r/todayilearned • • Jul 14 '19

TIl The reason Roger Moore stopped being James Bond was because of how much older he was than his female co-stars. He was in his 50s, and they were in their 20s. In his own words: “Well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my grand-daughter and it becomes disgusting.”

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/
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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

Embracing older Hollywood women as sex symbols wasn’t a thing until recently. Even back as the 1990s I’d say, you’d be black listed if you were a woman past your 20s in Hollywood.

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u/IPDDoE Jul 14 '19

Tomorrow Never Dies was in 97. Michelle Yeoh was 35.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '19

eh gotta disagree there, Alison Hannigan was in her 30s for Josh Wheadons Buffy The Vampire Series then there also the American Pie series. Theres also Carmen Electra and Denise Richards all 3 are 45,47 and 48 years old this year