SEATTLE — An actress is suing Amazon in federal court for more than $1 million for revealing her age on its Internet Movie Database website and refusing to remove the reference when asked.
The actress is not named in the lawsuit filed Thursday, which refers to her as Jane Doe. It says she lives in Texas and is of Asian descent and has an Americanized stage name.
The lawsuit accuses IMDb of misusing her personal information after she signed up for the industry insider IMDbPro service in 2008. Shortly thereafter, she noticed her legal date of birth had been added to her public acting profile.
She requested that it be removed and IMDb refused, the lawsuit says.
“If one is perceived to be ‘over the hill,’ i.e., approaching 40, it is nearly impossible for an up-and-coming actress, such as the plaintiff, to get work as she is thought to have less of an ‘upside,’ ” the lawsuit states.
Amazon has a long-standing practice of not commenting on active litigation, spokeswoman Mary Osako said Tuesday.
The Associated Press
