Hollywood is obsessed with beauty standards (and “ugly” actors pay the price)

We will cover - Beauty standards in Hollywood are challenged when actors deemed “not pretty enough” , “not handsome enough” decide to conquer Hollywood and the advantages of pretty privilege in the industry.


Chapters
0:00 intro
0:12 What makes an actor beautiful?
0:25 Exploring beauty standards in Hollywood
1:03 Actors who were “too ugly”
2:29 Actors paying the price
3:46 Pretty Privilege
6:25 Does looks overshadow acting ability?
6:43 When actors fight back
8:03 The conclusion
9:10 Rabbit
9:31 A little thank you

SOURCES :

Interviews -

Winona Ryder interviewed, part 1 (1999) Very candid
Meryl Streep ‘Not Pretty Enough’ To Be In King Kong - The Graham Norton Show
EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Garfield Reveals the 'Silly' Role He Wasn't 'Handsome Enough' For
BAFTAs 2016: Kate Winslet has this INSPIRING advice for young women
About My Nose. (Barbra Streisand)
Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Told He Was Too Ripped To Be A Movie Star | Literally! with Rob Lowe


Articles -

The ugly truth about pretty privilege - February 14, 2023

9 Hollywood Actresses Who Were Told They Weren't 'Pretty Enough' To Make It In Hollywood - 11 December 2017

Andrew Garfield Said He Was Once Told He "Wasn't Handsome Enough" To Be In "The Chronicles Of Narnia" - Jan 11 2022

‘Pearl Harbor’ at 20: Kate Beckinsale says she didn’t make sense to Michael Bay -May 22 2021

Actresses who were told they weren’t pretty enough - May 12 2020

Drew Barrymore Was Told She Was 'Looking Too Unattractive' in Never Been Kissed: 'I Was, Like, Good' - April 19, 2024

Michael J Fox nearly lost a TV series because of a producer's strange belief - 8 Aug 2023

Ryan Gosling landed his breakout role in The Notebook because ‘no-one else wanted the part’ - Feb 8, 2016

What Is Pretty Privilege: A Personal Perspective From Hollywood - Written By: Julia wolov

A Psychologist Explains The ‘Pretty Privilege’ Paradox - Oct 15, 2023

Why Physical Appearance Shouldn’t Define an Actor’s Worth - JANUARY 1, 2024


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