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"Mary-Louise Parker has suggested that television offers the best acting parts for women. Parker has worked extensively in television, most famously in The West Wing and more recently in her own series Weeds.  The actress \u2013 who earned a Golden Globe for Weeds - recently discussed the state of women in Hollywood with The Huffington Post. &amp;quot;[Television writers are] not afraid to create a show around a woman and they&amp;#039;re free to let her be flawed,&amp;quot; she commented. Parker continued: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t know as much about the movies. I think a lot of times in movies, there&amp;#039;s still a really big market for the 20 and under crowd. I think in general though, it has gotten a little better for women.  &amp;quot;But I&amp;#039;ve always felt really lucky; I never felt like I was reaching for something and wasn&amp;#039;t allowed to do it.&amp;quot;  Her series Weeds aired from 2005 to 2012 on Showtime. She is currently starring opposite Bruce Willis and Dame Helen Mirren in the ensemble action movie RED 2, which is now playing in the US and opens in the UK on August 2. The actress recently said that she is considering retirement from acting. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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