Image Credits (clockwise from top-left): ‘The Fabulous Four, Bleecker Street’ | ‘Poms,’ STX Entertainment | ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter,’ Focus Features | ‘Tea With The Dames,’ Picturehouse Entertainment Our beloved ’80s sitcom The Golden Girls pushed back on that notion, giving actresses in their 50s and 60s the space to be funny, flirty, filthy, and portray all the complexities of life, love, and friendship that older women experience. With Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty as the template, a recent crop of movies have emerged that put a dynamic friend group of older women front-and-center—perhaps not coincidentally often played by queer icons and our fiercest allies.