't know what to do with you really. Idk. Shes much more talented than Jennifer Lawrence, Margot Robie(who looks all of 39) and Emma stone and the rest of these 20 something actress I feel act on a lifetime network level. But you know how it goes. Anyway, while I do find her talented, I can't take white people in hollywood who complain seriously.
 

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I'm sorry, I'm starting to get bored of this whole conversation. What about all the everyday people who can't find a job to support their families? Or if they are working, they're underpaid? Its difficult to feel sorry for famous actors, who will see more money and opportunity than many of us ever will in a lifetime. I can't bring myself to really give a damn about some actor and a shortage of roles. Some people have real problems.

Women complain all the time about life in Hollyweird but they know damn well they would never work anyplace else.
 

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Kirsten been eating off of white mediocrity for years just like Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron and Jessica Boringstain who still get work in their 40s. She may not get lead roles anymore but she's still a working actress.

She's right but I don't feel sorry for her.
 

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So annoying. It's like she has tons of money but is mad she can't get more because she's not younger. But in Hidden Figures she looked a smooth 48 so who's fault is that?

And if entertainment is your business, and you find that social media influence is a huge factor... you hire someone that can help you build up your social media. Simple.

Did they age her in that film? It took me a while to realize it was her.
 
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Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime are reviving lots of careers. Her agent should check what new original shows and movies they are casting.
 

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I only liked her in the movie "Dick" and Michelle Williams (who played me in the film :LOL:) totally dominated her.


Kirsten needs to stfu. If you can't make blonde thin and white work for you IN AMERICA you are simply a loser.
 
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Wah, wah, white woman. She speaks the truth, but I really don't feel bad for mediocre white actresses* who age out of dream girl/ingenue roles.


*She was good (for the very first time) in Fargo though.

Chile.........

Don't come for Kirsten. She is very talented, and has earned enough respect and recognition in the industry she can speak about this. This is a WOMAN thing, not a RACE thing. Why are you madt?
 

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So annoying. It's like she has tons of money but is mad she can't get more because she's not younger. But in Hidden Figures she looked a smooth 48 so who's fault is that?

And if entertainment is your business, and you find that social media influence is a huge factor... you hire someone that can help you build up your social media. Simple.

I was over half way through the movie before I realized the supervisor was Kirsten. She needs to kick Father Time square in his nuts...
 
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I don't feel bad for her at all because she's done better than MOST WHITE actresses over the years and recently with Melancholia, All Good Things, Hidden Figures, and Fargo got her career back on track. :sarcastic

I will say that it must be frustrating for the 1990s child actresses like Kiki, Christina Ricci, Natasha Lyonne, Thora Birch, Amber Tamblyn, Anna Paquin, Tina Majorino, etc. to have worked in Hollywood for twenty years++, carried movies on their backs since they were 10, dealt with all the pressures/paedos etc, proven their talent and worked on their craft.......

.....only then reach their 30s and have to lose out on the actual interesting adult roles to crappy, untrained, untalented, unproven newcomers like Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Rooney Mara, Elizabeth Olsen, Anna Kendrick and co... who aren't even old enough for those roles anyway. Of course we always need newcomers, but it would suck to watch them (badly) play those parts when you're twenty years deep and just reaching your prime as a performer.

Still not as bad as only playing the maid, the slave, or the sassy woman in the office, tho.
 

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These threads are so annoying. People hiding behind racial critiques in order to pretend ageism towards women is not a legit issue. Kirsten Dunst is a good/average actress and always chooses good roles.
 

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Jennifer Lawrence looks 35 and somehow she is still getting roles. I don't care, but I do.not.like.jennifer.lawrence.

I know casting couching in Hollywood is a common practice anyway so I'm convinced Jennifer Lawrence is busting it open for directors to get in projects. Imo her acting and look is too mediocre. She's hooked up with the director of the new movie she about to be in now.
 

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These threads are so annoying. People hiding behind racial critiques in order to pretend ageism towards women is not a legit issue. Kirsten Dunst is a good/average actress and always chooses good roles.

Thank you! Instead of having a insightful debate about ageism and the influence of instagram in hollywood casting she is being bashed for 1. being a white blonde actress who had a peak in her twnenties.

Can we focus on the actual topic. You guys may not like her but she made an insightful point.
 
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  • Little Women
  • The Devil's Arithmetic
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • Interview With A Vampire
  • Fifteen and Pregnant
  • Bring It On
  • Jumanji
Are all great movies and I feel like she did great in them :arrogant
You failed because you didn't mention the movie "drop dead gorgeous"



You was close.... I was almost believing in you.... Shame! Shame! Shaaame!
 

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