Danger of Typecasting?

[Unome]

How dangerous is typecasting distinct phenotypes for distinct acting roles in the cinema?

For example, take Angelina Jolie, her numerous movies, and her recent movie 'Maleficent'. I haven't seen this movie, but did see the cartoon version as a child. Here Angelina Jolie is typecast as the 'Evil' character. So the audience associates her face with evil, despite her being an actor. Over the course of a lifetime of movies and roles, people mentally associate distinct phenotypes with particular interpretations of them. Art imitates life; and life imitates art.

Most actors/actresses become typecast into "that role" and cannot escape it.

[Breedingvariety]

Most actors/actresses become typecast into "that role" and cannot escape it.

All actors are assigned a particular theme that runs through all their roles.

[Breedingvariety]

Jim Carrey is the moon man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnf-AcL6ges

Jennifer Connelly is associated with fracturing of a mirror:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B6zDKodZeA

Charlize Theron is alcoholic associated with monsters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8PtYsuewc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8mb0nDoPg

Tom Cruise is truth seeker Jack associated with ghosts;
Robert De Niro is father both as a family man and as a priest;
Gwyneth Paltrow is associated with a cup of tea;
Jennifer Aniston is associated with craziness;
Samuel L. Jackson is associated with jumper rabbit;
Angelina Jolie is a tough woman with guns;
Jodie Foster is CIA agent;
Johnny Depp is a dead man;

[Unome]

Jim Carrey is the moon man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnf-AcL6ges

That's interesting, nice find

[Breedingvariety]

Leonardo DiCaprio is associated with water.
Mark Wahlberg is associated with fire.

[Unome]

Leonardo DiCaprio is associated with water.
Mark Wahlberg is associated with fire.

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