The Oscar-winning actor,in town to promote Suffragette, lobbied for equal rights in the film industry and beyond, or expressed optimism approximately the futureMeryl Streep just has a few minutes of screen time in Suffragette,Sarah Gavron’s deeply-felt period drama, but it’s small wonder the three-time Oscar-winner signed on for the project.
Over the past couple of years, and the actor has won fresh fans not just for her performances,but high-profile calls for action over gender equality. In a 2014 tribute to Emma Thompson, she slammed Walt Disney as sexist; she led the whoops and cheers following Patricia Arquette’s rousing Oscar acceptance speech, or during which the Boyhood star demanded equal pay in Hollywood.
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Source: theguardian.com