If there were ever a superficial reason to engage in litigation, revealing a woman’s real age takes the cake.

An unnamed actress is taking on Amazon.com (News - Alert) in Seattle federal court for revealing her age on IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, reports are saying.

According to the Associated Press (News - Alert), the lawsuit cites misuse of personal information after she-who-must-not-be-named signed up for IMDb’ Pro service sometime in 2008. As it is with IMDb, her for real legal birthdate was added to her very public profile and, much to her chagrin, the entire entertainment industry now knows her age.

The real issue?

In an already ultra-competitive field where work is based on appearance and age, revealing one’s true year of birth could lead to missing out on a role.

Although her exact age is not mentioned in the AP story, the filed court document describes her as approaching 40 years old:

“If one is perceived to be ‘over-the-hill,’ i.e., approaching 40, it is nearly impossible for an up-and-coming actress, such as the plaintiff, to get work as she is thought to have less of an ‘upside,’ therefore, casting directors, producers, directors, agents-manager, etc. do not give her the same opportunities, regardless of her appearance or talent,” the lawsuit says.

The court document shows she currently lives in Texas and comes from Asian descent. She adopted an “Americanized” stage name that would be conducive to obtaining employment in the United States.

The lawsuit claims that IMDb has not complied with her request to remove her personal information from the website. Amazon has not responded to the lawsuit.

The actress is seeking $75,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages, according to the lawsuit.

Of course, the lawsuit has she-who-must-not-be-named listed as Jane Doe, and, according to Fox, claims she has lost out on work opportunities due to IMDBs mess-up.

IMDb, wholly-owned by Amazon, is an online database of movies, television shows, actors and other entertainment figures.