Amy Davidson's age (8 Simple Rules)
Jeff nor Lisa
actress Amy Davidson plays the younger daughter, about 14-15.
But according to the IMDB, she was born in 1979, making 23-24.
She does play the role very well, but isn't ten years a big
stretch, especially when the character is a youngster?
BTW, I think the daughters do a great job in that show.
But Ritter gets on my nerves. Peggy, I mean Sagal,
is still Peg.
Joe Coughlin
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I think you answer your own question. You think they do a good job.
Remember, it's not real...it's acting and if you can act it, you can
be it.
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Ian J. Ball
hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com (Jeff nor Lisa) wrote:
> On the new show "8 Simple rules for dating my teenage daughter",
> actress Amy Davidson plays the younger daughter, about 14-15.
> But according to the IMDB, she was born in 1979, making 23-24.
> She does play the role very well, but isn't ten years a big
> stretch, especially when the character is a youngster?
I guess not.
> BTW, I think the daughters do a great job in that show.
Especially Cuoco (Bridget). She *makes* the show, AFAIC.
> But Ritter gets on my nerves.
I like Ritter, but I'm not sure they've used him very well the last
couple of episodes.
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Dave C.
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Wow. I've been forced to watch that show a couple times. It's not too bad.
If they've really got a 24 year old actress playing a 14 year old girl, I
guess they aren't expecting the series to last more than a season or two at
most. -Dave
Michael Black
I'm glad that's the case, because I find her more interesting
than the older daughter, and it's nice to know I was reacting
to a more reasonable age.
I don't watch the show much, but she seems to fit the role,
notwithstanding that physically she apparently does seem
to be older. Face it, TV children tend to come off as
older than they are, so it's less of a stretch that they
often are played by older actors. This may be deliberate,
since it might not seem appropriate to see a real 14 year old
expressing sexual urges, while seeing someone who we subconciously
recognize as being older let's us gloss over the fact that the
character is supposed to be 14 or so.
I know someone who's done some TV work here in Canada, playing
a teenager (she was a guest on one show, then a few years later
was a regular cast member, and both shows were pretty identical
in format, thought the setting had changed), and she laments
that she isn't getting more mature roles. She was set to be
in an Ann Rice cable film, I think it was Feast of All Saints,
but the character was pulled at the last minute. Last I heard,
she was on another teen program, undoubtedly playing yet another
teen character. Since I've known her for about 6 years, she
must be in her mid-twenties now.
I can't say she looks like a teenager (though knowing her, I
know she's older) but I'm not sure she looks too old physically.
In the shows I've seen, the rest of the cast look pretty young,
but then I'm simply watching them rather than knowing their
ages. The programs are inane enough that I don't think it matters that
she is playing a teenager.
Michael
Roch, NY Roadgeek
79. I agree that some actresses are very good at playing a different
age, but it is hard for me to picture Amy as a 25 yr old.
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HudsonGrl
>From: drp...@rochester.rr.com (Roch, NY Roadgeek)
>Date: 1/22/2003 7:40 PM Central Standard Time
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>
>I think IMDB just has a typo and her birth year is actually 89, not
>79. I agree that some actresses are very good at playing a different
>age, but it is hard for me to picture Amy as a 25 yr old.
>
it's not a typo. she really is older, playing younger.
Andy Jakcsy
<<
>On the new show "8 Simple rules for dating my teenage daughter",
>actress Amy Davidson plays the younger daughter, about 14-15.
>But according to the IMDB, she was born in 1979, making 23-24.
>She does play the role very well, but isn't ten years a big
>stretch, especially when the character is a youngster?
>
>>
Not really. There are quite a few actresses (especially the shorter ones, <
5'2") who could pull it off nicely...
Hell, some have made a 10-year career playing teenagers...
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<<
>Wow. I've been forced to watch that show a couple times. It's not too bad.
>If they've really got a 24 year old actress playing a 14 year old girl, I
>guess they aren't expecting the series to last more than a season or two at
>most. -Dave
>
>>
Well, since she's stopped growing, they could, theoretically, make the show go
LONGER than you could with a cute kid...'cuz once they hit their growth spurt,
the show's over (see shows like "Who's the Boss", "The Wonder Years," and
"Growing Pains" for the evidence)...
William George Ferguson
>> > actress Amy Davidson plays the younger daughter, about 14-15.
>> > But according to the IMDB, she was born in 1979, making 23-24.
>> > She does play the role very well, but isn't ten years a big
>> > stretch, especially when the character is a youngster?
>blac...@cam.org (Michael Black) wrote
>> I don't watch the show much, but she seems to fit the role,
>> notwithstanding that physically she apparently does seem
>> to be older. Face it, TV children tend to come off as
>> older than they are, so it's less of a stretch that they
>> often are played by older actors. This may be deliberate,
>> since it might not seem appropriate to see a real 14 year old
>> expressing sexual urges, while seeing someone who we subconciously
>> recognize as being older let's us gloss over the fact that the
>> character is supposed to be 14 or so.
drp...@rochester.rr.com (Roch, NY Roadgeek) wrote:
>I think IMDB just has a typo and her birth year is actually 89, not
>79. I agree that some actresses are very good at playing a different
>age, but it is hard for me to picture Amy as a 25 yr old.
