--- title: Maisie Williams on Women Stereotypes after Game of Thrones description: Maisie Williams explains how the potential for new acting opportunities has made her more aware of a problem facing women in Hollywood. canonical: https://time.com/5116426/maisie-williams-hollywood-stereotyping-women/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-24T17:15:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:01.800Z og:title: Maisie Williams Gets Vocal About Stereotypes for Women og:description: "It’s sad that you only get to see one type of beautiful on screen" og:url: https://time.com/5116426/maisie-williams-hollywood-stereotyping-women/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3159ff991f34d1b/6988f94d4ee262ec663109a4/maisie-williams-stereotypes.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Maisie-Williams-Early-Man og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Maisie Williams Gets Vocal About Stereotypes for Women twitter:description: "It’s sad that you only get to see one type of beautiful on screen" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3159ff991f34d1b/6988f94d4ee262ec663109a4/maisie-williams-stereotypes.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'It’s a Very Shallow Industry': _Game of Thrones'_ Maisie Williams on Hollywood's Stereotyping Problem > Sponsored content. 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Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 24, 2018 5:15 PM UTC After playing young noble-turned-assassin [Arya Stark](http://time.com/5087741/game-of-thrones-stamps/) in [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/)for the past eight years, [Maisie Williams](http://time.com/5113285/maisie-williams-bridesmaid/) is getting ready to start a new chapter of her career. But according to Williams, the potential for new opportunities has made her more aware of a major problem facing women in Hollywood. In an interview with the [_Irish Times_](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/maisie-williams-i-really-should-get-a-house-in-ireland-1.3361663)that was published on Tuesday, the 20-year spoke about how female stereotyping has begun to affect her view of the acting world. “It’s only now I’m starting to realize the characters that are available to me because of the way I look and the characters that aren’t available to me,” she said. “It’s a very shallow industry. And I don’t look like someone who is cast in roles that are, well, sexualised.” Williams went on to explain that she feels the beauty standards of Hollywood are too restrictive. “Don’t get me wrong. I’m completely in awe of Hollywood’s leading ladies. 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