A former Hallmark casting agent has filed an age discrimination lawsuit alleging that network executive Lisa Hamilton Daly wanted to stop casting “old people.” Lacey Chabert And Holly Robinson Peete in their films.

Penny Perrywhich filed its lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Oct. 9, claims that Hamilton Daly — Hallmark's executive vice president of programming — cited Chabert, 42, and Robinson Peete, 60, as examples of “legacy talent” who ” should be replaced,” according to the documents received from diversity on Wednesday, October 23rd.

The lawsuit quotes Hamilton Daly as saying that Chabert “is getting older and we need to find someone like her to replace her as she gets older.”

Hamilton is said to have said to Robinson Peete: “Nobody wants her because she’s too expensive and she’s getting too old.” She can’t play any more leading roles.”

Perry, 79, claims she was fired in April after working for Hallmark Channel for nine years and that she received a strong performance review two months earlier.

But according to the casting veteran, Hamilton Daly often told her that she was “too long in the tooth” and tried to push her out of the company as she was looking for “new talent.”

“We need to get someone who knows more young talent,” Hamilton Daly is quoted as saying in the lawsuit. “Our leading actresses are getting older.”

Us weekly has reached out to Hallmark, Chabert and Robinson Peete representatives for comment.

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Perry's casting credits include: cocoon, Ordinary people And The idiotand, most recently, numerous Hallmark holiday films A Biltmore Christmas And Holiday hotline.

Hamilton Daly joined Hallmark in 2021 after stints at Netflix and A+E Networks.

Perry claims that under the executive's direction, her office was moved to a different floor and she was excluded from meetings because one of her projects was taken over by a consultant who worked outside of Hallmark diversity. She claims Hallmark filled her position with a younger man after firing her.

The lawsuit comes as Hallmark prepares to release “Countdown to Christmas” lineup with 47 brand new original films across all platforms.

Chabert appears next to it Kristoffer Polaha In The Christmas Questwhich premieres on December 1st and follows the adventures of an archaeologist and her ex-husband who travel to Iceland to search for treasure. The actress is an executive producer of the film. She also hosts a reality show, Celebrate with Lacey Chaberton Hallmark's streaming service.

“These films mean so much to me. “I’m being really honest when I say this,” Chabert said exclusively Us in October 2021 from their long-standing partnership with Hallmark. “It’s not just jobs, and I feel a responsibility to the audience to make the absolute best film I can make.”