The era of Hollywood putting actresses 'out to pasture' at age 40 is becoming a thing of the past - just ask Vivica A. Fox.
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Vivica A. Fox Calls Out Hollywoods Aging Obsession
The era of Hollywood putting actresses 'out to pasture' at age 40 is becoming a thing of the past - just ask Vivica A. Fox. In an industry where women of a cert...
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In an industry where women of a certain age struggle to find leading roles, Fox insists society is relinquishing it's obsession on archaic beauty standards - with female 'baby boomers' now taking center stage.
Fox herself is proof of the progress, with the actress now busier than ever as she prepares to celebrate her 62nd birthday this summer.
starring role in the thriller Plan C, Fox marveled at the barriers being torn by her peers in an exclusive interview with The Daily Mail.
'There used to be a time in Hollywood that once you turn 40, they put you out to pasture, like you couldn't get it no more and like you weren't still desirable,' she said.
'I'm so glad with the baby boomers that we have of today from your girl, Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifah, ,' she said. 'Look at ! 70 in Devil Wears Prada, who's just killing the game and owning the scene! Fashionable and still desirable and fun!'
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Vivica A. Fox says you can still be 'sassy at 60' as she addressed aging in Hollywood
She praised Meryl Streep, who is now gracing the big screens in Devil Wears Prada 2 at age 70, as 'desirable'
'Life doesn't end when you start aging,' she continued. 'If anything, it's empowering. You're blessed to age, and that's what we've got to let the younger generation know that it is a blessing to age.'
Fox, who will be turning 62 on July 30, called for an appreciation of all 'chapters' of life - and insisted one can still be 'sizzling at 70.'
Fox told The Daily Mail that the era of Hollywood putting actresses 'out to pasture' at age 40 is now behind us
Fox, pictured in Independence Day, insists you can still be 'sizzling at 70'
Fox is busier than ever, with a role in the new thriller Plan C to promote
'That's why you hire actors to bring a character to life and to kind of plug that into a computer, you're missing out on that human element of the creative process of filmmaking.'
The changes artificial intelligence could make on Hollywood remain to be fully seen but Fox is overall optimistic about filmmaking, particularly for women.
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'I'm optimistic about Hollywood, especially for women, where we're at right now, just due to the fact that we have women in more power positions. You know, we have Shonda Rhymes, her own studio, her own productions.
'My girl Sally Richardson has her show [The Gilded Age], which is doing amazing.
'So you have women in more power positions when it comes to directing, producing, writing. Alicia Harris, when it comes to Is God Is, my new film that's coming out... that are allowing women to own their power, to own their stories, to control their narrative.'
Fox stars as nurse Rita in the new film Plan C, a Canadian thriller about a plastic surgery office taken hostage by a young woman desperate to save her brother.
The movie is now signed with Red Water Entertainment for Canadian distribution and Cardinal XD for global distribution.
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Fox, pictured 2026, is optimistic about the future of women in Hollywood - pointing out the success made by producer Shonda Rhimes
So devoted Fox was to the film, she even incurred a minor injury shooting a fight scene.
'I had a fight scene in a very small corner with the guy who was the villain, and he was like, trying to be gentle with me. And I was like, 'Dude, I did Kill Bill. Come on,'' she recalled.
'And then in my eagerness to be a tough girl, I bumped my head. And everybody was like, 'oh!' And I was like, 'Chill out! I got this, I got this!' But I did have a little knot.'
Kill Bill is a film that remains dear to Fox's heart.
'I was thrilled to be honest with you when I got cast in Kill Bill just to be able to work alongside Uma Thurman, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu and directed by the incredible Quentin Tarantino,' she said.
It's also a story she would love to continue: 'I'd love for us to be able to do Kill Bill three soon.'
Fox famously starred in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill - a movie that remains near and dear to her heart
Tarantino fans will be delighted to learn that Vivica would love to do a third Kill Bill
The movie would be another film Fox would have to squeeze into her busy schedule.
Her latest film, Plan C - which stars Claire Cavalheiro, Daniel De Santo, Jamie Spilchuk, Kris Holden-Ried - has made the rounds at the Beverly Hills Film Festival and the Canadian Film Festival, and she is also promoting her new movie Is God Is.
'Everyone's celebrating the 30 years of Vivica. Listen, I am so blessed and so great to still be doing what I absolutely love doing,' she said.
'I just want to say to everyone out there, thank you so much for supporting my career over the years, movies, television shows, my new clothing line, the Vivica Fox hair... whatever y'all do. Y'all support it. And I'm grateful. I'm so grateful to be here and stay tuned for more.
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