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

By Michael Idato
Updated September 26 2016 - 11:18pm, first published 10:17pm
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 that 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 that publish filmographies, resumes and actor headshots to remove an actor's age if a formal request is made to do so.