Key points

Seeing women aging naturally on screen has sociocultural benefits.

Facial feedback enables us to experience emotions more fully.

Being able to use our face to express emotions helps us empathize with others.

Embracing natural aging can enhance social and emotional well-being.

Claire Danes’ acting chops have been on full display since her star teenage turn in My So-Called Life . Now that she is 46 and starring in a new Netflix show, The Beast in Me —no spoilers; don't worry, I have two episodes to go myself—her ability to showcase subtle, complex, and rapidly shifting emotions remains impressive. Why is this surprising or noteworthy, you may ask? She is an actor, after all. When so many female actors her age and younger have turned to fillers and surgery to maintain a yo

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