13. Amy Landecker

She is a Chicago-born film, stage and TV actress and most known for her role as Sarah Pfefferman in the Emmy and Golden Globe and SAG Award-Winning series TRANSPARENT, not to mention, Handmaid’s Tale and Your Honor. What Amy Landecker is doing in her 50’s is inspiring..She directed her first short, Then Wrote her first feature, Directed, starred and produced it at 55. Released at 56  When most actresses are wondering am i too old, SHE is defying the narrative. Her film For Worse, is a MIDLIFE romantic comedy about a newly divorced sober mom who goes to a wedding with a much younger date and behaves, to put it mildly, like a drunk 25-year-old bridesmaid.  It Won Best Comedy at the San Diego International Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Wisconsin Film Festival. At 56 she couldn't find the role she wanted to play in her 50s, so she wrote it, financed it and shot it in 11 days. If that doesn’t inspire you I don’t know what would. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices