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SAGAFTRA.org | Fall 2016 | SAG-AFTRA 37 AGEISM BY THE NUMBERS A recently released study from Humana and the USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism looked at the top 100 films of 2015 and found that older characters are underrepresented in top-grossing films, and when they do appear, they are often the subject of ageist comments. The report found that: featured an actor 60 or older in a leading or co-leading role. Older women in these films were outnumbered by men by of speaking characters in the top 100 films of 2015 were 60 or older, while 19 percent of the population is. ONLY 11% ONLY 11% The majority of seniors onscreen are straight and white. ONLY 10 FILMS Out of 57 films that featured a senior character in a leading or supporting role, 30 featured ageist comments, such as characters being referred to as … "A RELIC," "A FRAIL OLD WOMAN" "A RELIC" "A FRAIL OLD WOMAN" "A SENILE OLD MAN" 2.7 to 1