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Maggie Gyllenhaal, 37, told she's too old to play lover of man, 55. WTF Hollywood

Yes, you read that correctly.

This is what the Oscar-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal told the Wrap magazine:

There are things that are really disappointing about being an actress in Hollywood that surprise me all the time. I’m 37 and I was told recently I was too old to play the lover of a man who was 55. It was astonishing to me. It made me feel bad, and then it made feel angry, and then it made me laugh.

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Gyllenhaal didn't say what the project was, but, remarkably, remains upbeat about prospects for female actresses.

She added:

A lot of actresses are doing incredible work right now, playing real women, complicated women. I don’t feel despairing at all. And I’m more looking with hope for something fascinating.

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