It is very important to pay attention to one’s looks if they are trying to make it into show business. Other than being talented and a hard worker, one’s looks also play a major part in the trajectory of how their career is going to look like. Even after finding success, you need to stay in tip-top shape and keep delivering your best if you want to not only survive but thrive in the entertainment industry.
The American actress, Ming-Na Wen recently opened up about the same on a podcast and revealed how she wants her female peers to embrace the ‘Tom Cruise’ effect.
Ming-Na Wen wants her fellow female stars to embrace the ‘Tom Cruise’ effect
Ming-Na Wen is one of the most established and successful stars in the industry at the moment. The American actress first rose to fame back in 1993 after she portrayed the role of June Woo in the drama movie, The Joy Luck Club. Other than being an incredible actress, Wen is also popularly known as the voice of Mulan after she voiced the character on multiple occasions in the popular Disney franchise.
It is a popular myth in the industry that male actors generally age like a fine wine meaning they get better as they age, unlike their female costars whose careers continue to decline after they reach a certain age. This phenomenon is popularly known as the ‘Tom Cruise‘ effect among the netizens as the Hollywood icon and legendary action actor is continuing to give hit after hit even at the age of 61.
Ming-Na Wen is also very famous for her stunning looks because although the actress is 60 at the moment, she looks like she never aged a day after turning 35 and also has this youthful aura around her. The Book of Boba Fett actress was recently complimented on the same in a recent podcast episode of The Sackhoff Show with Katee Sackhoff and Wen revealed that she wants it to happen to more women in the industry. She said,
“It happens to men, right? Men as they get older, their careers get better, you know they are seasoned. They have a body of work, that brings them up several levels and I think it’s high time that it happens to women and I’m seeing it more and more. If I can be one of those and continue to pave that way, then yeah.”
Ming-Na Wen also went on to share how some things affect the looks of a person as they age.
Ming-Na Wen opens up about the things that determine the looks of a person as they age
You cannot completely change the way how you look without undergoing medical treatments but there certainly are ways to enhance your features that might have a drastic effect on how you look as you age over the years.
Ming-Na Wen opened up about the same in a recent podcast episode of The Sackhoff Show with Katee Sackhoff and said,
“I think genes have a lot to do with it, taking care of yourself has a lot to do with it. Being oblivious and happy, and not allowing negativity and toxic energy to eat you up is really vital. I’m very grateful for it.”
Ming-Na Wen further went on to talk about how she and her husband, Eric Michael Zee sometimes get shocked when they look at other people of their age as they look so different from them.
Wen further revealed that although she has not aged on the outside, sometimes she feels old on the inside when she looks up some people her age who used to be popular back in the 80s or 90s.