That would mean she played the theatre ticket taker in Teenage Tupelo
when she was six.
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Jeff nor Lisa
> I think IMDB just has a typo and her birth year is actually 89, not
> 79. I agree that some actresses are very good at playing a different
> age, but it is hard for me to picture Amy as a 25 yr old.
My first reaction too was that it was a typo.
But in looking at her, she doesn't have that young of a face.
Her voice isn't that of a young teen, but then, she's not supposed
to be like that as is the sister. She's supposed to be more mature
and thoughtful "the brainy one" and is suited for that role.
She did a brief stint on the Olsen Twin's last show (So Little Time).
I guess I see why she outshined them so much--she had much more
experience (plus the Olsen's aren't that good).
Some people do look young. I knew a girl who at 18 could still
get into movies as under 12, but her 11 y/o sister was charged
full rate. I know a woman who's 44 and has long straight hair,
most people see her as being about 30, one person thought in
her 20s.
Steve
The Future?
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David
wrote:
>Wasn't Michael J. Fox in his mid 20's when he played a teenager in Back To
>The Future?
And when he was in his teens he played a precocious young kid on a
Canadian sitcom. If after that Fox could grow up and be okay the other
former child stars have no excuse.
SoHillsGuy
get into movies as under 12, but her 11 y/o sister was charged
full rate. I know a woman who's 44 and has long straight hair,
most people see her as being about 30, one person thought in
her 20s. >>
Charisma Carpenter will be 33 in July, though her character of Cordelia on
"Angel" is still only supposed to be about 22 or 23, tops.
Maureen Goldman
>Wasn't Michael J. Fox in his mid 20's when he played a teenager in Back To
>The Future?
Yep. Fox was the same age as Lea Thompson, who played his mom, and
three years older than Crispin Glover, who played his dad. (Ain't time
travel fun?)
Jeff nor Lisa
> Yep. Fox was the same age as Lea Thompson, who played his mom, and
> three years older than Crispin Glover, who played his dad. (Ain't time
> travel fun?)
I think Lea Thompson was much older than the teenaged roles she
played (ie "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Space Camp", etc.)
Jeff nor Lisa
> Charisma Carpenter will be 33 in July, though her character of Cordelia on
> "Angel" is still only supposed to be about 22 or 23, tops.
If in school, Cordelia would be a college senior.
Jeff nor Lisa
> "Angel" is still only supposed to be about 22 or 23, tops.
If Cordelia was still in school, she'd be a college senior this season,
typically 21-22.
Moving to "Angel" worked out well for her as they discretely
aged Cordelia so the actress doesn't look out of place.
That can be a problem for teen oriented shows that use older
actors. They may get away with it the first two seasons, but
then the actors age and really look quite older than the
parts they're playing. For instance, on 90210, "Head of the Class",
etc., they all looked way older than HS kids by the time they
were seniors.
David
As long as we're talking movies, Dustin Hoffman probably holds the
record for oldest actor playing a teenager in "The Graduate" and
"Marathon Man" (he was 40). Mrs. Robinson,Anne Bancroft, was actually
just 5 years older.
Maureen Goldman
>As long as we're talking movies, Dustin Hoffman probably holds the
>record for oldest actor playing a teenager in "The Graduate" and
>"Marathon Man" (he was 40). Mrs. Robinson,Anne Bancroft, was actually
>just 5 years older.
Hoffman was 30 when "The Graduate" was released. Since he played a
college graduate, I don't believe he was supposed to be a teenager. In
"Marathon Man" he was a graduate student, which admittedly was pushing
it since as you say he was nearly 40.
Jessica Royce Landis, who played Cary Grant's mother in "North by
Northwest" was something like three years older than CG. (Dandy DVD,
just bought it, marvelous sound and picture.)
Frank Swarbrick
But Thompson and Glover were aged in the 80s scenes. They played
younger than their ages in the 50s scenes.
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John Paul Saragosa
And Melissa Joan Hart on Sabrina?
and the guy who plays on Lizzie McGuire as 15 is 18.
??
Michael Black
> No one's mentioned Gary Coleman and Emmanuel Lewis?
>
were a fair inclusion. Don't they both suffer from something
that is keeping them small? Likewise, the guy who played
"Timmy" on Passions, Josh Ryan?, looked really young but
by the time of his death was in his early twenties. In all three
cases, it wasn't just that they were short, but they seemed
as if the rest of them hadn't aged. They were also playing
pretty young characters, I'd say under ten but that might
not be the case with Gary Coleman since the show lasted
long enough that the character might have reached his
teens.
Amy Davidson, who seems to have prompted all this, is short.
But other than that, she fits in that nebulous world where
you can't really figure out her age.
Michael
Jason Wuthrich
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> Amy Davidson, who seems to have prompted all this, is short.
> But other than that, she fits in that nebulous world where
> you can't really figure out her age.
