12 famous actresses who brilliantly played heroines who were older than themselves (13 photos)

When we think about actors and actresses who played characters who are not their age, we usually talk about the fact that the performer is older than the hero. There are countless 30-year-old actors who immediately come to mind who played students or even graduates of the school.





In such cases, the age discrepancy is justified by the fact that directors prefer to work with more experienced performers than real schoolchildren or students.

And since such cases are more common, to spite the stereotypes, we have compiled a list of actresses who played characters older than themselves. Moreover, it is actresses - for some reason they are hired more willingly for such roles.

Angelina Jolie in the film Alexander (2004)



At the age of 29, she played the mother of an adult man (also a conqueror). Her on-screen son was Colin Farrell, who is less than a year younger than Jolie.

Lyudmila Shagalova in the film “The Marriage of Balzaminov” (1964)





At 41, Misha’s mother was played by Georgy Vitsin, who is 6 years older than the actress.

Margot Robbie in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)



At the age of 22, she played the heroine, who in some parts of the story was about 35.

Charlize Theron in the movie "Monster" (2003)



At the age of 28, she played serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was 33-36 years old in the film.

Amy Poehler in Mean Girls (2004)



At 33, she played the mother of a graduate. The role of her on-screen daughter was played by Rachel McAdams, who is only 7 years younger than Poehler.

Natalya Gundareva in the film “Autumn Marathon” (1979)



At 31, she played the mother of an already married girl. According to the plot, the heroine’s husband has a young mistress, played by Marina Neyolova. Young, only in life Gundareva is a year younger than Neyolova.

Gwyneth Paltrow in the film "Seven" (1995)



At the age of 22, she played the wife of 32-year-old Brad Pitt, with whom she had been in love since high school.

Jennifer Lawrence in the movie Joy (2015)



At the age of 25, she played the role of inventor Joy Mangano, who, according to the plot of the film, was 9 or more years older.

Cher in the movie Mamma MIA! 2" (2018)



At 72, she played the mother of the heroine, 69-year-old Meryl Streep.

Natalya Tenyakova in the film “Love and Doves” (1984)



At the age of 39, she played Baba Shura, which in itself does not sound like 39.

Tilda Swinton in the film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)



At 53, she played the 84-year-old mistress of the main character. The exact name of her heroine is Madame Celine-Villeneuve Degoff-und-Taxis.

Gloria Stewart in the movie Titanic (1997)



At 87 years old, she played the aged Rose, who in the story was already 100 years old. What can you do, try to find a hundred-year-old actress.