“Was it always this way in Hollywood?”
Yes.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/how-the-wizard-of-oz-led-judy-garland-to-fame-and-misery/FC7UJELWQAZGATNXGFUEA2D3OM/
Go read Chaplin’s biography! So, the answer is yes!
Prior to the modern age actors ranked socially with thieves, pickpockets & prostitutes.