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Jamie Denbo, 43, was told she is too old to play the wife of a 57-year-old

New York Premiere of "The Heat"

This story reminded me of that Maggie Gyllenhaal story from 2015. Maggie said, in an interview, that she was told she was “too old” to play the wife of a 55-year-old man in a movie. At the time, Maggie was 37 years old. It absolutely sucks and I absolutely encourage more actresses to come forward about their casting horrors. Anyway, Jamie Denbo is probably best known as a comedic character actress in various films like The Heat and practically every TV show ever. She also plays Ginsberg on Orange is the New Black. Well, Jamie took to Twitter a few days ago to describe her own terrible experience. She is 43 years old and she was told she is too old to play the wife of a 57-year-old. She was told she is too old to play the mother of an 18-year-old. Some tweets:

I was just informed that at the age of 43, I am TOO OLD to play the wife of a 57 year old.

— Jamie Denbo (@jamiedenbo) May 4, 2017

Oh, the characters also have an 18 year-old daughter. I am TOO OLD to be the mother of an 18 year-old.

— Jamie Denbo (@jamiedenbo) May 4, 2017

This is a FIRST marriage, btw. Not a re-wife. Which would make a little more sense.

— Jamie Denbo (@jamiedenbo) May 4, 2017

She also pointed out that “the real wife of the 57 year-old actor is EASILY AT LEAST 50. But this f–ker wants to be tv married to a 38 year-old -TOPS.” She ended her tweet-storm with: “Old white men, enjoy your last run. We are all f–king done with you lizards.”

Yes, this is gross. There is something so appalling about actresses MY AGE or just a little bit older who are now going up for second-tier roles as “supportive wife and mother to a teenager”... and they’re being rejected for those roles because they’re too old. Ugh.

U.K. film premiere of 'The Heat' held at the Curzon Mayfair - Arrivals

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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Update: 2024-04-24