Hollywood celebrities are famously "mum" on this matter for good reason. As Martha Plimpton once said, there are essentially two parts available to the female actress. "In film, it's either 'She's a young starlet' or 'She's an old-hag character actress.'" While there are a slew of aging male actors still raking in the dough well into their 70s and 80s, they make more money than female actresses of the same age and enjoy richer careers. Often they are paired with actresses half their age.

It's no wonder actresses feel the need to conceal their age. Last year, the internet was abuzz about a supposed 7 year gap between Beyonce's reported age of 25 and her real one of 32. I don't know or care what her real age is, but why was this a topic for discussion in the first place? Does anyone care how old Matt Damon is or Brad Pitt? Has the fact that Brad is obviously very comfortably in his 40s affected his ability to still be considered a sex symbol?

Personally I never own my true age because I think it is irrelevant. Some women prefer to tell their age with pride. I don't think there is any benefit to sharing your age. Until women are no longer judged based on their age and gender, I am what I appear.

Where do you stand on the age issue?