Hollywood is often accused of ageism when it comes to actresses. But Sigourney Weaver is one woman who is not crying foul. Weaver is 60 years old and can currently be seen on screen as Dr. Grace Augustine in James Cameron’s 3D box office topper, ‘Avatar.’

The veteran actress says getting older has not had a negative affect on her career. Quite the opposite, in fact.

Contact Music quotes Weaver as saying, “It’s not always right to say there are fewer parts for older women. Really great stories have characters of all ages in them, and there are still some of those in our film industry and in TV.”

Among the more vocal of those crying ageism is Demi Moore, 47, who told the UK Sun in 2007, “There aren’t that many good roles for women over 40. A lot of them don’t have much substance, other than being someone’s mother or wife.”

Faye Dunaway, 68, also weighed in on the topic when she once said, “I am furious that they think I’m too old to play the love interest of guys like Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood. Why should I play sisters and mothers while guys like Jack and Clint (Eastwood), who are older than me, have on-screen lovers half their age?”

But Weaver, who is reportedly shooting a comedy called ‘Cedar Rapids,’ in which she plays an older woman lusting after a man half her age, appears to be pleased with the roles she is getting. She told The UK Daily Mail, “I would like to have more time to smell the flowers, but I have more work than I can handle.

“I’m grateful I’m so busy, though. The parts get better as I get older. I think I’ve been very lucky.”

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