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Sorry i missed you Melissa. Have another one soon!
By Loren Chadima onWomen and Hollywood Heads to Los AngelesMay 20, 2013 11:05 PM -
1. Actually, it is REALLY important to think about the impact the stories we tell have on feminism,
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Ebony | September 13, 2012 12:53 PM
For character actresses, Charlize Theron, Catherine Keener and Maggie Gyllenhaal immediately came to mind.
Courtney | February 24, 2012 12:32 AM
Joan Cusack, Alfre Woodard, Sandra Oh, Allison Janey, Michelle Yeoh, Linda Hunt, Patricia Clarkson, Joan Allen, Laura Linney, Sharon Gless, Maggie Smith, Rosario Dawson, Diane Weist, Regina King, Martha Plimpton, Jane Lynch, Gabrielle Union, Veronica Cartwright, Illeana Douglas, S. Epatha Merkerson, Edie McCurg, Lauren Velez, Mary Jo Catlett, Betty White, Luch Liu, Sela Ward, Traci Thoms, Beth Grant, Lois Smith, Jennifer Lewis, Christine Baranski, Archie Punjabi, Frances McDormand, Judi Dench, Heather Matarazzo, Lainie Kazan, Conchata Ferrell, Kathy Bates, Kathy Baker, Elizabeth Pena, Amy Madigan, Mary Kay Place, Parker Posey, Fiona Shaw, Pamela Reed, Lynne Thigpen, CCH Pounder, the list goes on.
Viola Davis has done a lot of character work, though I think of her as a lead.
James | February 22, 2012 11:01 AM
No Siobhan Fallon?!
Jen | February 22, 2012 10:41 AM
CCH Pounder and Loretta Devine immediately sprang to mind. We could probably scour the guest star lists of Grey's Anatomy and find a bazillion female character actors of all races, actually.