Most observers would think that starring in “The Odyssey” means being set for life. But Oscar nominee Samantha Morton, who stars as Circe in the new Christopher Nolan blockbuster, dispelled that myth during a recent podcast appearance. “I haven’t worked for a year since making ‘The Odyssey,’ you know ― and I’ve got really good agents and a manager, but at the end of the day, I’m 49,” the “Minority Report” actor said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast episode, released on Monday. “Whilst I do believe I’m a good actor, there are other good actors out there. Do you know what I mean?” she said to host Josh Horowitz. “So, the politics of the industry has changed massively.” Despite her age being a potential liability in Hollywood, Morton said that she does think she’ll “keep working ’til my 80s” at least. Many women in Hollywood have opened up about how age affects the roles they get offered. Anna Hathaway was once “warned” that the pickings would get slim after she reached her mid-30s. “When I started out as a child, I was warned that my career would fall off a cliff at the age of 35, which is something I know a lot of women face,” she told Porter magazine in 2023. “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall put it more bluntly, telling ABC in 2016 that 35 was a seen as an “expiration date” for actresses. RelatedHollywoodsexism agingdiscriminationSamantha Morton