Natalie Portman Slams Lack of Hollywood Diversity: ‘Movies Are All About White Men’

Natalie Portmanmay be playingJacqueline Kennedy, one of the most iconic women in American history, inJackie, but that doesn’t mean she isn’tgoing to speak out about underwritten female roles.

During a recentinterview withVulture, the 35-year-old Oscar winner spoke about the lack of meaty parts for actresses in modern film, noting that — in her opinion — movies from the ’50s and ’60s were rife with strong female roles.

“Even if they’ll make the occasional sexist comment, they still have a central woman character who has a personality,” she said. “Now I feel like movies are all about white men and then you get a couple that happen to be about women.”

Actress Natalie Portman attends the premiere of 'Jackie' at AFI Fest 2016, presented by Audi at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 14, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Photo：Tara Ziemba/Getty Images

Portman went on to speak about playing a younger Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the upcoming biopicOn the Basis of Sex, explaining that the project was put on hold until the right female director was found. “With the issues of gender discrimination in Hollywood right now, how could we not do that?” she said.

(TIME)