Who is actress in amazon lawsuit

Journalistic Standards. About The Star. More Entertainment. Top Stories. About Contact Us Feedback. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Last month a federal judge in Seattle dismissed the lawsuit, saying the actress had no grounds to proceed with an anonymous complaint.

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The woman claimed that soon after she signed up for a subscription service called IMDb Pro, her birthdate appeared on her profile on the database - and her offers for roles dropped sharply.

She alleged that Amazon and IMDb had used her credit card information to glean her birthdate, which she had always tried to keep a secret because she looks so much younger than she is. The case prompted discussions about ageism in Hollywood - as well as rampant online speculation about who the actress might be.

But in its two motions to dismiss the case, Amazon and IMDb argued that it's about something else: "the perpetration of fraud. Her failure to identify herself in the complaint without first seeking the court's permission violated court rules, they said, and although they believe they know who she is, they're not entirely sure.

Shortly after she signed up and typed in a credit card number to pay for the monthly subscriber fee, she noticed that her real age was posted and visible for the public - and presumably any casting agent or director - to see. In court documents Hoang, who initially filed the lawsuit anonymously as "Jane Doe," said she believed that both her age and her hard-to-pronounce Asian name were drawbacks in Hollywood where "youth is king.