Vanity Fair October 27, 2026
The Child-Actor Conundrum That's Plagued Hollywood Forever—and How to Fix It (Maybe)
The piece asks former child actors, among them Alison Pill and Mara Wilson, what would make film and TV sets safer for children. Maggie Blake, who acted in Canadian productions as a child and now works as a child safety and well-being consultant on set, gives her answer.
We have intimacy coordinators. We have stunt directors for adults. And yet the most vulnerable population that is working on sets has no one.