Overview
- Ernst told the magazine Superillu and posted an Instagram video on Monday acknowledging she is 47 years old and apologizing for having long given a younger age.
- She says the incorrect birth year began during a 2009 casting show when producers presented her as three years younger and she did not later correct the record.
- Following her statements, her agency listing and her Wikipedia entry were updated to show 1979 as her birth year instead of 1982.
- Ernst framed the move as a stand against the sector’s pressure to appear younger and said she is proud of being 47, with her social‑media community responding largely with support.
- The case highlights a common industry practice of age adjustments in casting and could add momentum to calls for clearer, more honest biographical records for actors.