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Originally Posted by JoeD
I would imagine the majority of the public wouldn't know her age when they see her in a film. They may go on IMDB later to lookup what else she's done and think, she's 107, she looks good for her age and that's about it.
If companies are not giving her work because of her age, even if she looks good for the part and has the talent, then it's they who are age discriminating. Of course, that's probably hard to prove which is why she's gone after IMDB, however that doesn't make what she's tried to do right imo.
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Nearly all characters in movies and on TV are played by actors older than the character. Teenage characters (espcially females) are typical playes by actors in their late 20s or even older. Make up can hide a world of sins, and a decade or two of age. Based on the pictures I've seen related to his article, this woman could easily play a character in her early 20s, and nobody would blink.
I suspect the reason she doesn't get offered many parts is because her credits are all schlocky b-grade horror movies, and she can't act her way out of a wet paper bikini. Plus, there's thousands of actors for every role, of course. Nobody likes to admit they just haven't got what it takes to succeed.
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Originally Posted by JoeD
As for privacy, celebs may give up a degree of privacy for been in the public eye, however I feel newspapers often go too far. When a celeb is followed 24/7 just waiting for them to make a mistake that can become front page news, there's something wrong.
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Based on my 30+ years of living next door to Hollywood, what's "wrong" is usually that the celebries stalked by the paparazzi are the ones who are famous for being famous, and nothing else. They
need that stalkerazzi to continue to be famous, so they do outrageous things for the specific purpose of being caught by a photographer. For every Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton, there's a hundred more famous celebs you just never hear about, because they don't play the game. They rely on their work the make them famous, rather than their fame to get them work.