I am reminded that on "Home Improvement", middle son Randy eventually became
the shortest of the three boys. In reality, Jonathon Taylor Thomas IS the
oldest of the three. At series' start, Zachary Ty Bryan did look older.
marlene steinberg
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think Scully was supposed to be 30.
Marlene
Andy Jakcsy
Wrong way. We're looking for 90210 types, the ones who stay in high school way
too long.
But that is an interesting thought in its own right. Gillian Anderson's only
35, but she looks over 40 now...probably because she looked near 30 when the
X-Files started out...
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Blair K
My Cane" Carteris playing a teenage. She's right up there with
Charisma Carpenter.
--Blair
Maureen Goldman
Carpenter was 27 when Buffy began, not really all that elderly to play
a TV teen (Carteris was a couple of years older). It's more unusual to
find genuine teens playing teens other than in family sitcoms where
they started off younger.
marlene steinberg
"Andy Jakcsy" <djax...@aol.combination> wrote in message
> marlene steinberg sez:
>
> <<
> >"John Paul Saragosa" <JP5...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> >> No one's mentioned Gary Coleman and Emmanuel Lewis?
> >>
> >> And Melissa Joan Hart on Sabrina?
> >>
> >> and the guy who plays on Lizzie McGuire as 15 is 18.
> >>
> >> ??
> >Gillian Anderson on the X-Files. She was 24 when the show started and i
> >think Scully was supposed to be 30.
> >
> >>
>
> Wrong way. We're looking for 90210 types, the ones who stay in high
school way
> too long.
>
> But that is an interesting thought in its own right. Gillian Anderson's
only
> 35, but she looks over 40 now...probably because she looked near 30 when
the
> X-Files started out...
I thought she looked young when the show started although i didn't think she
looked 8 years younger then David Duchovny.
Marlene
Maureen Goldman
>I thought she looked young when the show started although i didn't think she
>looked 8 years younger then David Duchovny.
When the show began, I thought she looked older than Duchovy. Their
relationship seemed akin to a long-suffering older sister and scatty
younger brother.
marlene steinberg
"Maureen Goldman" <inksl...@FOGsunshine.net> wrote in message
Even today i don't think that David looks 8 years older then her. He's aged
very well in MHO.
Marlene
John Paul Saragosa
the guy who plays on Lizzie McGuire, Adam Lamberg, he's 18, plays a 15
year old....
Andy Jakcsy
>>
Yes, and thanks to his height, he pulls it off...when the show started, he was
an inch shorter than the girls...meanwhile, Clayton Snyder (the kid who plays
Ethan Craft) is taller than most of the rest of the cast, and he's only 15 (his
voice changed when they started taping the final batch of episodes...)
The only thing about Gordo that's NOT believable is that he already has a low
voice without any cracking...
Andy Jakcsy
>>
Oh, yeah, forgot: Also Kyle Downes (Tudgeman) is 20, I believe...and is
another one of those "Higher Ground" kids that is "invading" American media
(Hayden Christiensen, Jewel Staite, etc.)
Ian J. Ball
djax...@aol.combination (Andy Jakcsy) wrote:
> John Paul Saragosa sez:
>
> >ok leave out Gsary Coleman and Emmanuel Lewis but I still say check out
> >the guy who plays on Lizzie McGuire, Adam Lamberg, he's 18, plays a 15
> >year old....
>
> Oh, yeah, forgot: Also Kyle Downes (Tudgeman) is 20, I believe...and is
> another one of those "Higher Ground" kids that is "invading" American media
> (Hayden Christiensen, Jewel Staite, etc.)
A.J. Cook (Final Desitnation 2), Kandyse McClure (Just Deal).
Has anyone from "Higher Ground" *not* gone on to bigger things?!...
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Andy Jakcsy
>
>A.J. Cook (Final Desitnation 2), Kandyse McClure (Just Deal).
>
>Has anyone from "Higher Ground" *not* gone on to bigger things?!...
>
>>
Joe Lando.
But then again, Higher Ground WAS a step down from Sully...
Corwin2
>On the new show "8 Simple rules for dating my teenage daughter",
>actress Amy Davidson plays the younger daughter, about 14-15.
>But according to the IMDB, she was born in 1979, making 23-24.
>She does play the role very well, but isn't ten years a big
>stretch, especially when the character is a youngster?
The son looks like he is 21, just like the son on
Greetings From Tucson looks to be in his twenties.
The guy playing Clark Kent on Smallville is in his twenties.
Chris Pratt (Bright on Everwood) also looks to be in his twenties,
not a junior or senior in high school.
Milo Ventimiglia (Jess on Gilmore Girls) was supposedly
in high school last year and he looks like a college graduate.
Liza Weil (Paris) looks like a college senior.
Anyone feel like doing the research? 7th Heaven, Everwood,
Veritas: The Quest, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, That 70's Show,
8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter, Dawson's Creek
(sophomores in college), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seniors in
college), Family Affair, Sabrina the Teenage Witch (juniors in
college?), That Was Then, What I Like About You, Reba
Greetings From Tucson, Bernie Mac, My Wife and Kids and
the George Lopez Show all feature performers playing high school
or college students. (Off the top of my head.)
Could be made into a web page or a regular posting...
;-)