Meryl Streep Past Her ''Sell By Date''

Meryl Streep admits she's past her "sell by date".

The Oscar-winning actress can't believe she's still being offered roles in high-profile movies now she's reached 60 as she knows Hollywood discriminates against older women.

She said: "It's incredible - I'm 60, and I'm playing the romantic lead in romantic comedies. Bette Davis is rolling over in her grave.

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"I've been given great, weird, interesting parts well past my 'sell by date'. I remember saying to my husband Don when I was 38, 'Well, it's over.' And then we kicked the can down the road a little further."

Meryl - who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in 'Sophie's Choice' and the Best Supporting Actress for 'Kramer Vs Kramer' - also says she's given up worrying what people think of her.

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She told Vanity Fair magazine: "I can't remember the last time I really worried about being appealing. I think it was a really long time ago.

"It's freeing as an actress, but whether a director likes it or not is a different thing. I remember [director and co-star] Albert Brooks saying to me in 'Defending Your Life,' 'Could you just make it a little sweeter?' And that's been repeated by other people in the years since then."

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1. Она не может поверить, что ей все еще предлагают роли в кино.
2. Она считает, что ее "срок годности" истек.
3. Ее не волнует, что люди думают о ней.
4. Она перестала беспокоиться о том, как она выглядит.

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