The Oscar-winning actress, Olivia Colmancriticized the pay disparity in Hollywood, pointing out that actors are paid more on projects, compared to actresses.
“I am very aware that If I were Oliver Colman I would earn a lot more of what I earn now. I know of a salary disparity, which is a difference of 12,0000%, the British woman stated in an interview for CNN’s ‘The Amanpour Hour’.
In 2018, in an interview with PorterEdit, the actress revealed that she had learned that she earned much less for her role as Elizabeth II in the series “The Crown,” compared to co-star Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip. .
“Male actors are paid more because they used to say they attracted audiences. And actually, that hasn’t been true for decades, but they still like to use it as a reason to not pay women as much as their male counterparts“, the “The Favorite” actress now stated.
Olivia Colman’s comments come a few months after the actress Taraji P. Henson expressed to The Hollywood Reporter that he felt trapped in the same offers despite having a successful career in the industry.
“They have been paying me and I have been fighting tooth and nail on every project to get the same quote.”
“It’s a slap in the face when people say, ‘Oh girl, you work all the time. You are always working’. Well, of course, I have to do it. It’s not because I would like to make two films a year and that’s it. I have to work because the math doesn’t add up. And I have bills.”
“I’ve been doing this for two decades and sometimes I get tired of fighting because I know that what I do is bigger than me,” he said.
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