lit up this week about 35-year-old Carey Mulligan playing a 56-year-old character in the Netflix movie “The Dig.”It’s hard enough for women over 40 to find juicy roles in film and TV, critics of the casting choice said, so why not pick someone age-appropriate (like Nicole Kidman, who at 53 had been initially slated to play the part)?
It’s a fair criticism of the industry, which continues to largely sideline actresses over 50, but it’s certainly not wildly unusual to see such a big disparity in the ages between actor and character.
Over the decades, there have been countless examples of performers playing way older or younger than their roles. Here’s a look at some of the most surprising examples.
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