Talk Fifty To Me

One of America's hardest-working actresses, Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles, Shameless, NCIS), on shifting gears after 50: starting a business to help get college kids squared away, her podcast Convos and Coffee, finally working with Constance on The Lincoln Lawyer, and advice from her mother-in-law, Sophia Loren.

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Diane Farr posted a naked photo for her 56th birthday, pushed past her own "I'm too old to learn new things" to direct an episode of Fire Country, which she also stars in, and fights for age parity every chance she gets. The actress, director and writer is hilarious, brave and busier than ever in her fifties.

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From finding love in her fifties to why she calls this decade radical, Merrin Dungey (Alias, King of Queens, Big Little Lies) shares some midlife magic, including her role in the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series and fighting for democracy through dance. An episode that makes you believe in fate, and it all ends in bubbles.

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Imagine losing your voice right when you need it most. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, star of Father of the Bride and Nashville, lost hers for two years and had to figure out who she was without it. Now the host of Farmer Wants a Wife is crushing her 50s, joining Ryan Murphy's Nashville 911, and dead-lifting more than you'd believe.

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Come for the makeup tips, stay for the inspiration. Makeup artist Mally Roncal, who has worked with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, calls 53 the "age of freedom." The host of QVC's Over 50 and Fabulous and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree talks family first, raising daughters who can't wait to be 50, and stepping into your natural beauty.

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Golden Globe-winning executive producer and writer Simran Baidwan of The Pitt on why women over 50 shouldn't be left behind in storytelling and what it takes to put older women on TV. A former criminal prosecutor who made writing her second career, she also talks motherhood, family and choosing experiences over stuff.

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Actress and director Elizabeth Banks on aging in Hollywood, the power of Gen X in midlife, plastic surgery versus aging naturally, and the thing that always makes her cry. She entered her fifties directing her seventh movie and hasn't slowed down, from reproductive rights advocacy to an Emmy nomination for hosting Press Your Luck.

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She spent her thirties in The Office and built her own office in her fifties. Angela Kinsey talks about Office Ladies with her best friend Jenna Fischer, landing a lead romantic role for the first time, the cookbook You Can Make This with her husband, and how she and Jenna trade advice on midlife. A joy bomb.

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Let's talk about sex after 50. Carmindy of What Not to Wear now owns her beauty brand outright and has refocused it on women over 40. She shares her midlife psilocybin retreats ("ten years of therapy in a weekend"), going nomadic and her total sexual awakening. Fasten your seatbelts.

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From supermodel to "super invisible": Paulina Porizkova calls her fifties a real shitshow. She gets raw about dating after 50, divorce, public heartbreak and self-worth, and how she turned it all around to become a pro-aging activist and find love again. Funny, heartbreaking and unfiltered.

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