New law will compel websites, including IMDB, to delete actor's ages if they ask

By Michael Idato
Updated September 26 2016 - 9:13pm, first published 3:48pm
How old is Jen? A new law will prevent you finding out. Photo: Richard Shotwell
How old is Jen? A new law will prevent you finding out. Photo: Richard Shotwell

Entertainment industry websites which publish the ages of actors will be forced to stop the practice, in the wake of new legislation in California intended to combat ageism in Hollywood. The law, which becomes effective on January 1, 2017, will force online databases which publish filmographies, resumes and actor headshots to remove an actor's age if a formal request is made to do so.