Haley Bennett

Personal context

Summary

Haley Bennett is an actor and producer whose notable work includes The Girl on the Train, Swallow, Cyrano, and Widow Clicquot. Her interviews and choice of projects repeatedly emphasize women’s agency, female perspectives, and women’s representation in filmmaking; she has described Swallow as a story about women’s rights and patriarchy and highlighted its largely female crew. She has also called for more female-led films and crews and for women to have a voice in the industry. No public partisan campaigning or race- or LGBTQ-focused advocacy is on record.