: Relationships where there is a notable age difference are often built on a preference for the stability and life experience that a more mature partner provides.

These women have refused to fade away, delivering some of their best work in their later years.

Furthermore, mature actresses are launching their own production companies. Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine (though she is not yet "mature," she champions the cause) and Viola Davis’s JuVee Productions focus on vehicles for women over 40. When actresses control the intellectual property, they no longer have to wait for the phone to ring. They build the phone.