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Robin Wright on Fighting for Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’: They Said, ‘We Can’t Pay You the Same’ as Kevin Spacey ‘Because You Didn’t Win an Academy Award’


Robin Wright discussed her new show 'The Girlfriend' and fighting for equal pay on 'House of Cards' at Monte-Carlo TV Fest.

Robin Wright reflected on her time on “ House of Cards ” at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival on Monday, saying she had to fight for equal pay on the series because she didn’t have an Oscar. During a chat moderated by Variety ’s international features director Leo Barraclough, Wright recalled scoring a lead role on the 2013 show, which was Netflix’s first big TV series. Wright was joined on stage by Rola Bauer, executive producer for Amazon MGM Studios, who shared her philosophy when it comes to new shows: “If you don’t entertain people, they are not going to come.

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