' Grey's Anatomy,' in its 10th season, still draws in eight million viewers weekly and is ABC's most profitable show. But prime-time television has become a veritable utopia for actresses who would otherwise languish in obscurity.ĭanai Gurira, who plays Michonne in AMC's 'The Walking Dead,' is among several women of color who play characters that defy racial stereotypes on prime-time television.ĬBS's hit legal drama ' The Good Wife' features three female leads ( Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Archie Panjabi) whose careers are just as important and intriguing as their personal lives. Even with the recent successes of female-driven films, dynamic and complex roles for women on the big screen remain the exception rather than the rule. According to a 2013 report, women made up 52 percent of the moviegoing population, yet only about 15 percent of current movies feature female protagonists.Įven more disturbing was another report finding that female characters on the big screen spoke less and wore less clothing than their male counterparts in the top grossing movies of 2009. These movies all starred women, and yet the opportunities for women in film both in front of and behind the camera remains an uphill battle. The sci-fi thriller 'Gravity,' starring Sandra Bullock, has raked in over $700 million, and 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' has banked about $864 million in box office sales. Disney's 'Frozen' recently became the highest grossing animated feature of all time.

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