(NEXSTAR) — An age discrimination lawsuit filed against Hallmark claims a network executive wanted to replace seasoned actors with “fresh new faces” and instructed a casting director not to cast “old people.”
Penny Perry, 79, a former casting director who worked at Hallmark for over seven years, filed the complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 9.
She accused executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly of making ageist remarks while pushing for younger actors in lead roles. Hamilton Daly is also accused of expressing dissatisfaction with Lacey Chabert, 42, and Holly Robinson Peete, 60.
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“Our leading ladies are aging out. We need to find new talent to take their place,” Hamilton Daly is quoted as saying in the court documents.
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Lacey Chabert attends the American Humane Association’s 4th Annual Hero Dog Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision for American Humane Association/AP Images) -
Holly Robinson Peete attends the 8th annual Blue Jacket Fashion Show at Moonlight Studios on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)
In a statement to Nexstar, Hallmark denied the “outrageous allegations.”…