Actor Constance Zimmer, 55, has played some incredibly strong women in her career—from Dana Gordon on Entourage to Quinn King on UnReal. And despite the fact that she's currently in two high-profile roles, playing Dana Berg in The Lincoln Lawyer and Ann Messina Freeman, mom of Carolyn Bessette, in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, she's not taking roles like this for granted. What she is doing is speaking out and demanding more—more roles like this for women over 40, 50, and older, more storytelling about their lives—and for reasons that are much bigger that Zimmer herself.
"It feels so great," says Zimmer about her two current roles in a recent interview with New Beauty. "I just feel so grateful, and I'm trying to stay in the moment because it doesn't happen like this all the time."
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At the same time, Zimmer uses her voice and her platform, even in an interview with a beauty-focused mag, to cut right to ageism and the ongoing obsession with youth in Hollywood. Even though more and more meaningful roles for women over 40+ are showing up, there's still more room to grow.
"Where are the Devil Wears Prada, Meryl Streep characters that are owning their age, owning their power? They're the most powerful they've ever been in their life because they have less f**ks to give, if you just want to say it that bluntly."
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It's clear Zimmer isn't simply concerned about nabbing better roles for herself or other women in Hollywood. Representation matters far beyond a single role in a film. Zimmer explains how these portrayals help validate all women's lives and challenge stereotypes.
She says she wants to "show women of a certain age that you matter, and that your stories matter, and that this is so beyond what your looks are."
For Zimmer, it's also about taking the fear out of aging for everyone. "I want to make sure that I'm leaving a legacy of storytelling and meaning for women that get to this age that aren't afraid of this age," she says. "Nobody should be afraid of aging unless they are not prepared for it."
"I want to help other women get to this age with power—not with feeling afraid of it."
Zimmer promoted this interview via Instagram, writing, "I got to talk about my new role as advocate for the lack of roles for women over 50 when they are in the most empowering time of their lives yet we don’t show that on any screen. I’m so grateful to be portraying 2 fierce females, Dana Berg and Ann Messina Freeman, who are not afraid to speak their mind wisely and firmly because that’s what you do when you don’t have anymore F***s to give or time to waste. There I said it. Thank you for the time and this chat."
View this post on InstagramOh, and after all that, if you still care, Zimmer's top beauty tips at age 55 are sleep and hydration, so there you have it.
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