Oscar-winning actor says gender pay disparity rooted in outdated idea that male actors draw audiences
Olivia Colman has criticised gender pay disparity in the film industry and said she would be paid more if she was a man, arguing that it is rooted in an outdated idea that male actors draw in the audience.the Oscar-winning actor said that gender limits her earning potential. “Research suggests that always been big box office draws,” she told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour programme.
“I’m very aware that if I was Oliver Colman, I’d be earning a fuck of a lot more than I am,” Colman added. “I know of one pay disparity which is a 12,000% difference. Do the maths.”It is not the first time Colman has pointed out a gender disparity when promoting Wicked Little Letters. Wicked Little Letters tells the true story of the Littlehampton poison-pen scandal of 1923, with Colman playing the role of the prim-and-proper Edith Swan.
Colman won the best actress Oscar for her work in The Favourite. She received a second nomination for the same gong in 2022 for her role in The Lost Daughter alongside Wicked Little Letters co-star Jessie Buckley. Colman was also given an actress in a supporting role nomination for The Father in 2021.
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