Olivia Colman blasts pay disparity in Hollywood

Actress and producer Olivia Colman has criticized pay disparity in Hollywood, claiming she would have made “much more” as a male actor.

“Don’t even get me started on the pay gap,” Coleman said Saturday. during the interview With CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “But the reason male actors are paid more is because it was often said that male actors attracted audiences, but that hasn’t actually been the case for decades. But they… They still want to use that as a reason to not pay women as much as men.”

Amanpour asked Coleman whether she personally still faces pay disparity, calling her an “Oscar-winning actress.”

“I am very aware that if I were Oliver Coleman, I would be making a lot more money than I am now,” Coleman replied. “There is one wage disparity that I know of, which is a 12,000 percent difference.”

Coleman has appeared in critically acclaimed films such as “The Favourite” and “The Father,” as well as television shows such as “The Crown” and “Heartstopper,” and has spoken out about the pay disparities she experiences in the industry. She is a recent Hollywood actress.

Taraji P. Henson, star of “The Color Purple,” appears in December told the Hollywood Reporter She was “tired of fighting” for equal pay.

“I’m getting paid and I’ve fought tooth and nail on every project to get the same insane quote,” she said at the time. “And it’s a slap in the face when people say, “Girl, you’re always working.” It’s not just that you can make a movie. Mathematics is not mathematics, so you have to work. And you have bills to pay.”

Last year, the pay and treatment of Hollywood talent, staff, and screenwriters came into the spotlight during the double strike between actors and screenwriters.

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors, went on strike last year for 118 days, the longest in union history, demanding higher wages, protections for artificial intelligence and guaranteed cuts to streaming revenue. A tentative agreement was reached in November of last year, more than a month after the Writers Guild of America reached individual agreements with the studios after about five months.