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Writer, producer and director Ava DuVernay took to Twitter to express that the pay gap "is true in every industry. Hollywood included. Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara, who comes in at No. Last year, when Forbes separated television and film actresses into two separate categories, Kerry Washington, along with Vergara, made the cut for the TV ranking. Representation of women of color in leading roles is improving, albeit at a slow pace— and not across the board. Actresses themselves have been vocalizing their pay gap frustrations.

Get ready to cringe. Here are 25 times white actors played people of color and no one really gave a shit. And what have we learned after all this time? This article has been updated to note that Neeson first appears in the role of Batman's adversary Ra's al Ghul in "Batman Begins," which was not originally listed here.

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The achievements of African American actors and actresses in cinema have been a monumental climb. The Academy Awards has only offered 16 acting awards to African Americans, which has prompted social media campaigns like OscarsSoWhite to give voice to the problem of underrepresentation in Hollywood cinema. Here are 10 famous black actors and actresses who broke racial barriers with their dramatic and comedic performances. Sidney Poitier won an Oscar in for 'Lilies of the Field'. Sidney Poitier became the first black man to win the coveted Best Actor prize for his role in Lilies of the Field.