If you think Hollywood stereotypes women in film, you're right -- and Geena Davis has the numbers to prove it.

Six years ago the Oscar-winning actress and Mensa member founded The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Her non-profit commissioned the largest research project on gender...

Leigh Anne Tuohy is the Tennessee firecracker played by Sandra Bullock in her Oscar-winning performance in the 2009 film The Blind Side. In case you missed the movie, Tuohy and her husband Sean were driving one evening when they saw 16-year-old Michael Oher in a tee-shirt and shorts at a...

Lionel Richie has another hit on his hands. Renowned for his storied career in soul and R&B, Richie recently released an ode to his southern roots "Tuskegee" -- named for his hometown in Alabama. The album features 13 of Richie's timeless hits, performed this time as duets with today's country...

"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," which opens May 4, aims at a very different demographic than the typical teenage-targeted Hollywood fare. It's a welcoming change to see an accomplished ensemble of post 50s; the seven lead roles are taken by some of the finest British actors ever, including...

Lisa Rinna wants to show me her underpants. Really.

I met with Rinna, 48, and husband Harry Hamlin, 60, in Los Angeles this week as they kicked off the "Great American Try On" campaign for Depend, the absorbent briefs for incontinence, targeted at post 50s. The new "Real Fit for...

Emmy award-winning actress Kirstie Alley has been a hot ticket since she cha-cha-cha'd her way into viewers' hearts on "Dancing With The Stars" last year. Alley, 61, shot a pilot for a new sitcom for ABC called "The Manzanis", a fish-out-of-water story of an Italian American family from...

Actor, director, producer, preservationist, art lover, innovative thinker, and mother -- Diane Keaton has played many roles. Keaton, who turned 66 on January 5, provides a model of vibrancy, creativity and engagement that redefines aging gracefully. But mostly, when we think of Keaton, we don’t think about age at all....

Billy Ray Cyrus stars in "Christmas Comes Home to Canaan," airing December 17 on the Hallmark Channel. HP50 Contributing Editor Nina Kotick caught up with him in Los Angeles to talk about the film, his career and the perils of parenting in public.

Why did you choose this project and...

Actress Mimi Rogers guest stars on the Dec. 12 episode of "Two And A Half Men" playing the mother of Ashton Kutcher's character, Walden.

In early 2012 she will hit the big screen opposite Seth Rogen in the film 'For a Good Time, Call...' Rogers has appeared in more...

Advice from Beverly Hills StepFamily Therapist Susan Swanson, as shared with Nina Kotick

Those of us who have tried to navigate the choppy waters of developing a relationship with the children of someone we're dating (or marrying) have asked ourselves many if not all of the following questions:

--"Can I...

Even by Hollywood standards, the opening of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum ("BCAM"), Los Angeles' newest cultural icon, astounded. The stars aligned and the art shined as an incredible sense of civic pride and awe gushed from the lucky 1200 celebrating Renzo Piano's architectural wonder and its more than 200...

News that prenuptial agreements are soaring in popularity is no surprise. But it's no longer just assets and alimony. And it's no longer only about what happens if and when the marriage fails. Prenups are now leaving the bank and entering the bedroom, covering the most mundane aspects...

If the ring fits . . .does an engagement ring have to be returned?

(And given that Christmas is the most popular day for engagements, the answer may be particularly relevant right now ! ! !)

There's never been a time in my life that I didn't know my rights....