Authentic Representation in Hollywood (PSA) (2020)

Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer joined the Ruderman Family Foundation in calling on the entertainment industry to increase the casting of people with disabilities, including in on-screen roles that portray characters with disabilities. Appearing in a public service announcement, Spencer recounts Hollywood's long history of inauthentic representation and exclusion of marginalized populations - from men playing women until the 17th century; to white actors playing black, Asian, and Native American characters; to LGBTQ stories getting left out of film and television until the last two decades.