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Halle Berry, 59, has become one of the most vocal champions of this movement. In a 2026 interview with The Cut, she declared: "When you get older, you stop getting sized up like a pork chop. You get to this age where you feel like you're being marginalized, devalued. You feel it at work. You feel it from society... But I have adamantly decided I am not going to allow myself to be erased". True to her word, Berry is producing three series and seven movies this year while starring in all of them. A 2025 USC Annenberg study found that only 28% of speaking roles go to women over 50, yet Berry's defiant stance has inspired a 15% uptick in fan engagement on age-positive posts. The most significant shift isn't just in front