Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Debra Winger

SXSW Texas Film Awards, March 2008 AP Photo/Jack Plunkett

Check out this great quote from a great interview with The Guardian

Society makes women of a certain age invisible. It’s convenient. Remember our mothers? How inconvenient they were to us? It’s like that, on a grand scale. In the early part of my life I carried the flame for fiery women: perky women who were not dumb. And now I feel like I could be the woman to play this role: the invisible woman.” Only no one is writing these kinds of parts. “Roles for women. There aren’t any. They’ve been saying that since the 1920s, and it’s true. [My theory is that] women don’t write enough. Because who do they expect to write these roles? Men?”

One new years wish: more parts for Debra Winger, bigger than her part in Rachel Getting Married.
The interview: Debra Winger (The Guardian)

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2 Responses to “Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Debra Winger”


  • Melissa,

    I truly enjoyed reading this article about Debra Winger, thanks so much for posting about it and the link.

    I’ve always been a fan, she is so appealing, then and now — wonderful to watch on the screen and interesting to listen to in “real life”.

    I definitely want to check out her book now and hope that someone writes a great film role for her……soon!

  • Melissa,

    Thanks so much for posting about this Debra Winger article and the link, I truly enjoyed reading it.

    I’ve always been a fan, she is so appealing….then and now. Wonderful and expressive to watch on the screen, and interesting to listen to in “real life”.

    I will definitely check out her book now, and hope that someone writes a great film role for her…..soon!

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