So of course I had to put my two cents in by creating my own list of 20 women who I think deserve a whole lot more than what they're getting in the Hollywood system. Check it out:
PARMINDER NAGRA, ACTRESS
Known for: ER, Bend in Like Beckham
Last Seen: The Blacklist (2014)
Up Next: Nagra will lend her voice to Postman Pan: The Movie (2015)
PARKER POSEY, ACTRESS
Known For: Dazed and Confused, Scream 3
Last Project: Grace of Monaco (2014)
Up Next: Ned Rifle (2015)
RACHEL TRUE, ACTRESS
Known For: The Craft, Half & Half
Last Project: Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
SHELBIE BRUCE, ACTRESS
Known For: Spanglish
Last Project: Big Time Rush (2011)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
DEVON AOKI, ACTRESS
Known for: Sin City, 2 Fast 2 Furious
Last Project: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
ADEPERO ODUYE, ACTRESS
Known for: Pariah, 12 Years a Slave
Last Project: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Up Next: Outliving Emily (2014)
PAM GRIER, ACTRESS
Known For: Jackie Brown, Coffy, The L Word
Last Project: Mafia (2012)
Up Next: Old School Gangstas (no release date)
THERESA RANDLE, ACTRESS
Known For: Bad Boys, Malcolm X
Last Project: Shit Year (2010)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
ROSIE PEREZ, ACTRESS
Known For: Fearless, In Living Color
Last Project: The Being Experience (2013)
Up Next: An American Education (2014)
LAUREN VELEZ, ACTRESS
Known For: Dexter, Oz, New York Undercover
Last Project: Dexter (2012)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
MARY HARRON, WRITER/DIRECTOR
Known For: American Psycho
Last Project: Anna Nicole (2013)
Up Next: XX (2015)
KASI LEMMONS, DIRECTOR
Known For: Eve's Bayou, Talk to Me
Last Project: Black Nativity (2013)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
LUCY ALIBAR, WRITER
Known For: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Last Project: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
ROBIN SWICORD, WRITER
Known For: Little Women, Memoirs of a Geisha
Last Project: The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
LISA CHOLODENKO, WRITER/DIRECTOR
Known For: The Kids Are All Right
Last Project: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
JULIE TAYMOR, DIRECTOR
Known For: Frida, Across the Universe
Last Project: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2014)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
LYNNE RAMSAY, DIRECTOR
Known For: We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Last Project: Swimmer (2012)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
PATTY JENKINS, DIRECTOR
Known For: Monster
Last Project: Betrayal (2013)
Up Next: Exposed (2014)
HAIFAA AL-MANSOUR, DIRECTOR
Known For: Wadjda
Last Project: Wadjda
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
KIMBERLY PEIRCE, DIRECTOR
Known For: Boys Don't Cry
Last Project: Carrie (2013)
Up Next: No upcoming projects confirmed
If you have a Twitter account, make sure to follow the #HireTheseWomen hashtag. Who would you add to the list?
1 comments:
Yes, #HireTheseWomen, indeed. Parker Posey is one of my favorite actresses, and Theresa Randle is so strong in everything. Also a huge fan of Velez’s work on Oz. Great list here.
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